Douglas County

Ava Woman Dies In One Vehicle Crash May 3

03:50 pm | A 65-year-old Ava woman, Joy L. Stainbrook, died last Thursday morning when the pickup she was driving ran off the…

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In Our Own Back Yard 5.3.12

03:28 pm | You might say this Douglas County couple has come full circle. Hollis Dain Smith and Dorothy Ann (Duffer) Smith moved…

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Reflections

Home Away From Home Heart of the Ozarks Resident – Tom Hawkins

replica of Mound School

02:43 pm | By Mindy Crandall Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center is a nursing home facility that peacefully sits on a hillside…

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Our Truly Super Market

Town and Country

10:06 am | Proudly standing on the southeast side of NW 12th Avenue is the recently remodeled Town & Country Supermarket. The beautiful…

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Milking Success

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A Glimpse into The Ava Sales Barn

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Sports

Baseball Bears Begin District Play Next Monday Afternoon

The Ava High School Baseball Bears played three games this week in the Ash Grove Tournament, dropping one...

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Baseball Bears Draw Top Seed In Class 3, District 10 Tournament

The Ava Bears dropped three decisions in baseball action this week. Next action for the Bears will be...

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Ava Men’s Track Team Sets Excellent Times In Spring Meets

The Ava men’s track team competed in the Lebanon track meet on March 30 to kick off the...

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Ava Lady Bears Set Personal Bests In Team Competition This Spring

Ava hosted their own track meet on April 16.  After a frantic all day preparation of the red...

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Ava Golf Team Takes First at Willow Springs

The Ava High School golf team traveled to Willow Springs last Tuesday, April 24, and took first place....

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City of Ava

Inspection of City Manholes Now Underway

Abandoned wells is topic of discussion. Council members tabled a request posed by city employee Janice Lorrain Tuesday...

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Special Trash Clean Up For Rural Douglas Co. May 4 & 5

Spring City Clean Up Is Also Next Week In an effort to reduce illegal trash dumping, the South...

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Council Urged To Raise Sewer Rates Significantly — Right Now

By Sue Curry Jones Tuesday evening members of city council and administrative officials were confronted with a situation...

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City Clean-Up Week of April 30; Hazardous Waste Collection May 5

The City of Ava has announced its spring Residential Clean-Up will be held the week of April 30-May...

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Pregnant? Need Help? Consider the “Options”

By Keith Moore – Managing Editor “When I came to Options I didn’t know what to do,” said...

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Commission Awards Contract To Change Signal at Hwys. 5 & 14

Flashing Yellow Arrows to Ease Traffic Flow The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded a contract during its...

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Farm & Garden

True Armyworm Poised To Threaten Crops

Problem populations found in fescue pastures, corn and wheat fields around Missouri. COLUMBIA – True army worms are...

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Center for Rural Affairs Urges Senate To Amend Farm Bill

LYONS, Neb. – Today the Center for Rural Affairs called upon Senate Agriculture Committee members to adopt crucial...

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FFA Students Gearing Up For Local Auction April 26

The Future Farmers of America is once again hosting the annual FFA Labor Auction on Thursday, April 26,...

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Pictured from left to right, back row: Nathan Chitwood - Communtiy Program Specialist for Missouri USDA Rural Development, Chris Boeckmann, Kevin Carpenter, Jimmy Story, W. J. “Bill” Cook, Jimmy Daniels, Stacey McCalister, Alex Stemme, and Tim Lavy. Front row: Denise Boeckmann, Janet Smith, Brenda Story, and Becky Lavy.

Mo. USDA Rural Development Recognizes Value Added Producer Grant Recipients

Anita “Janie”Dunning, State Director for Missouri USDA Rural Development, hosted a meeting to recognize fifteen Missouri businesses which...

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‘Gardening Primer’ Offered Here Saturday To Help Gardeners Trim Grocery Budgets

Home production of vegetables is a rewarding activity in many ways. Fresh, flavorful produce, healthful outdoor exercise, and...

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Freezing Weather Still a Threat For Peaches, Other Early Crops

NEW FRANKLIN – Peach trees in the MU research orchard are set to bloom next week (March 18),...

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Missouri State News

Uncollected Internet Sales Taxes Cost Missouri $468 Million Annually, MU Study Shows

By Brad Fischer COLUMBIA, Mo. – Internet, or e-commerce, sales have increased over the past two decades, comprising...

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MoDOT Schedules Work In Area

The Missouri Department of Transportion (MoDOT) has several work projects scheduled in Douglas and Wright counties during the...

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MoDOT Seeks Public Feedback on Draft Of State Rail Plan

SIKESTON – Enhancing passenger rail service and improving freight rail access are among the top public recommendations included...

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First-Week Turkey Harvest Rebounds – Jakes Make The Difference

JEFFERSON CITY–Missouri hunters shot more turkeys during the first week of the spring hunting season than they did...

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Sen. Blunt Introduces Amendment To Protect Post Offices

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), along with U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) introduced a bipartisan...

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‘Birds Over Baker Event’ Planned April 28 at Sam A. Baker Park

JEFFERSON CITY — Discover the world of birds by learning all about our feathered friends at the Birds...

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Department of Revenue Reminds Citizens About Green Sales Tax Holiday

Missouri’s fourth Show-Me Green Sales Tax Holiday will take place Thursday, April 19 through Wednesday, April 25. People...

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Schools

What’s Going On In The Bears Den?

A Huge success! Almost 200 mothers, or other special guests, and sons attended at the Mother-Son Outdoor Adventure...

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Baccalaureate This Sunday Night For Ava High School Class of 2012

The baccalaureate service for the Ava High School class of 2012 will be held this Sunday evening, setting...

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Ava Golf Team Takes First at Willow Springs

The Ava High School golf team traveled to Willow Springs last Tuesday, April 24, and took first place....

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Skyline Board Sets Calendar For Next School Year

The Skyline R-2 Board met in regular session on Thursday, April 20, with six members present. The consent...

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Norwood School Board Accepts Resignations, Hires New Staff Members

The Norwood R-1 School Board met Tuesday, April 17. The agenda was adopted and the consent agenda items...

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Band Students

Blanket Raises Money for Ava Band

Sally Dickinson created the Blue and Gold Ava Bear stadium blanket shown in the picture, to be given...

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Crime

Bond Modified For Ava Doctor Charged With Domestic Assault

Martin Sevrey, 70, of Ava, was back in court Monday, requesting a modification in the bond that has...

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Rural Mtn. Grove Man Convicted of Felony Child Molestation

On Tuesday, May 1, after an hour and 20 minutes deliberation, a Douglas County jury convicted Marvin D....

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Martin R. Sevrey

Ava Doctor Charged With Domestic Assault

An Ava doctor was arrested last Friday night and charged with domestic assault following an incident at the...

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Vaverka

Dispute Between Neighbors Leads to Arrest; Gasek Faces More Charges in Pulaski Co.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office was called to a dispute between neighbors that resulted in the arrest of...

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