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Citizens of the Month for March Represent 'Courage'

Dakota Cain, son of Mechelle Ash and Donald Gould, earned Ava High School’s Citizen of the Month award for March.  He likes to race dirt bikes and would like to eventually start his own company.  His teachers chose him because even though he, “struggles in school, he never gives up trying.” Kimberly Tetrick, daughter of…

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Preschool Screening At Bradleyville School On Tuesday, April 24

The Bradleyville Elementary School will be hosting a kindergarten screening for all upcoming 2012-13 kindergarten students.  This event will be held on Tuesday, April 24, from 8:20 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. at Bradleyville School.  Parents and children will be able to: • Meet the kindergarten teacher, school nurse, and elementary principal • View the kindergarten…

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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 regular meeting on April 3 to retrofit a signal in Ava with flashing yellow arrows. The signals are located on Route 5 at the Route 14 intersection. The $227,241 contract was awarded to Ewing Signal Construction, LLC,…

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Ava Place Family Enjoys Easter Activities

This week we have enjoyed lots of activities! We celebrated Peanut Butter and Jelly day. Our Cooking Club made PBJ sushi rolls! Slinky’s 67th birthday was this week so we had to have some fun with Slinkies!! Friday our Easter celebrations included a wonderful dinner cooked by Amy Adams. She made ham, sweet potatoes, baked…

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Ava Takes Second at Seymour Golf Tournament

The Ava High School golf team placed second among some 19 teams on Tuesday. The match was played at the Marshfield Country Club. Ava’s Tristan Haltom was medalist with a score of 71. The Ava team finished with a combined score of 330, second behind Diamond with a 316. Individual scores for Ava, in addition…

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Engelhardt, Norman Take Positions on City Council

The Ava Board of Aldermen convened for their regular meeting Tuesday evening, and to administer the oath of office to candidates Ric Engelhardt and David Norman, who were elected to serve as councilmen representing the east and west ward, respectively. Council members also adopted an ordinance accepting the election and ballot counts, as follows:  east…

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Watterson Cemetery Cleanup

The Douglas County Foxtrotting Horse Breed Association recently volunteered to cleanup the Watterson Cemetery as one of the group’s community service projects for 2012.  The cemetery site,  located south of Ava near Beaver Creek, is adjacent to Bucks & Spurs Ranch.  In the photo, the headstones shown above are the graves of Joshua and Mary Barnes, early settlers of  Douglas…

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Looking Backward 4.12.2012

  25 Years Ago April 9, 1987   Edna Thompson will be crowned Oats Queen at the annual Spring Fling that will be held at the Ava Community Center this Saturday, April 11. Members of the Ava High School golf team that are making the circuit this spring are Mike Gehrke, Kevin Anderson, Lee Maggard…

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Ronny Mast legal

TRUSTEE’S SALE IN RE:  Ronny L.H. Mast, A/K/A Ronny L. Mast, an Unmarried Man Trustee’s Sale: For default in payment of debt and performance of obligation secured by Deed of Trust executed by Ronny L.H. Mast, A/K/A Ronny L. Mast, an Unmarried Man dated October 28, 2003 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder…

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2012 Spring Soccer SCHEDULE

Week 5- April 14, 2012.   5th-8th 9:00   am  – Douglas County Herald vs. Georgia’s Place 10:30 am- Ava Parks and Recreation vs. Pro-Design   2nd-4th 10:00 am – Sonic vs. Curtis Dept. Store 11:00 am – Copeland Corporation vs. Red Bank Store   K-1st  8:30 am –  Payroll Advance vs. Proverbs 15 Photography…

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