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Charles Lewis “Chuck” Briscoe, 90

Charles Lewis “Chuck” Briscoe, 90 years, passed away on Oct. 4, 2013 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare, Ava, Mo. Chuck was born Nov. 22, 1922 in Newark, Ohio, to Herbert L. and Ethel A. (Dittman) Briscoe. Chuck grew up in Springdale, Ark., and at the age of 17 years he moved to California then…

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Halle Adams, 80

Halle Bailey (Hal) Adams, 80, began his heavenly journey Sept. 30, 2013 from his home near Ava, surrounded by his loving family. He began his earthly journey Feb. 18, 1933, in Jacksonville, Fla., the son of John Hugh and Hallie Bailey Adams. As a boy growing up one of Hal’s chores on the family dairy…

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‘Pink Out’ At Ava High School This Friday Night

In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Ava High School National Honor Society would like to encourage community members, students and faculty to wear pink this Friday and to the home football game on Friday night. National Honor Society will be handing out pink ribbons, and other clubs may have pink items to sell…

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The Snoop 10.17.2013

Some people move into the community and they are never quite able to give up the past. They are constantly letting you know “how we did it back in (you name the place).” Such was not the case with our good friend Bob Crofton who left this world early Monday morning to rejoin his wife,…

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Town & Country Bank Breaks Ground on a New Ava Facility

Construction on Town & Country Bank’s new 7,156 square foot location took a ceremonial first step forward with a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 7. The public was invited to the event and Douglas County native Wayne Gott gave a brief history of the bank for the gathered crowd. The building will be located on the…

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Ava Fire Department Answers Call Monday

The City of Ava Volunteer Fire Department was called to a residence on NW 3rd Ave. at 1 p.m. Monday to extinguish a fire in the floor of a house. It was reported that a worker was attempting to solder a broken water line and caught the floor on fire under the house.  The residence…

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Smith Report 10.17.2013

Let’s Talk Mr. President The current dysfunction and gridlock in Washington frustrates families across our country and in our Eighth Congressional District. With the constant spin coming from national media outlets, the White House and congressional leaders, it’s hard to determine if any real progress is being made towards ending the government shutdown. In the…

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Three Sentenced To Prison During October Law Day

On Tuesday, Oct. 8, during Douglas County Law Day proceedings, Judge Craig Carter sentenced three defendants to the Missouri Department of Corrections. John Snelson, 38, of Ava, was sentenced to two years in prison for felony non-support. Snelson pleaded guilty to two different felony non-support cases, which will run concurrently to each other. He was…

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New Bridge Opens at Rippee Access

A new bridge across Bryant Creek at the Rippee Access Conservation Area east of Ava is finished and was opened to traffic Wednesday. The new bridge should provide much better year-round access to the east side of the creek, according to Tim Short, resource technician, Missouri Department of Conservation.

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Richard Allen legal

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE   For default in the payment of debt and performance of the obligations secured by deed of trust executed by Richard E. Allen and Crystal Allen, dated July 5, 2006, recorded on July 25, 2006, in Book 451 at Page 695, Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Douglas County, Missouri, the…

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