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Fair, Fall Festival, Glade Top Friday, Saturday, Sunday

The Douglas County Fair and Fall Harvest Festival will be held this weekend, along with the traditional Glade Top Trail. No fair was held this summer due to unfortunate circumstances, so the Douglas County Fair Board and the Ava Area Chamber of Commerce joined hands to lump it all into one fun-filled weekend, starting Friday…

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Cooperative Weather Station Network Provides Unique Perspective on Weather In Southwest Missouri Since 1895

SPRINGFIELD – People in the Ozarks love to talk about the weather and how often it changes. However, the idea that Ozarks weather changes frequently also makes weather data collected since 1895 that much more interesting. According to Pat Guinan, an associate professor of climatology with University of Missouri Extension Commercial Agriculture Program, southwest Missouri…

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Ava Runners Improve Their Times at Springfield Catholic Cross Country Meet

The Ava Bears cross country team traveled to Springfield, Tuesday, Oct. 8, for the Irish Invitational hosted by Springfield Catholic High School. A total of 207 runners competed in the boys’ varsity race.  Caleb Stillings ran a 17:17 and improved his time by 1 minute, 11 seconds  from last year’s time. Caleb finished in 11th…

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Chandler Connell Inducted Into National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Chandler Connell, son of Brian and Stephanie Connell of Norwood, was inducted into The National Society of Collegiate Scholars at Missouri State University on Oct. 5. The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) is the nation’s premiere organization for high achieving students. Founded in 1994 at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., the NSCS…

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Two Men Arrested For Burglary In Eastern Douglas County

On Friday, Oct. 4, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to AE Highway on a report of a burglary in progress in northeastern Douglas County. The homeowner initially had the vehicle blocked in as deputies were responding. The suspect drove off the drive way and went around the homeowner and fled the scene, leaving…

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Engineers are Just Blowing Smoke In Ava This Week

If you see smoke coming out of strange and unusual places such as manholes or sewer vent pipes during the next few weeks, don’t be overly alarmed. TREKK Design Group engineers, working with the City of Ava, will be smoke testing sanitary sewers in Ava during the coming weeks. The testing will consist of blowing…

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Lady Bears Fall to Buffalo In District Softball Tournament

The Ava Lady Bears dropped a 5-2 decision last Wednesday afternoon to end the 2013 softball season in the first round of the Class 3, District 11 Tournament. Buffalo, the No. 3 seed in the tournament, advanced through the bracket and played No. 4 Marshfield for the championship on Monday, Oct. 14. Marshfield defeated Buffalo…

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Scislowicz Arrested For Failure to Appear At Scheduled Court Hearing

A Douglas County man who failed to show up for a court appearance earlier this month was arrested this week. On Monday, Oct. 14, just before 9 p.m., Sheriff Chris Degase, Sgt. Vernon Johnson and Deputy Dakota Mings arrested Leonard Scislowicz on a warrant issued for his arrest when he failed to appear for a…

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Raised Bed Gardens: Basic Construction

Raised bed gardening is very popular and offers gardeners several advantages. One major advantage for the Ozarks is that you can garden anywhere, whether you have good soil or not. Raised beds offer improved internal water drainage, where water drains from the soil surface down to the layers below the roots. It is more difficult…

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