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Gwendolyn Harley

Gwendolyn Harley passed away at the age of 107, Tuesday, August 25, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. She was born May 4, 1913 to Dr. and Mrs. F.E. Burdett, and raised on the family homestead west of Ava, Missouri with her sisters Rhasneh Tidwell, Freida Hesterlee, Elloree Henley, Wanda Williams, and Willamae Ball. She graduated from…

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What About This?

We are starting to hear about those political opinion polls again.  They are slipping up on us on the sly like they do every election, infusing themselves in our conversations and our information gathering without our taking real notice of them. How short are our memories regarding the veracity of those polls and their utility. …

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Local White River Valley Scholarship Winners

The following local graduates were recently awarded $1000 scholarships from White River Valley Electric. Names are followed by year of graduation and intended college: Ava High School Caleb Brown, 2020, Missouri State University  Kamryn Nicole Collins, 2019, College of the Ozarks  Stephen Copeland, 2019, Naval Academy James Taylor Haltom, 2017, Missouri Southern State University Olivia…

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Jackie Wayne Harmon

Jackie Wayne Harmon, 72 years, 5 months, 1 day old, passed away on August 28, 2020 at Heart of the Ozarks in Ava, MO. Wayne was born March 27, 1948 in Sparta, MO to Leo and Gloria (Fletcher) Harmon. He lived in the Taney and Douglas County area his entire life. He was baptized at…

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What About This?

By the time this is printed I imagine that another fiscal stimulus bill has been passed and the loss of that $600/week addition to whatever unemployment compensation checks some were getting has been somewhat rectified. I understand the position of some that hold a person who makes more money staying home will do so rather…

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Dawn Marie (Schillinger) Ousley

Dawn Marie Ousley, 45 years, 11 months, 3 days old, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away July 26, 2020 with her husband, son and parents by her side at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, MO following a brief and courageous battle with cancer. Dawn was born August 23, 1974 in Moline, Illinois. On June 11, 2016…

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Ava Newspaper Sold After Three Generations

                                                                          by Kaitlyn McConnell/OzarksAlive.com AVA – After three lifetimes in the newspaper business, it’s hard for Sue Curry Jones…

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William “Bill” Alan Austin

William “Bill” Allan Austin was born on November 16, 1931 in Lead Hill, Arkansas to Allie Austin & Hester (Lafferty) Austin.  He served in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954 during the Korean Conflict.  Bill married his sweetheart, Melba Johnson on August 18, 1965 in Kirbyville.  He accepted Christ in 1950.  Bill preached,…

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