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Rieken Receives Scholarship From MSU-West Plains

Ashley Rieken, of Ava, has been awarded the Leadership Scholarship from Missouri State University-West Plains. Rieken, a 2013 graduate of Ava High School, is a freshman nursing major at MSU-WP. She is the daughter of Larry and Sheila Rieken, Ava. Missouri State-West Plains is a teaching and learning institution providing quality post-secondary educational opportunities to…

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Republican Women’s Club Welcomes Special Guests To Aug. 20 Meeting

The Douglas County Republican Women’s Club met on Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. Karry Davis, Douglas County Clerk, was the guest speaker. She gave a summary of her duties which include sending out forms to all schools and other entities so that they can set their levies for the following year.  Levies are set by…

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Activity Report – From The Ava Police Dept. 8.29.2013

Aug. 18, 12:49 p.m., Ava officer assisted at Sheriff’s Office. Aug. 18, 3:32 p.m., Sheriff’s Office. Subject arrested on warrant. Aug. 18, 4:15 p.m., 700  block Oak Ridge Drive, agency assist with DFS. Aug. 18, 9:26 p.m., Highway 5, traffic stop. Aug. 18, 9:41 p.m., Ava square, traffic stop. Warning issued for lights. Aug. 19,…

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Joanna Wood, 72

Joanna (Bacorn) Wood, age 72 of Ozark, Mo., passed away Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 in her home. She was born June 15, 1941 the daughter of Freda (Livingston) Bacorn and Joseph Bacorn, Jr. On April 6, 1960 she was united in marriage to Hugh Alan Wood and this union was blessed with two daughters. Joanna…

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Jimmie Lee Posey, 76

Jimmie Lee Posey, of Ava, Mo., after a long and brave battle with cancer, went to meet his Saviour on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, at the age of 76. Jimmie was born to the late Audie and Ethel (Proctor) Posey, July 2, 1937, in Goodhope, Mo. He married Janice (Adams) Posey on Sept. 12, 1958,…

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Judy A. Phillips, 58

Judy A. Phillips, 58 years, went to Heaven on Aug. 21, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family, friends, and her faithful companion  BG. Judy was born April 19, 1955 in Pottstown, Pa., to Robert and Peg (Harrison) Williams. On May 25, 1973 Judy and  Eddie Phillips were united in marriage in Ava, Mo.,…

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Rex L Hobbs, 92

Rex L. Hobbs, born Jan. 3, 1921, devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather, passed from this life on Aug. 24, 2013, at his home in McKinney, Texas. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Lena Ledbetter-Hobbs and their children: daughter, Anita Hobbs-Horton and son, David Rex and his wife Robyn Nyles-Hobbs, and…

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Robert Leroy “Bob” Carter, 75

Robert Leroy Carter, 75 years, of Burlington Junction, Mo., formerly of Ava, passed away on Aug. 24, 2013 at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, Mo., from a short illness. Bob is survived by his wife, Shirley Jean Carter, Burlington Junction, Mo., (formerly of Ava); four children, Robert Leroy Carter Jr., Stockton, Calif., Charles Carter, Hamburg,…

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Ava Fire Dept. MDA Boot Block This Saturday

Members of the Ava Volunteer Fire Department will be at the intersection of Highways 5 and 76 in south Ava this Saturday, collecting money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Although the MDA Labor Day fundraiser has undergone major changes in the past couple of years, the tradition of firefighters “Filling the Boot” for MDA remains…

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Macomb Homecoming And Community Reunion Is Sunday

The 62nd annual Macomb Homecoming and Community Reunion will be held Sunday, Sept. 1, at the Corinth Baptist Church at Macomb. Following the morning worship service a basket dinner will be enjoyed together in the dining room of the David Blanton Memorial Building at 12:30 p.m. After dinner there will be plenty of time for…

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