Blunt Participates in Ceremonial Send-Off for Flags Flown Over Vietnam Memorial
WASHINGTON (Sept. 12, 2017) – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) today participated in a ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. The event marked the start of a cross-country trip where an American flag and POW/MIA flag, each of which was flown over the memorial, will make their way to the site of…
Read MoreArts Education is Educational Excellence
By Ben Martin, Executive Director, Missouri Alliance for Arts Education The week of Sept. 10-16 has been designated by Congressional resolution as Arts In Education Week. For seven days, we will celebrate the powerful influence that dance, music, theater and visual art have on the lives of students and their larger communities. And, the good…
Read MoreAva Runners Place Third In Cross Country Meet at Willow Springs
Ava cross country attended the Willow Springs Invitational on Thursday, Sept. 7. Both the boys and girls teams ran in the varsity Class 3/4 Division races. Both teams placed third behind West Plains and Marshfield respectively. It was a 3.1 mile race held at the Willow Springs Municipal Golf Course. Two Ava boys earned medals,…
Read MoreMissouri Foxtrotter World Grand Champion
The 2017 World Grand Champion Missouri Fox Trotter crowned Saturday night, Sept. 9, is C.I.A., shown by Thomas J. Williams for Adam Jokisch, of Freeburg, Ill. The reserve World Grand Champion Missouri Fox Trotter for 2017 is Paula Deen, shown by Vance Vahle for Jessica Revey, Republic, and Ricky Palmer, Hartville.
Read MoreDouglas County Is Certified Work- Ready Community
Teri Ebel, Business Services Representative for Missouri Job Center, West Plains, announced this week that Douglas County is now a Certified Work-Ready Community. “Thanks to a broad community effort between employers, schools, and economic development activists, Douglas County has been awarded its ACT Work Ready Communities Banner of Certification,” Ebel said. Ebel went on to…
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Tyler Watterson
THE SNOOP September 14, 2017
with KEITH MOORE A Personal Account of Hurricane Irma While watching the news reports over the weekend and the threat Irma made on Florida, we thought about people we know who might be in harm’s way. We immediately thought of Sarah and Kimberly Copeland, daughters of Scott and Annette Copeland, of Ava. We knew both…
Read MoreMU Extension Receives USDA Tech Grant for Pastures
COLUMBIA – University of Missouri Extension has received a $444,000 grant to create a mobile application to help farmers manage forage better. The Conservation Innovation Grant from USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services is one of 33 nationwide. It provides seed money to implement new ideas and techniques for conservation on private lands, says NRCS state…
Read MoreMissouri Fox Trotters: 2017 Show and Celebration Winners
At this years Show and Celebration the versatility horse made a debut in the main arena on a couple occasions, showing that the Fox Trotting horses were bred to handle any type of job on the ranch and can go to the show pen and perform as champions. Jessica Stafford and her horse, Rush River…
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