Degase Reunion Held In Ava Sept. 2
The annual Degase Reunion was held Sept. 2 at the Masonic Lodge in Ava. There was a good attendance with 87 people signing the guest book. We missed the James DeGase family and the Butch Degase family who were absent this year due to illness. Winning the quilt was Ruby Degase Taber, granddaughter of Pone…
Read MoreMissouri Boys State Is Rewarding Experience for High School Students
WARRENSBURG – Weston Stillings and Joey Swofford, both seniors now at Ava High School, participated in The American Legion Boys State of Missouri June 17-24 on the campus of the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. Both boys, sponsored by Troy Herd American Legion Post 112 of Douglas County, were selected based on his leadership,…
Read MoreJuvenile Seriously Injured In Bike Wreck
An Ava youngster was seriously injured late Monday afternoon when he ran his bicycle off West Washington Ave. south of the city park and landed in a dry creek bed. The youngster, approximately 12 years old, was airlifted to a Springfield hospital with broken bones and a possible head injury. EMS, law enforcement and fire…
Read MoreWhat’s Going On In The Bears Den?
Second and third graders were told to build their names using Legos. Look at their amazing creations!
Read MoreScratch This Off His Bucket List
William J. Banks, of Squires, is shown here driving his antique John Deere “B” tractor across the Mackinac Bridge in the 10th annual antique tractor bridge crossing on Sept. 8. There were over 1,500 tractors in this year’s crossing. His small group of 300 tractors also participated in the Mackinaw City, Mich., parade of tractors.…
Read MoreAva’s Boys and Girls Finish First In Cross Country Meet at C of O
Ava’s cross country team competed on the campus of College of the Ozarks this past Saturday at a race hosted by School of the Ozarks. It was a 3.1 mile course and both the boys and girls placed first in the varsity division. Ava had six of the top eight finishers, including Eden Little who…
Read MoreLady Bears Win Over Hartville In Extra Innings
The Ava Lady Bears softball team took another game to extra innings Tuesday, defeating Hartville, 7-5, in a back-and-forth battle in eight. Ava’s Ashton Bewley was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored in the game played at Hartville. Taylor George was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, and Macey Phillips was…
Read MoreSoftball Team Drops Decision To Rogersville Here Thursday
Rogersville erupted for 19 runs in the top of the second inning here last Thursday afternoon and defeated the Softball Lady Bears 20-5 in three innings. The humiliating second inning – which was totally uncharacteristic for this year’s Lady Bears team – saw defensive errors and mental mistakes on the part of Ava and solid…
Read MoreAva Middle School Opens V’Ball Season With West Plains
The Ava Middle School volleyball teams started their season last week hosting the West Plains Zizzers on Sept. 7. Ava 7th grade defeated the Zizzers in a two game match winning 25-19 and 25-13. Kaelyn Stillings served 18/18 with 5 ace serves she also passed 6/7. Lexie Gastineau served 5/6 with 2 ace serves, passed…
Read More7th & 8th Football Bears Win Two Over Bulldogs
The Ava Middle School Bears traveled to Cabool on Sept. 7 and returned home with two gridiron victories. Ava’s seventh grade squad defeated the Bulldogs 18-0. Josh Springer put the Bears on the scoreboard with a 26-yard touchdown run with 2:12 remaining in the first half. Springer followed that with a 66-yard kickoff return for…
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