School Board Retains Tax Rate, Accepts Bid to Tear Down Houses
By Sue Curry Jones Annual formalities were the focus of the Ava R-I School Board meeting Thursday, August 17. Prior to the monthly session, however, the board convened at 6:15 p.m. for the annual tax rate hearing. During the hearing, Superintendent Dr. Jason Dial acknowledged that this is a reassessment year, consequently assessment values had…
Read MoreAttention All Star Trek Fans
Toyota has applied for a U.S. Patent on what the carmaker calls a “cloaking device,” says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. The company says it doesn’t intend for a whole car to disappear, the way TV aliens made their space ships disappear on Star Trek. It just wants drivers to see through their…
Read MoreJust in Time for all Those Labor Day Barbecues
he Swiss boast that they invented the cuckoo clock. Perhaps soon they will take credit for inventing the Insect Burger, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. In fact, a Swiss supermarket chain recently started selling burger patties made from the larvae of the mealworm beetle. “They have a high culinary potential, their…
Read MoreA Real Diamond Jubilee
Margaret Mussel of New Jersey lost her diamond engagement ring while on a trip to Italy nine years ago. Mary Grams lost hers 13 years ago on a farm near Edmonton, Canada. All’s well that ends well, says the Association of Mature American Citizen. AMAC reports that both of them coincidentally got their rings back…
Read MoreTwo Airlifted From Wreck on N Highway Tuesday Afternoon
Two people from Brixey were airlifted Tuesday afternoon from a traffic crash on Douglas County Route N, 15 miles southeast of Ava. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Rebecca J. Brandon, 32, of Brixey, was driving a 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix east on Route N when the car ran off the roadway and hit a…
Read MoreWinter Gardening Seminar Planned Here Sept. 5
Patrick Byers, horticulture specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, will conduct a seminar in Ava on winter gardening. The program will be held Tuesday, Sept. 5, from 6-9 p.m. at the Ava High School Cafeteria. He will be presenting his methods of harvesting something from your garden each month of the year and also…
Read MoreAva VFW Post 5993 Wins State, National Awards
Ava VFW Post 5993 has won “All State” for a second consecutive year and Auxiliary Post 5993 has won several awards, including being named number two in state competition for its Buddy Poppy Display. The post itself recently received the awards shown above which include Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States National Recognition…
Read MoreLady VolleyBears In Volleyball Tournament At Forsyth Saturday
The Ava Lady Bears will be playing in the annual Forsyth Invitational Volleyball Tournament this Saturday, Aug. 26. Ava is one of eight teams participating and will be in the Blue Pool with Sparta, Forsyth and Conway. Making up the White Pool are Fordland, Parkview, Blue Eye and Willow Springs. Pool play begins at 9…
Read MoreThe Snoop
I, like thousands – perhaps millions – watched as the moon covered the sun Monday, creating the first total solar eclipse to impact most of the United States in many years. Just to witness such an event is eerie, and certainly something to talk about in years to come. In our little corner of the…
Read MoreSchool Shirts For Everyone
The Ava and Mtn. Grove branches of First Home Bank purchased tee shirts for Skyline School. They were given out at an assembly on the second day of school. The staff and students are showing school pride in their new shirts!
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