Skyline R-2 Board Buys Used Buses, Sets Tax Levy
The Skyline R-2 School Board met in regular session on Wednesday, Aug. 16, with all seven board members present. The consent agenda items consisting of Board minutes, bills and financial statement were presented and approved. The annual Tax Rate Hearing was held at 6:45 p.m. before the regularly scheduled meeting. The assessed valuation for the…
Read MoreDouglas County Sheriff’s Office Activity Report
During the week of Aug. 12 to 18, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received and answered 69 Calls for Service and 17 individuals were arrested and booked into the Douglas County Jail, with 29 inmates currently in custody. On the morning of Aug. 18, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by Wright and Ozark County…
Read Moreroop G Will Host Child Safety Seat Inspection Friday
Captain Mark G. Inman, commanding officer Troop G, announces Troop G will host a child safety seat inspection at Troop G Headquarters, 1226 West Business Highway 60/63, Willow Springs. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Aug. 25. Troopers will inspect child car seats for proper installation and will be able…
Read MoreAva Middle School Pool Party Will Be Saturday & Sunday
The Healthy Schools Healthy Communities Grant is hosting a Back to School Pool Party for middle school students this weekend. On Saturday, Aug. 26, 5th and 6th grade students will swim from 6 to 8 p.m. On Sunday night, Aug. 27, 7th and 8th grade students will be invited to swim at the Ava Water…
Read MoreWard N. Tweedy
Ward N. Tweedy Ward Norris Tweedy was born Aug. 12, 1934 in Salina, Kan., to Rhoda Opal Lois (Ward) and Eugene Norris Tweedy. He passed away peacefully on Aug. 16, 2017, at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Mo., after a brief illness, surrounded by family. Ward married Patricia Ann Overturf Sept. 8, 1957 in Long…
Read MoreLucas Austin Stott
Lucas Austin Stott was born and passed away on Aug. 14, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., with his family by his side. Lucas was born to Bob Stott and Christian Marie White. Lucas is survived by his parents, Bob and Christian; sibings, twin brother, Elijah James Stott, Malichi Stott and Alyssa…
Read MoreOra Siler Schmitt
Ora Siler Schmitt, 94, of Beaufort, S.C., died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017 at her home. She was born Jan. 31, 1923 near Brownbranch, Douglas County, Mo., to Jesse W. and Eulah (Taber) Siler. She graduated from Ava, Mo. High School in 1939 and retired from the US Department of State in Washington, DC after 33…
Read MoreTroop G Prepares For Labor Day Traffic
Captain Mark G. Inman, commanding officer Troop G, Willow Springs, announces that Troop G will be participating in enforcement operations throughout the Labor Day weekend. The objective of these operations is to promote safety and reduce traffic crashes. Throughout the holiday weekend, troopers within Troop G and throughout the state will be participating in Operation…
Read MoreMonica Reemes Retires From Career With DYS
On July 31, 2017 co-workers and friends gathered to celebrate Monica Reemes’ retirement. The daughter of Hellen Blakey of Ava, Monica has served youth and families in Southwest Missouri from Dec. 23, 1989 to July 31, 2017. Monica was first employed, in 1989, with the Missouri Division of Youth Services as a Youth Specialist I…
Read MoreMDC Names New Regional Supervisor For Ozark Region
Gerald Smith has spent the better part of two decades enforcing Missouri’s fish, forest and wildlife regulations in the Ozarks, a place where he grew up and where the foundation of his love and respect for the outdoors began. Smith, a native of Alton, Mo., has been named the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Ozark…
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