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Quilt Show Under Way Now At Ava Art Gallery
The 2017 Ava Art Guild Quilt Show is now open for visitors at the Art Gallery on East Washington Ave. All the judging is complete and the results are in. There are many beautiful entries from small to full size. The winners are: “A Country Home” sponsored by United Country Area Land Realty–Max and Wanda…
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Shown here are some of the award winners in the Ava Art Guild quilt show that is under way now at the Art Gallery on East Washington. Junior Award winner “Wild About Animals” by Abigail Fenoff. “Small World” by Connie Freeman. “A Country Home” by Missy Shay, and at lower right is “Wild For Animals”,…
Read MoreSkyline School District Seeking to Identify Students with Disabilities
Skyline R-2 School District is seeking representatives of private, parochial and homeschool students located in the Skyline R-2 School District. Those family members or representatives are invited to participate in a consultation meeting on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 10:40 a.m. The purpose of this meeting is to conduct a census of students with disabilities, gain…
Read MoreCalvin Lester Rowe
Calvin Lester Rowe Calvin Lester Rowe, 86 years, 4 months, 11 days old, passed away on Aug. 16, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Calvin was born April 5, 1931 in Ava, Mo., to Lester and Edna Ludwig Rowe. Calvin was retired from working at Redbud Village in Ava. He had worked there for…
Read MoreBessie Mae Mercer
Bessie Marie Mercer of Seymour, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in her home, at the age of 99 years, 4 months, and 8 days. Bessie was born April 1, 1918 in Sweden, Douglas County Mo., the seventh of 10 children of Thomas Black and Minnie Pearl (Fleetwood) Rippee. Bessie graduated from cosmetology school…
Read MoreBillie Logan Keeton
Billie Logan Keeton began her earthly life Feb. 13, 1922, near Aldrich, Mo., with parents Leslie Lee and Jessie Marie (Acuff) Blankenship. She began her eternal life Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017 at her home near Ava, Mo. Growing up on a farm in Polk County, Mo., with brothers and grandparents, Billie learned many life lessons…
Read MoreBrenda Gustava (Turner) Bartlett
Brenda Bartlett was born Aug. 26, 1957, in Squires, Mo. She departed this life on July 27, 2017, at the age of 59 years, 11 months and 1 day. Brenda grew up in the Squires community where she attended grade school and later attended and graduated from Seymour High School. Brenda made her commitment to…
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Sheriff’s Dept. Uncovers Major Marijuana Growing Operation
On Sunday, Aug. 13, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant in eastern Douglas County. Three men were taken into custody after officers seized a very large indoor marijuana operation. Uncovered and dismantled were some 200 marijuana plants and a very elaborate hydroponic grow system that took the sheriff and deputies nearly eight…
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