Emergency Response Team
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), working in tandem with the Ava/Douglas County EMA, is in the process of organizing a local emergency response team that will be available to react when disasters occur. A kickoff meeting will be held next Thursday, Aug. 10, at 5:30 p.m. at the Ava/Douglas County EMA Office, just east…
Read MoreDouglas Co. CHART Will Host August Luncheon of C of C
The August luncheon meeting of the Ava Area Chamber of Commerce will be held next Tuesday, Aug. 8. The noon luncheon meeting will be hosted by Douglas County CHART and will be held at the MOCH Wellness Center. The meal will consist of Subway sandwiches and sides. All Chamber of Commerce members are welcome to…
Read MoreCBCO Blood Drive In Ava Wednesday At Old City Hall
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will conduct a blood drive in Ava on Wednesday, Aug. 9, from 12 noon until 5 p.m. Blood donors are alerted of the alternative location for this blood drive which is the former City Hall building on Lincoln Ave., just off the southwest corner of the square. Each donation…
Read MoreFall Sports Kick-Off Event This Friday
As we make the transition into August, everything is moving toward the start of another school year. With that comes the start of the fall sports seasons. The annual Bear Booster Fall Sports Kick-Off will be held this Friday, beginning with volleyball at 5 p.m. in the high school gym. Players will be introduced and…
Read MoreBradleyville School Beta Club Will Host Back to School Bash
Bradleyville High School Beta Club will host a “Back 2 School Bash” during the school’s open house on Tuesday, Aug. 15. During the open house, slated for 5 to 7 p.m. at the school, parents and students will have an opportunity to meet the teachers, administrators and school board members. During that time, students will…
Read MoreBOOKS-N-BITS From the Douglas County Public Library
We certainly enjoyed having Elizabeth Brown visit the Douglas County Public Library last month to show us the art of glass etching. And we loved having families visit to see John and Marilyn Slator and their dog, Majik, who performed all sorts of tricks. We are happy to have Marie Bristol come to the library…
Read MoreAva R-1 Schools Begin Classes On Thursday, Aug. 17
Important Information Parents Need to Know The start of another school year is just two weeks away, and Ava R-1 is announcing important information students and parents will need to know before school starts. The first day of school will be Thursday, Aug. 17. However, prior to the first day of classes, open house events…
Read MoreAva Ambulance Dist. Board Will Meet At 5 O’Clock Today
Ava Ambulance District Board will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Ambulance Station on Prince Street. The annual tax levy hearing will be held at 5 p.m. followed by the regular quarterly board meeting.
Read MoreAva R-1 Schools Begin Classes On Thursday, Aug. 17
Important Information Parents Need to Know The start of another school year is just two weeks away, and Ava R-1 is announcing important information students and parents will need to know before school starts. The first day of school will be Thursday, Aug. 17. However, prior to the first day of classes, open house events…
Read MoreProud to be an Older American
National Senior Citizens Day will be celebrated on Monday, August 21 as proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988, the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC] reminds us. In his proclamation, President Reagan declared: “For all they have achieved throughout life and for all they continue to accomplish, we owe older citizens our thanks and…
Read More