The Right of Passage
A passport is a must for international travel and they’re pretty easy to acquire if you have the proper credentials. But, the Association of Mature American Citizens says only three passports are issued at any given time by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, making it the rarest document of its kind in the world. …
Read MoreKing Charles III?
It has been reported that the heir to the throne of England, Prince Charles, might take another name when and if he succeeds his Mom, Queen Elizabeth II, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens. It seems that Kings Charles the first and second have pretty sketchy reputations. The first Charles was executed for…
Read MoreLooking Backward 6.22.2017
25 Years Ago June 11, 1992 Missouri’s Casey’s Yankee Doodle A. was crowned 3-Year-Old Futurity Champion at the 1992 show of the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association which closed here last Saturday night. For the fourth year, the Springfield News-Leader recently selected 70 top students from Southwest Missouri as finalists in the…
Read MoreSwimming Near Boat Docks Claims More Lives
BoatUS: 6 tips to prevent a tragedy with a summertime ritual ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 20, 2017 – The fatalities over the weekend of an 11-year-old girl in New Jersey and 19-year-old young man in Ohio are bringing scrutiny to an age-old summer ritual that’s common on waterfronts across America: swimming near boat docks. Initial reports say the youngster died…
Read MoreWhat About This…? 6.22.2017
By Wayne William Cipriano Ah, Progress! Thankfully gone are the days when if you needed to speak with someone quickly, more quickly than a letter in the mail, you picked up the telephone and dialed their number. Their phone would ring, they’d pick it up and you’d speak one to the other. How inefficient, how…
Read MoreRaymond Virgil Robertson
Raymond Virgil Robertson departed this world from complications due to exposure to Agent Orange surrounded by his loved ones on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at the age of 74 years and 5 days. Visitation was held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Father’s day Sunday at First Baptist Church in Cairo, Neb. Funeral services were…
Read MoreDon Putnam
Don Putnam, 95, of Thousand Oaks, Calif., passed away June 19, 2017. He was a retired construction company owner and a veteran of World War II. Burial will be in Bragg Cemetery on Highway K west of Ava. Arrangements will be announced by Clinkingbeard Funeral Home of Ava.
Read MoreWilford “Bill” J. LeVelle
Wilford “Bill” LeVelle, 82, of Walnut Shade, Mo., died Monday, June 12, 2017, at his residence. Private graveside services were held Friday, June 16, at Palmer Cemetery, McClurg. Wilford J. LeVelle was born Tuesday, Jan. 28, 1935, in Independence, Iowa, to Benjamin Franklin and Mary Irene (Haymaker) LeVelle. In 1952 at the age of 16,…
Read MoreRonald Wayne Clemens
Ronald Wayne Clemens, born in Independence, Mo., passed on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Ronnie joins his father, Donald Clemens; brother, Jim Case; and many other loved ones. Ronnie’s mother, Betty and her husband, Stanley Edgar; Ronnie’s only child, Stefanie and husband John Offutt, invite all family and friends to join them in saying good-bye to…
Read MoreThe Snoop 6.22.2017
It’s only June, but the fall sports events for area public schools will be upon us in the blink of an eye. Ava R-1 athletic director Rex Sawyer sent out the fall schedules last week, showing that games at the high school level will begin in mid-August. That means jamborees will be held a week…
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