Tryouts For Cheer, Dance, Mascot Later This Month
Ava High School will be conducting tryouts for cheer team, dance team or mascot later this month. If you are interested in trying out for one of these positions, it is mandatory that you and a parent come to one of the following meetings: Monday, March 13, 4 p.m.; Tuesday, March 14, 5 p.m.; or Wednesday,…
Read MoreEminence Scores 21 of 29 4th Quarter Points at the Line To Beat Bradleyville in State Sectional Feb. 28
To say the game can be won or lost at the free throw line became very true for the Eminence Redwings in the state sectional game against Bradleyville at Mtn. Grove last week. Eminence won the game 75-69. Eminence scored 21 of its 29 fourth quarter points at the free throw line on Feb. 28…
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All-Conference Honors Announced By the SCA
Coaches of the South Central Association met this week and made their all-conference selections in basketball. With only a handful of slots to fill on the all-conference teams, many good athletes must be passed over. At the same time, to be named as an all-conference player is quite an honor. Following are the all-conference selections…
Read MoreNotes From Hunter Creek – Hiking
Hiking Personally, I prefer day hikes to overnight hikes. Toting around a heavy backpack on my shoulders reminds me of U.S. Army days in 1969 and 1970. I never did consider that a form of enjoyable recreation. Again, I prefer hiking without foliage. Three reasons. First, the views are better and trail markings are usually…
Read MoreLooking Backward 3.9.2017
25 Years Ago March 5, 1992 Less than 36 hours after a Douglas County stockman’s cattle were stolen last week, a Christian County man was arrested and charged with the theft. Country Oaks Restaurant, locat-ed on North Jefferson Street just off the Ava square, is open under new ownership and management. In addition, owner…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor – Electric Meters Follow-Up
Dear Editor: As a follow-up to the letter I sent last week, I ought to have also pointed out that in researching the advanced metering infrastructure topic, I learned that the useful life of an electronic meter is 5-7 years due to the short lifespan of the more delicate components. Costs for replacing the units…
Read MoreLocal Resident Named to Dean’s List at Olivet
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. –– Dexter Fish of Ava, Mo. was named to the dean’s list at Olivet Nazarene University during the recently completed fall 2016 semester. To qualify for inclusion on the dean’s list, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade point average of 3.50…
Read MoreAva Art Guild Set To Begin Another Season of Workshops
By Candace Butler Wow, can you believe it is March of 2017? It just seems like time flies faster and faster each year. Well the Ava Art Guild is ready for another year of art, art shows, kid’s camp and all the other stuff that goes on there. The Guild is winding up to have…
Read MoreBaseball Jamboree Has Been Moved
The 2017 baseball jamboree, originally scheduled to be played this Saturday, has been moved to Friday afternoon due to the threat of bad weather moving in. Teams will remain the same – Ava, West Plains and Springfield Catholic – but the schedule of play and times have changed. Beginning at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, Ava…
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