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Congressman Jason Smith Capitol Report

Unprecedented This week the U.S. House of Representatives under Speaker Pelosi’s leadership reached a new low. The obstruction to President Trump has threatened the livelihoods of the men and women who protect us, left our border unsecure, and now resulted in the postponement of a right given to our President in the U.S. Constitution –…

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Susan E. Martin

Susan Emma Martin died Saturday, January 26, 2019, at her home in Wichita at the age of 97.  She was born on July 12, 1921, at home in Buckhart, Missouri, to Claude Herbert Hibbard and Halie Melissa (Uhlmann) Hibbard.  She was the third of four children and grew up in rural Douglas County, MO.  She…

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Brenda (Price) Milligan

Brenda Sue Milligan, 66 years, 4 months, 25 days old, of Ava, Missouri, passed on to Heaven on January 25, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO with her son, Brendan by her side. Brenda was born August 30, 1952, in Ava, MO to Doy Pool and Clara Emogene (Frye) Price.  Brenda was a Licensed…

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Greetings From: Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico

By Michael Boyink We were never as good at hiking as we wanted to be.  We had friends that could do 15 miles in a day.  With their young kids. They’d come back exuberant and glowing with praise about the trail. Their cameras would be loaded up with print-worthy landscape photos that we just couldn’t…

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Firefighters Thank Ava for Support

Ava Mayor David Norman (left) accepts a plaque from Alderman Burrely Loftin. The plaque was presented to the City of Ava from the Douglas County Missouri Fire Chief’s Association in appreciation for the city’s support of volunteer firefighters.

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Looking Backward

25 years ago Two juveniles reported missing from Webster County were apprehended Thursday morning in Douglas County ending a flurry of vandalism and thefts involving well over $10,000 worth of damage, according to Sheriff Roldan Turner. The two young men, ages 13 and 14, were taken into custody Thursday morning at Spurlock’s Store, Squires. Upon…

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Missouri Extension Council Candidates and Election Notice

NOMINEES SELECTED FOR UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI EXTENSION COUNCIL MEMBERS Douglas County Citizens of voting age in Douglas County, pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 262-577, R.S. Mo. 1969, will have an opportunity to vote and elect members to the University of Missouri Extension Council in January. The elected and appointed members of the extension council will…

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Public Notice: Bids – Douglas Co. Commissioners Goods & Services

PUBLIC NOTICE We are now accepting bids on the following: Gasoline, Diesel, Oil, Tires, Grader Blades, Asphalt, Cement, and Gravel. Bids must be submitted by Monday, February 11, 2019. Bids should be sent to: Douglas County Commissioners, P.O. Box 398, Ava, MO 65608. We reserve the right to reject or accept any or all bids.…

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Legal Notice: Bids, City of Ava New Maintenance Bldg.

LEGAL NOTICES: BIDS City of Ava:  New Maintenance Building Requesting separate sealed bids from qualified contractors for New Maintenance Building on an existing concrete slab.  Bids will be received at the Ava City Hall, 404 S. Jefferson Street, Ava, MO  65608, until 1:00 p.m. CDT on Friday, February 22, 2019, and then publicly opened and…

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Legal Notice: City of Ava Bids – Crown Vic

LEGAL NOTICES: BIDS The city will be accepting bid offers for the sale of a 2005 Ford Crown Victoria (retired police vehicle). Bids will need to be turned into the city clerk’s office by Tuesday, February 12th at 4:00 P.M. For more information on the vehicle, contact the Ava Police Department at 683-2900. The city…

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