Home Whooping Bears Pummel Salem
By Jason Hoekema Twitter: @JHoekemaPhotog Four more games before district play and the Bears are rolling on a five-win streak as they continue the season undefeated. With their 45-6 stomp of the Salem Tigers and updated information via MaxPreps, the Bears now sit in fifth within Missouri Class 2 teams and stand alongside Thayer in…
Read MoreAva Middle School Volleyball Update
By Stephanie Allen The Ava Middle School Volleyball teams hosted the Cabool Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday, September 21st. The 7th grade Bears did end up falling in two sets to the Bulldogs but not without a fight. Scores being 21-25 and 19-25. Girls serving aces in this game included Abigail Fortner, Katie Brooks,…
Read MoreAva High School September Citizens of the Month
Each month, Ava High School names two students as citizens of the month. The character word for September is Respect. The September Citizens of the Month are Caden Lee and Hannah Evans. Caden Lee is a senior at Ava High School. He is the son of Kirby and Crystal Skyles, and the late…
Read MoreApplauding Community Effort
In August 2017 I wrote a “Letter to the Editor” of the Douglas County Herald. As a past resident of Ava, my wife and I were taking a tour of the “Old Home Town.” After giving a brief history of a young man growing up in a small town in the 50’s,…
Read MoreAva Man Seriously Injured
An Ava man was seriously injured September 25th in a one-vehicle crash. The accident occurred at 9:55 P.M. on Highway 14, 3.5 miles from Ava. Joshua C. Patterson, 26, was flown by Life Flight from the scene after he wrecked his 2002 Yamaha motorcycle. The Highway Patrol said Patterson ran off the right side of…
Read MoreAn Introduction to Macrobiotic Cooking
By Michelle Strubeck Many people may not have heard of macrobiotic cooking or if they have, they might be unsure of what it is. Macrobiotic cooking is based on ancient Chinese medicine. It follows a diet of whole, pure prepared foods to balance the yin and yang. Christina Chiffo of Touch of Healing Wellness Center…
Read MoreJoseph F. Williams
Joseph F. Williams, 87 years, 3 months, 27 days old, passed away on September 4, 2021 at Cox’s South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Joe was born May 7, 1934 in Ludlow, Kentucky to Charles E. and Mary Jane (Cogswell) Williams. Joe was a United States Navy and Air Force Veteran. He was inducted in 1949…
Read MoreEva LaVelle Clinkingbeard
Eva LaVelle Clinkingbeard of Ava, MO passed September 20, 2021 at home with her family by her side. She was born July 2, 1936 in Bakersfield, CA the third child to Eathel and Dortha Brentlinger. Shortly after, the family returned to Douglas County and lived on the Israelson Family Farm. She attended East Dogwood, a…
Read MoreCharles Robert Satterfield
Charles Robert Satterfield, 91, of Wasola, MO passed away on September 17, 2021 at his residence. He was born June 26, 1930 in Bull Shoals, AR to Claude and Lois (Haskins) Satterfield. Charles worked for MoDot highway department for some years and was a dairy farmer until his retirement. He married Willow Mae Mahan at…
Read MoreJanice “Jan” Cox
The angels knew how special Janice Darlene would be upon her precious arrival in the Mtn. Grove, MO clinic, on November 20, 1961, the first birth outside of home in the 4 children to Jesse and June (King) Ross. She would eventually proudly carry the title of big sister in the years to follow. Jan…
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