Mary Ethel Johnson Metcalf
Mary Ethel Johnson Metcalf, age 87, 7 months and 15 days, passed to Heaven on the morning of September 5, 2021, at Brownbranch, in her home, surrounded by her children. Ethel was born January 21, 1934, in Taney County, Missouri to Ernest and Nannie (Flannery) Johnson. On May 19, 1960, Ethel and Clayborn Metcalf were…
Read MoreKatie Riley
Katie Riley, 91 years, 9 months, 19 days old, passed on to Heaven on September 10, 2021 at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO with her children by her side. Katie was born November 22, 1929 in Trail, MO to Oliver and Mayme (Brown) Hicks. Mayme passed away when Katie was a little girl and…
Read MoreJoe Don Yeager
Joe Don Yeager was born during the midnight hour of August 21, 1951, in Quanah, Texas, completing the family of Robert Lewis and Vera Juanita (Hopper) Yeager. He joined sister, Romayne, age 9 and brother, Warren, age 4. Warren was so excited to have a brother that he wanted to name him after his pet…
Read MoreAced by the Irish Ava drops season opener to Springfield Catholic
By Jason Hoekema Freelance Journalist SPRINGFIELD – At the end of three sets the Ava Lady Bears were left with a goose egg following a 3-0 loss to the Lady Fighting Irish of Springfield Catholic High. Outgunned by arms killing play the Lady Bears fell 9-25 in the first set. It started with a red…
Read MoreAnother for the Count – Jr. High runner medals in Willow Springs
Melissa Dalton XC Coach The Ava High School Bears and Lady Bears and Junior High runners competed at the Steve Waggoner Invitational in Willow Springs on September 9, 2021. All runners competed in 1.5 mile races. Ava had one runner medal at the meet, Junior High runner, Jessie Shrable. To medal in the Junior High…
Read MoreAva Cross-Country adds to medal count
Melissa Dalton XC Coach The Ava Bears and Lady Bears competed in the Fellows Lake 5000 Strafford XC Invitational this past Saturday, September 4th. Ava had 6 athletes compete in the High School races. For the Bears, Maddox Wade and Zach Scrivner competed in the Junior Varsity race, which was a 5K (3.1 mile) race. …
Read MorePlaying it by ear Ava makes trek the win
Jason Hoekema Freelance Journalist HUMBOLDT, KANSAS – If you drove up to the stadium last Friday looking for a football game you probably found an empty field at CE Harlan Stadium. The Ava Bears had to make a quick swap of opponents as the Strafford team was unable to compete because of COVID-19 quarantines and…
Read MoreOvercast Wins Statewide Award
Christy Overcast was awarded the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Outstanding Support Staff Award for 2021. This is an award given to one secretary/office manager/assistant in the state of Missouri employed in a prosecutor office. A person has to be nominated by the local prosecutor and a board comprised of prosecutors from throughout the state…
Read MoreCOVID Update
Douglas County confirmed cases-11 Probable cases-2 Active cases-15 Currently hospitalized-10 Recovered-1,627 Deaths-40 Information as of September 7th.
Read MoreMind over Matter-Two T.O.P.S. Chapters Now Meeting in Ava
By Michelle Strubeck Losing weight and trying to maintain your health presents a number of challenges for everyone. Life happens and before you know it, you find yourself a few pounds heavier. Society tells us we should look a certain way in order to fit the definition of being beautiful and attractive, but beauty comes…
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