Inez Barker
Inez Barker, daughter of the late Wesley J. and Cleta (Lemons) Harrison, was born May 18, 1924, in Douglas County, Missouri, and passed away peacefully June 21, 2020, at her home in Drury, Missouri. She was 96 years, 1 month, and 3 days of age. Inez grew up in the Douglas County area, along Fox…
Read MoreLEGAL-Local Emergency Planning Committee
PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to 42 USC 11044 The Ava/Douglas County Local Emergency Planning Committee hereby notifies the public that emergency response plan(s), material safety data sheets and inventory forms have been submitted pursuant to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. These materials along with any followup emergency notices may be reviewed at 307 E.…
Read MoreLooking Backward
25 Years Ago The Ava Area Chamber of Commerce is resuming its Welcome Basket project to welcome new residents to the Ava community. Evelyn Yeoman will head up the project and asks that you give her a call if you are new in the community, or if you know someone who has recently moved here. …
Read MoreJuly 4th – America’s Hope
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Americans hope they will never be bullied by a police officer. A man or woman with a badge and a gun can be an intimidating figure. If a cop pulls you over and bullies you, what can you do? Americans are at the mercy of bad cops. Who hasn’t been afraid…
Read MoreRandy Roads Connors
Randy Roads Connors, 32 years, 2 months, 23 days old, of Ava, Missouri, passed away on June 29, 2020 at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, MO with his family by his side. Randy was born April 6, 1988 in Riverside, CA to Franklin and Julie (Nicholson) Connors. Randy worked as a Roofer and Welder…
Read MoreLEGAL – Plainview School Bids
LEGAL NOTICE The Plainview School District is accepting bids on milk, propane, trash and audit services for the 2020-2021 school year. You may e-mail your bid to [email protected], or mail to Plainview School, RR 3 Box 145, Ava, MO 65608. Bids will be accepted until July 17, 4:00 PM. For additional information call Brenda…
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What About This?
By Wayne William Cipriano Talk about hiding your light under a bushel basket (for youngsters and city people that means masking your accomplishments). The HERALD received a grant from Google as part of a three hundred million dollar program to support small and medium sized newspapers. The idea, I assume, is to help newspapers that…
Read MoreLincoln Day Dinner is July 10th, Speaker is Loren Spivack
Loren Spivack will be the guest speaker at the Douglas County Republican Women’s Club annual Lincoln Day Dinner on July 10th. Before becoming active in politics, Spivack worked as a management consultant for both profit and non-profit companies. He founded “Free Market Warrior” in 2009 and has devoted his time to teaching conservative groups about…
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