Truman State Announces Spring 2020 Vice President for Academic Affairs List
Last week, Truman State University released the names of students who qualified for the Spring 2020 Vice President for Academic Affairs list. To qualify for this list an undergraduate student must attain a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 and must complete at least 12 credit hours. Local students who qualified for the…
Read MoreLocal Treadle On Gathering Group to Meet June 25-27
The third annual Treadle On Gathering Academy is gathering today on June 25, and will meet through June 27. The event is free. This year the group is meeting in a brand new Ava venue, next door to the Ava Art Guild, at 305 East Washington Avenue, in Ava. Bring your machine and join us…
Read MoreThis American Country
By Timber Jones We came from overseas, To worship and live free. Ah, The Mountains! Ah, The Trees! We planted all of our seeds; We sowed them prayerfully. We made “an appeal to Heaven” And saw all we could see. This kind of liberty, It ain’t free. With axe in hand And plow at the…
Read MoreSBU Releases Spring 2020 Graduate, Honor Roll Lists
BOLIVAR, Mo. — Southwest Baptist University has released its Spring 2020 graduate and honor roll lists. Graduates from Douglas County area are given below, with their degree and honors, if applicable. Hope Evans, of Ava, Bachelor of Science; and Allie Hickerson, of Vanzant, Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude (3.7 – 3.849). Students who achieved…
Read MoreRoaring River State Park Hosts Bluegrass Concert Series All Summer
JEFFERSON CITY – Roaring River State Park invites the public to come to the park this summer for evening concerts as the Summer Bluegrass Music Concert Series continues. The free shows feature local bluegrass bands and take place from 7 to 9 p.m. every Friday evening throughout the summer in the park amphitheater. The schedule…
Read MorePlanning Continues for the 2020 Missouri State Fair
The Missouri State Fair will be held as scheduled August 13-23, 2020. However, the Fair will look differently than previous years. The mission of our Fair has always been to showcase Missouri agriculture, so livestock shows will continue to honor that tradition. Details for vendors, sponsors, and other partners are still being determined. The Missuri…
Read MoreLocal VFW Post 5993 To Host Flag Retirement Ceremony June 20
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Russell T. Scott Post 5993 of Ava will host a special event on Saturday, June 20, on the Ava Square. At 2:00 p.m., the Post will facilitate a flag retirement ceremony, and the public is welcome to attend. Folks are also invited to bring flags in disrepair and needing…
Read MoreAva Head Start Accepting for Fall
Ava Head Start Center is accepting children’s applications for the coming school year. To qualify, children must be three- or four-years-old on or before July 31, 2020. The Head Start program promotes early education, health and wellness, and provides disability services and social services. Parents have the opportunity to engage in all aspects of the…
Read MoreMissouri Constitution Quiz Launches for Adults and Students
COLUMBIA, MO, June 12, 2020 – To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the first Missouri Constitutional Convention, the Supreme Court of Missouri’s bicentennial committee, in partnership with Missouri 2021, created two quizzes highlighting the importance of the Missouri Constitution to the lives of Missourians. On June 12, 1820, delegates from across the territory of Missouri…
Read MoreSenator Blunt Congratulates New Class of Missourians Accepted to Academies
Stephen Copeland of Ava, Jacob Carswell of Point Lookout, and Brenden Smith of Salem, are on the list. WASHINGTON, D. C. – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) this week congratulated the new class of Missourians who accepted appointments to attend the U.S. service academies, including the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy (West Point),…
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