City of Ava
City Council Holds Tuesday Meeting
By Sue Curry Jones The Ava Board of Aldermen met on Tuesday this week and approved the renewal of a lease agreement with the Douglas County Fair Board. The agreement lets the fair board rent the fairground site on the west side of town for one year, at an annual rate of $150. As part…
Read MoreHome Town Graduate Joins HomePride Bank
HomePride Bank announced this week that Ava native Bart Ellison has been hired as Senior Vice President to open a new bank facility in Ava, Mo. HomePride Bank was established in Mansfield in 1892 and has been serving the area for more than 120 years. Ellison, son of Jerry and Corrine Ellison, is a native…
Read MoreAva Lions 5K Run; Walk for Sight To Be Held This Saturday Morning
The Ava Lions Club 5th annual 5K Run and 1-mile Walk for Sight will be held this Saturday morning, May 10. The race will begin and end at Cross Point Church on Highway Y, just west of Highway 5. The run will begin at 9 a.m. and again this year will be electronically timed by…
Read MoreOCC Helps Ava With Storm Damage
Ozark Correctional Center, Fordland, brought a crew of about a dozen men to Ava last week to help clean up brush damage from the storm earlier in the week. Corrections Officer Marsha Hutchison, shown in the picture above, and Captain Kirk Pueppke were among the officers who accompanied the inmates to Ava. Meals were provided…
Read MoreScattered Rain Totals 5.5 Inches of Precipitation in April
Rainfall during the month of April was scattered, but all in all, a total of 5.34 inches of precipitation was recorded in the Ava area. The most significant rainfall came on April 3 when 1.63 inches was received. We got another .81 inch on April 7, .55 on April 13, .65 on April 21, .79…
Read MoreDamaging Storm Rips Through Ava
A fast-hitting but powerful storm passed through Ava just after midnight Monday, knocking out electrical service to most of the city and causing tremendous damage to businesses and residential property. Ava Schools were canceled because of no electricity, county and city offices did not open, and many businesses were shut down for the day due…
Read MoreNorman, Jones Take Oath of Office, New Skatepark Ready For Use
By Sue Curry Jones The first order of business for city councilmen Tuesday afternoon was a vote to re-instate Suzanne Welsh as Ava’s City Clerk for the ensuing term. Welsh was restored to her position via a unanimous vote of the board and motions from aldermen Bill Long and Burrely Loftin . The official municipal…
Read MoreCity Council Revisits North Jefferson Improvements, Receives Project Updates
By Sue Curry Jones The Ava Board of Aldermen met on Tuesday of this week, and during the session, councilmen once again voted to partner with MoDOT in upgrading the storm water sewers, drainage areas and sidewalk venues along North Jefferson Street. Revisiting the topic, city officials noted the street improvement project was approved by…
Read MorePROMenade to be Held at Ava High School
Prom festivities are underway at Ava High School. Students and staff members are busy planning and fundraising to make this exciting night of dinner and dancing something the students of AHS will remember. A new prom activity is being held this year to get parents and community members more involved. PROMenade provides an opportunity for…
Read MoreSuspicious Device Found in Ava
The McDonald’s located in Ava was closed this afternoon when a suspicious device was found in the building. Patrons and workers in the facility were quickly evacuated. After finding the device, local law enforcement agencies established blockades and directed traffic away from the area, and Ava schools went into lock-down mode. The Springfield Fire Department…
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