City of Ava
Great Southern Opens New Ava Banking Center
New building opened November 4, serving customers six days a week SPRINGFIELD – Great Southern Bank announced it has opened its new full-service banking center at 1305 NW 12th Ave. in Ava, Mo., on Monday, Nov. 4. The new facility replaces the old office located at 101 North Jefferson. Grand opening festivities are planned for…
Read MoreOne Hospitalized After Wreck Sunday Morning; Rural Seymour Man Dies In Crash on U.S. 60
One driver was taken to the hospital by ambulance following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highways 5 and 14 in Ava Sunday morning. Ava Police reported that the wreck occurred at 9:35 a.m. as a westbound 2007 Ford driven by Junior Marriott, 47, of Ava collided with a southbound 2001 Pontiac driven by…
Read MoreLocal Club Records First Solo Flight
There is a lot of excitement in the Ava AViAtion Club! The first student to fly solo is Ray Davison. The flight took place on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Ava Bill Martin Memorial Airport. Davison, a teacher at Ava High School, made his solo flight in a single-engine plane recently acquired by the Ava…
Read MoreNo Serious Injuries In Monday Morning Wreck
There were no serious injuries but morning rush-hour traffic was tied up after these two vehicles collided at the intersection of Highways 5 and 14 in Ava Monday morning. Ava Police said the crash occurred at 7:30 a.m. when the 2009 Mercury Mariner at left turned into the path of the 2008 Chevrolet Uplander at…
Read MoreAva Police Dept. Calls for Safe Halloween
Next Thursday is Halloween, and the Ava Police Department urges everyone to be safety-minded during the fall event. Halloween can be fun for everyone but we must keep safety in mind. MOTORISTS: Motorists are reminded to pay attention for trick-or-treaters of all ages. Young children excited by Halloween could dart in front of a vehicle.…
Read MoreTown & Country Bank Breaks Ground on a New Ava Facility
Construction on Town & Country Bank’s new 7,156 square foot location took a ceremonial first step forward with a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 7. The public was invited to the event and Douglas County native Wayne Gott gave a brief history of the bank for the gathered crowd. The building will be located on the…
Read MoreAva Fire Department Answers Call Monday
The City of Ava Volunteer Fire Department was called to a residence on NW 3rd Ave. at 1 p.m. Monday to extinguish a fire in the floor of a house. It was reported that a worker was attempting to solder a broken water line and caught the floor on fire under the house. The residence…
Read MoreEngineers are Just Blowing Smoke In Ava This Week
If you see smoke coming out of strange and unusual places such as manholes or sewer vent pipes during the next few weeks, don’t be overly alarmed. TREKK Design Group engineers, working with the City of Ava, will be smoke testing sanitary sewers in Ava during the coming weeks. The testing will consist of blowing…
Read MoreFour City Employees Resign, City Clerk Alms To Retire
During closed session on Tuesday evening, Ava Board of Aldermen accepted resignations from four city employees. Two of the four notices were for retirement reasons. The resignations were given as follows: Police Officer Winston Collins, concluding four-years with the department; Police Clerk Amy Kilgore, 13 years, and retirees, Gloria Moore, utility billing clerk, 17 years,…
Read MoreAva Lions Club Hosts CofC Luncheon Tuesday
Ava Lions Club hosted the October luncheon meeting of the Ava Area Chamber of Commerce Tuesday. Lion Jim Norman gave an overview of Lions International and the Ava Lions Club. Ava High School Academic Students of the Month were introducted by Principal Teresa Nash. Ava Victory Academy attended the monthly meeting but their Student of…
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