City of Ava
MU Fire and Rescue Training Institute Teaches Firefighters How to Identify Suspicious Fires
JEFFERSON CITY – Flames and black smoke pour out of a room while the heat is felt 50 feet away. Often this is a nightmare faced by someone watching their home burn. In this case, the room was set ablaze on purpose. It’s a special “burn cell” that’s part of the mobile fire-cause simulation trainer…
Read MoreAva Chamber of Commerce Completes “Welcome to Ava” Billboard Project!
After months of planning, research, and time well spent, the new billboard in south Ava on Highway 5 has been installed and extends a warm greeting of “Welcome to Ava” to passersby. The new sign not only welcomes people to our wonderful town, it also showcases some of its businesses, as Chamber members had the…
Read More3rd Suspect Charged In Recent Drug Bust
Stolen Items Recovered from Break-Ins The Ava Police Department reported this week that a third person has now been charged in connection with a drug bust executed last weekend in Ava. On Friday, June 22, the Ava Police Department was called to a residence in the 400 block of NW 4th Street in Ava for…
Read MoreAva Is In The Spotlight When Descendant of Author Makes Visit
Attention was focused on Ava Monday. Ava Costello came all the way from Massachusetts to visit Ava, Missouri, after she located our town on the Internet and made contact with April Suter at Ava City Hall. Nine-year-old Ava was accompanied by her grandmother, Lindsay Morand, the great-niece of E.B. White, author of Charlotte’s Web and…
Read MoreCity Council Adopts Proposed Budget for 2012-13, Focuses On City Well
By Sue Curry Jones The City of Ava opened their regular business meeting Tuesday evening with John Forrester, of Olsson Associates, updating council members about options for solving bacteria problems associated with the water tower tank south of Ava. The water tank, which stands approximately 160 feet high, was originally filled and readied for use…
Read MoreAva Sonic® Drive-In One Of Top 300 in Nation
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Ava Sonic Drive-In crew at 10th and Jefferson is one step closer to qualifying for the National Finals of the 19th annual Dr. Pepper Sonic Games, the annual competition recognizing the best Sonic Drive-Ins in the country. The Ava Sonic is one of 300 remaining drive-ins striving to become one of the…
Read MoreCity of Ava To Build Skatepark, Council Selects Design Company
By Sue Curry Jones Council members adopted three ordinances Tuesday evening during the monthly session of the Ava Board of Aldermen. Two of the bills were annual agreements that re-instated the city’s commitment to fund the Ava Area Chamber of Commerce, and assist the Douglas County Fair Board with a fairground site. The third resolution,…
Read MoreAva Woman Hurt In Ozark County Wreck Tuesday
An 81-year-old Ava woman was seriously injured in a single-vehicle wreck Tuesday afternoon in Ozark County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that Joan E. Small failed to negotiate a curve on Route JJ and ran off the roadway. The southbound 2004 Dodge Stratus struck a ditch, a tree and a fence, and came to…
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Pilots Assn. Holds Annual Poker Run At Area Airports On Saturday, May 19
Nine airplanes participated in the annual Poker Run last Saturday, sponsored by the South Central Missouri Pilots Association. Pilots participated by flying into their choice of nine airports to get a poker card. Participating airports included, Ava, Cabool, Houston, Mansfield, Mountain Grove, Mountain View, Thayer, West Plains, and Willow Springs. Because of the gusting winds,…
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