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Scheduling a Ride With OATS Transit
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. August 12 –– OATS Transit, a Missouri-based transportation provider, is in the process of rolling out new procedures designed to make scheduling trips and dispatching buses more efficient. For the last 48 years, local residents and drivers have dedicated hundreds of hours answering phones and taking reservations for trips. Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 20,…
Read MoreCity Picnic Held August 9 at Water Park
Mayor Burrely Loftin, aldermen and city employees enjoyed the annual picnic and fish fry Friday, August 9 at the Water Park. At left is East Ward Alderman Keith Jones and Greg Chamberlain; and below left, Mayor Burrely Loftin. As the sun was setting, in photos below, employees and family members visited by the pool as young…
Read MoreAva License Office Is Now Open
JEFFERSON CITY — The Ava License Office, now located at 301 South Spurlock Street, Suite B, opened on Monday, Aug. 12, 8 a.m. The management contract for the Ava License Office was awarded to License Office Services, LLC on June 18, 2019. For office hours and days of operation for the Ava office, please visit…
Read MoreNew Ava Teachers
Submitted Photo Teachers new to the Ava R-1 Schools for the 2019/2020 school year include: (Front, left to right): Chelsea Maggard-FACS; Abbie Baird-Learning Lab Supervisor and MS Girl’s Assistant Basketball coach; Libby Lotter-6th Grade Math; and Jennifer Pitts-1st grade. (Second row, Left to right): Angela McKay- JAG Specialist; and Daryla Heinlein-MS Special Education. (Third row, Left…
Read MoreDanny Cutbirth Completing Jail Time for 2018 Offenses
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] On May 26th, 2018, Ava resident Danny Cutbirth, 56, injured two when the car he was driving pulled into the path of a motorcycle on Route 76, three miles east of Ava. Cutbirth was cited for careless driving, driving under the influence, not wearing a seatbelt, and not having valid insurance.…
Read MoreSkyles Named Resident Assistant At CMU
FAYETTE, Mo. –– Central Methodist University student Colton Skyles, an education and physical education double major from Ava, Mo., has been named a CMU resident hall assistant for the 2019-20 academic year. The role of the residential life staff, which includes a hall director and assistants for each residence hall, is to provide support for…
Read MoreTown & Country Bank Celebrates 125 Years in Banking Industry
Town & Country Bank, locally lead in Ava, by Sheldon Shaver, has reached a rare milestone of 125 years in the banking industry! With a local Board of Directors and a charter that dates back to 1894, it has been well over a century since the bank first opened its doors. Since then, Town &…
Read MoreAll OTC Locations Will Open on August 10
SPRINGFIELD, MO — All Ozarks Technical Community College locations will be open on Saturday, Aug. 10 to help students prepare for the upcoming semester. Student Services staff will be available from 9 a.m. to noon to assist students with last-minute admissions, enrollment, advising and financial aid processes. Student Account Services staff will also be available…
Read MoreAva License Office to Reopen Monday
Michael Boyink/Herald The relocated Ava License Office will be open for business on Monday, August 12th at 8 a.m. The new office is located at 301 South Spurlock St., Suite B in Ava (in the former MFA building just south of the Ava square – see below photo). The office will be open Monday- Friday, 8:00…
Read MoreGearing Up for the 2019-20 School Year – Students and Teachers Ready for Aug. 15
The new Ava R-I maintenance shed is now finished and ready for use. The shed faces Mansfield Road, and sits one block south of Martin Avenue, the street leading to the middle school campus. Summertime vacation for area students has quickly dwindled away as youths have one week before the 2019-20 school year officially…
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