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On June 5, the Missouri State Highway Patrol released information about the recent annual state inspections on school buses.  by Michael Boyink / [email protected] The Missouri Highway Patrol recently completed its annual state-wide school bus inspection. The Patrol inspected 11, 958 buses and placed them into three categories: Approved Approved buses are able to be placed…

The Overcast family from Squires are the driving force behind Show-Me Natural Gardens, a Medical Marijuana cultivation facility,  manufacturing facility, and dispensary business they plan to launch in Ava. In the photo (left to right) are Matthew Overcast, COO, VaNessa Overcast Loftis, Director of Manufacturing, Katrina Overcast, CEO, and Alex Overcast, Director of Information Technology.…

Square dancing demonstrations and music is a free event on the Ava Square Saturday, June 15, in conjunction with the 2500 Miles of Arts & Culture.  The event starts at 6:00 p.m.  The evening is open to all levels of dancers, beginners and experienced, and includes other styles of dancing, such as two-step, waltz, swing…

JEFFERSON CITY – Join Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site staff for a night of camping under the stars complete with a campfire and tales of the 19th century Missouri frontier at the “Great American Campout” beginning at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, June 22.  Tent camping will be allowed along the path to the Boone home…

Treadle on Gathering Academy in Ava June 21-22.  The event is free and open to the public.  By Missy Shay The first practical sewing machine was invented in 1830.  This machine was originally built of wood.   Most Americans will claim that the sewing machine was invented by Elias Howe of Massachusetts in 1844.  Isaac…

By Tim Engle, Metropolitan Community College  Caron Daugherty, Ed.D.,  daughter of Lionel Daugherty, of Ava, has been named Metropolitan Community College’s new vice chancellor of instruction and chief academic officer. Her appointment was approved by the MCC Board of Trustees on May 9. Daugherty will join MCC in mid-June from Jefferson College in Hillsboro (Jefferson…

My Walking Stick Studio will present “Monkeys On Mars” at the Douglas County Public Library on Thursday, June 20, at 10 a.m.  In “Monkeys On Mars,” puppet primates take a virtual trip to the red planet.  Audience members will learn about space travel, rovers and robot explorers and the plan to colonize Mars, all in…

Flag Day is observed annually on June 14.  The nationally recognized holiday commemorates the original decision to adopt the flag of the United States, an act that first  occurred in 1777.  The flag was adopted by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.  The U.S. Flag dates back to June 14, 1777, when British symbols of…

SPRINGFIELD, MO — Ozarks Technical Community College and Southwest Baptist University signed an articulation agreement to allow students to seamlessly transfer from OTC into SBU’s bachelor degree programs.  The agreement was signed at the OTC Springfield Campus on Thursday, June 6. “Southwest Missouri is fortunate to have an abundance of higher education opportunities for students,”…