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What A Year: Douglas County Herald Names 2018-2019 Basketball Honorees
By Jason Hoekema Basketball Season is over and done with as both students and coaches begin looking forward to other sports and begin to prepare for the next chapter in Ava High School’s book. GROUND RULES This is the first year the Douglas County Herald has bestowed these accolades to the student-athletes of Ava High…
Read MoreAcademic All-State Honors
Photo courtesy of coach Emily Petty and Leigh Heriford Ava High School volleyball players recently recognized for earning Academic All-State during the 2018-19 season are shown above, l to r. They are Kaylee Downs, Claire Fossett, Olivia Heriford, Lauren Mendel, Haley Herrera, Sydney Snelson, and Makynna Wallace. To attain Academic All-State status players must be…
Read MoreNavigating Ava: Survey Finds Most Residents Struggling with 2017 Street Name Change
Results of a recent Herald survey question: “Do you have frustrations or difficulties as a result of Ava changing street names?” By Michael Boyink [email protected] In 2017 the City of Ava renamed most of its streets. The goal of the project was to position Ava for a future 911 implementation, and make residents easier to find by emergency first-responders. Nearly two years later, what’s the addressing situation? Are…
Read MoreShepherds, Spaniels and Schnauzers Get Spiffy on the Square
By Michael Boyink [email protected] A Jack Russell terrier would flounce into a room, dashing from here to there in a great stubby-tail wagging frenzy. A Bassett hound may slip in quietly, cautiously smelling things out and getting a feel for the new space. Businesses can be a little like dogs. Some open with great fanfare,…
Read MoreCouncil Selects Bid for Construction of New Electric Shed
Discusses Loft Apartment Living on Ava Square The Ava Board of Aldermen voted to hire JB Construction of Ava to construct a new metal building for the electric department. The bid submitted by the company had a total cost of $67,850, and was the lowest bid offered on the project. Additional bid submissions were…
Read MoreAva High School FFA Breakfast
Locals fill their plates with breakfast foods during the Ava High School FFA Breakfast on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019.
Read MoreAva Head Start Now Accepting Enrollment
Ozark Action, Inc. is now accepting applications for enrollment in the Ava Head Start Center. Children must be three- or four-years-old on or before July 31, 2019. Other criteria include family income, location, and special needs. Interested parents and guardians should contact Betsy, Wendy, Gail or Lori at the Head Start Center between 8 a.m.…
Read MoreBella Vista Mother To Appear in National Campaign for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
(FEB. 19) – Bella Vista resident Mary Schmid will be one of the 29 people featured in a new PSA in Times Square this March for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Schmid lost her daughter to colorectal cancer and is an awareness ambassador for Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC), the country’s leading advocacy organization focused on…
Read MoreAva Middle School Students Compete in Mathematics Contest
Middle school math students brought home several awards, placing in three different categories during a recent math competition held in West Plains. The students are (not in order), in Sprint: 6th graders – Miya Adams, 5th place; Malachi Williams, 3rd place, and Matthew Watson, 1st place; 7th grader – Scout Downs, 3rd place; 8th grader…
Read MoreDouglas County Herald Celebrates Our First Anniversary With Color
It was one year ago this week that the Douglas County Herald started producing color in the newspaper, and it was quite a change for all of us. Especially our staff. Within the community, most readers met the new offering with appreciation and excitement, as did Herald staff members. It was time. Nonetheless, there were…
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