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DOCO Blessing Box to Open March 1
The DOCO Inc. Sheltered Workshop is excited to announce the arrival of Ava and Douglas County’s first Blessing Box, a new idea that offers help and assistance to anyone in the community. Plant Manager Dawn Cox, who oversees the sheltered workshop facility notes, “the facility is so blessed to have worked with Keona Tacoronte-Tucker on…
Read MoreSkyline R-II Board Meeting
The Skyline R-II Board meeting met in regular session on Wednesday, Feb. 20, with six members present. The consent agenda items: board minutes, bills and financial statement were presented and approved. In old business, safety and security concerns addressed were: waiting for a quote on doors to replace double doors leading to the playground. …
Read MoreMark Twain to Visit Historium March 7
By Janet Taber The Ozark County Historium in Gainesville will welcome a very special guest on Thursday, March 7, at 10 a.m., when none other than the venerable Mark Twain visits for a morning of stories and conversation. Missouri’s famous native son will talk about his views on life, characterized by his well-known wit and…
Read MoreBethel Fishing Team To Compete In Exclusive BassMasters College Classic
MCKENZIE, Tenn. – The Bethel University Wildcat Bass Fishing duo of Garrett Enders and Cody Huff have been invited to compete on a national stage during the BassMasters College Classic. The Bass Cats dynamic pair will compete against five other collegiate angling teams for a chance to win the BassMasters College Classic. Enders and Huff…
Read MoreNeosho Angler Catches State-Record Brown Trout
TANEY COUNTY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that Paul Crews of Neosho became the most recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he hooked a brown trout on Lake Taneycomo using a rod and reel. The new “pole and line” record brown trout caught by Crews on Feb. 23 weighed 34-pounds, 10-ounces.…
Read MoreMurder Trial Proceedings Started Against David Aborn
Murder trial proceedings started this week against David J. Aborn who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of John Aborn, age 57, Ava. In the case, David is also charged with third-degree domestic assault. The shooting incident occurred in January 2017, near the family property off Highway 76, west of Ava. David Aborn…
Read MoreLocal Publisher Helps People Document Their Spiritual Paths
Shalana Frisby (left) runs her publishing company 123 Journal It from her home in Ava. She is pictured here with her daughter Rowynn and husband Stephen. (AVA –Mo) – Albert Einstein kept them. Marie Curie kept them. The ones she left behind are so radioactive they are kept in lead boxes. Mark Twain started keeping them…
Read MoreNew Eagle Scouts
Submitted Photo On February 13th, Local Boy Scout Troop 68 awarded the rank of Eagle Scout to (Left to Right): Jarom Wilber, Thomas Grissom, Andrew Baker, Levi Baker, Keona Tacoronte-Tucker, and Dwight Emerson.
Read MoreThompson Pleads Not Guilty to Harassment and Assault Charges
During Ava Municipal Court proceedings on Friday, Feb. 15, Robert Kenneth Thompson, of Ava, a candidate for the office of Mayor, pled not guilty to charges of harassment and third-degree assault. Thompson, who manages the Medical Equipment Inspection & Repair and Ava Thrift Store located on the north side of the Ava Square, was…
Read MoreMcNeil Earns Instrument Rating
Joe McNeil, of Hartville, earned his instrument rating to his private pilot license last week. An instrument pilot is qualified to fly in and above the clouds, and navigates and controls the airplane in clouds solely by using the instruments in the plane. Congratulations to Joe for achieving this goal. Joe is a member…
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