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SBU Announces Winter 2018 Graduates, Fall Honor Roll
BOLIVAR, Mo. — Southwest Baptist University has released its Winter 2018 graduate and Fall 2018 honor roll lists. Graduates from the Ava area are listed below, along with their degree and honors, if applicable. Brandee Cutbirth, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Cum Laude; Carmen Potts, Associate of Science in Nursing. Undergraduate students graduate with…
Read MoreMissouri State Releases Fall 2018 Dean’s List
By University Communications Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the dean’s list. From the surrounding area, the following local students made the list: Belle Giorgianni, Rebecca Harris, Hailey Herrell, Greta Rueschmann, Rachel Swofford, Matthew Tucker, all of Ava, and from Vanzant, Sydney Fox. For undergraduate students, criteria…
Read MoreMissouri Southern Announces Fall 2018 Deans List
JOPLIN, Mo. –– The Deans List for the Fall 2018 semester at Missouri Southern State University has been released, and two students from this area made the list. They are Katelyn N. Hodges and Chandler Q. Roberts, both of Ava.
Read MoreMDC Will Host Prescribed Fire Workshops Throughout Area
Prescribed fire is a useful tool for land and wildlife management. The workshops are free. WEST PLAINS – The Missouri Department of Conservation invites landowners, natural resources managers, and others interested in learning about prescribed fire for land management to free workshops across the Missouri Ozarks. The workshops will cover controlled burning as a method…
Read MoreApply Online for MDC Spring Managed Turkey Hunts Starting Feb. 1
Apply Feb. 1 – 28 through the MDC website at www.mdc.mo.gov/springturkeyhunts. JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri youth, archery, and firearms turkey hunters can apply online for 2019 spring turkey managed hunts Feb. 1 – 28 through the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) website at mdc.mo.gov/springturkeyhunts. Managed hunt details and application procedures are outlined on the webpage.…
Read MoreLottery Generates $29.7 Million in Monthly Profits for Education
Profits from Missouri Lottery ticket sales in December have been sent to the Lottery Proceeds Fund for public education. The January transfer of $29,728,156 brings the total for FY19 to more than $197.3 million. Since Missouri Lottery sales started in 1986, the Lottery has generated more than $6 billion for the state and public education.…
Read MoreBrace Yourselves: NWS Forecasting Arctic Air Mass to Drop Temperatures into Teens With Single-Digit Wind Chills
The National Weather Service is forecasting the arrival of an Artic airmass on Saturday, which will drop temperatures to well-below freezing throughout the Ozarks. A dreary week will lend itself to a storm system that will track its’ way through the area Friday. Some thunderstorms are possible Friday night and will transition to light snow…
Read MoreAva Proclaims January Cervical Health Awareness Month
David Norman, the Mayor of the City of Ava, signed a proclamation for the month of January as Cervical Health Awareness Month. Mindy Johnson, Douglas County Herald, has a mission to bring awareness to the women in Douglas County and other surrounding counties of the deadly disease, cervical cancer. She along with others will be…
Read MoreFree Movie in Willow Springs January 26
The Willow Springs Community Foundation will be showing a series of free movies once a month at the Historic Star Theatre. This month the movie will be shown on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 7:00 p.m., and the movie classic, The Jungle Book, is the movie this month. This movie is in color, and runs approximately…
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