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Ava School Board Holds Special Transportation Meeting July 15
By Sue Curry Jones The Ava R-I School Board held a special meeting on Friday, July 15, at 5:30 p.m. Student transportation was the only topic on the agenda. Board president Randy Spurlock facilitated the meeting, along with Superintendent Dr. Nancy Lawler. Assistant Superintendent Mike Henry, and secretary, BJ Sterling, were absent. Board members present…
Read MoreCity Receives Grant for Electric Upgrades; Council Appoints Airport Manager
By Sue Curry Jones Mayor David Norman and the Ava Board of Aldermen met on Tuesday, June 28, at 5:00 p.m. Councilmen Stan Lovan, Leon Harris, Burrely Loftin and Keith Jones were present. During the board meeting, Ewell Lawson from the Missouri Public Utility Alliance presented the City of Ava and Mayor David Norman a…
Read MoreSchool Board Continues to Work On Finalizing Student Busing Issue, Adopts Budget for 2016-17 School Year
By Sue Curry Jones The Ava R-I School Board met on Thursday, June 16, with a significant number of spectators in the audience as many were interested in hearing the latest account on student busing and transportation. The large crowd included bus route owners and wives, family members, summer school personnel and staff, and several…
Read MoreBoard Holds Session on Transportation
Administrator deceives board members and bus route owners – whether actions were intentional or unintentional damage was done. By Sue Curry Jones The Ava R-I School Board held a transportation study session Monday, June 6, with four board members present and establishing a quorum. They were Marsha Aborn, Troy Tredway, Lowell Strong and Vernon Johnson. …
Read MoreRome Bridge Artwork Donated to Historical Society
A shadow box containing a photograph and piece of the “old” Rome Bridge was presented to Sally Hicks, president of the Douglas County Historical Society, during the Historical Society’s monthly meeting held on Monday, May 16. The shadowbox memento was created by Darlene Sorensen, above left, who provided the artwork in remembrance of the long-standing…
Read MoreGraduation Activities Begin For Ava High School Seniors
The graduation process for approximately 100 Ava High School seniors begins this week with a myriad of activities. The annual Honor Awards Program will be held Friday morning in the Ava Performing Arts Center, beginning at 9:30 a.m. At this program, thousands of dollars in scholarships and awards will be presented to graduating seniors. Following…
Read MoreBears Beat Forsyth Here Monday; Will Host District 10 Tournament
The Ava Bears boosted their season record to 12-7 with a non-conference win over Forsyth, 5-2, here Monday afternoon. The Bears were also scheduled to play at Gainesville on Tuesday. The team will wrap up the regular schedule in the Ash Grove Tournament next week before beginning district play here at Ava on Friday, May…
Read MoreBusy Week for Ava Track; Weather Disrupts Events
The Ava Bears and Lady Bears attended three meets last week, beginning with Willow Springs on Monday. Many of the junior varsity runners participated in this meet with the varsity runners traveling to Southwest Baptist University for large and small school separated competitions. There were 52 schools that attended SBU. Then, on Friday, the Bears…
Read MoreAva’s New Roundabout In Place
We were told it was coming, but no one knew when. Then Wednesday morning, without warning or announcement, MoDOT workers began measuring marking and laying out the roundabout that is now in place at the intersection of North Jefferson and NW 12th Avenue near Davis Tire & Wheel. Striping was completed Wednesday afternoon, as shown…
Read MoreNew Board Votes 4-3 To Reject Language in Revised Transportation Contract
By Sue Curry Jones The new transportation agreement recently created to fulfill contractual details associated with the school boards decision to implement option no. 3 for student bus service in the fall was voted down in a 4-3 vote on Tuesday evening. Transportation option no. 3 was the board’s proposal of multiple contracts and open…
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