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VolleyBears Open SCA Play With Win Over Houston
The Lady Bears are off to a good start in conference play with a big win over Houston last Thursday night. The JV started the night off with a two-set win over the Lady Tigers with scores of 25-17 and 25-23. Strong, consistent serving and determined play helped the JV pull out the second set…
Read MoreSchool Bus Owners Unite To Defend Routes, Jobs
By Sue Curry Jones Local bus owners who contract transportation services for the Ava R-I School District have recently banded together to form a business association for their profession, to protect their livelihood. The action is the result of a recent decision by the superintendent that transportation services for the 2016-17 school year will be…
Read MoreHeart of the Ozarks Celebrates the 4th of July
No 4th of July celebration would be complete without fireworks and Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center featured a huge display at the conclusion of their celebration event last Friday night. Postponed from June 26, the event was held on July 10, almost a full week after the holiday, but no one seemed to mind.…
Read MoreTwo Tornadoes Confirmed By National Weather Service
A powerful storm that swept across the northern tier of Douglas County last Thursday afternoon followed a period of heavy rain and flooding, adding insult to injury for those dealing with weather-related damage. County road crews were trying to just make roads passable from flooding when the storm hit on Thursday, temporarily closing more roads…
Read MoreCool Water Runs Deep In Streets of Ava
Water was running deep on the streets of Ava late Monday afternoon. This time it wasn’t from rain but from a broken water main at the intersection of NE 15th Avenue and N. Jefferson (Old Highway 5). The 12-inch main is located just below the water storage tank at the cemetery and the tremendous pressure…
Read MoreHeart of the Ozarks 4th of July Celebration Is Tonight
Tonight the Heart of the Ozarks 4th of July Celebration is being held on the facility grounds near the junction of Hwy 5 and Hwy 76 West in Ava. The event was rescheduled to tonight after stormy weather on the originally scheduled date on July 3.
Read MoreAva’s Maranda Yost Makes All-State in Shot Put
Senior Maranda Yost put the icing on the cake of her high school track career by earning all state honors in the shot put on Friday at Lincoln University in Jefferson City. Maranda competed against the top 16 Class 3 throwers and then qualified for finals where she threw 34’5″ to place 7th and become…
Read MoreHigh Water Closes Roads In County
Barricades really were not necessary to keep motorists from driving through Cowskin Creek on Highway Y west of Ava last Saturday morning with this logjam blocking the road. The water had been much higher than it was when this picture was taken, and MoDOT warning signs let motorists know the route was not open. The…
Read MoreBicycle Safety
Cpl. Tim Stuart of the Ava Police Department taught a class on bicycle safety for summer school students at Ava Middle School this week.
Read MoreFire Damages Home in Northeast Ava Sunday Night
The Ava Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 700 block of NE 14th Street in Ava last Sunday evening. The home, owned by Sue Merriett, suffered moderate structural damage and heavy damage from heat and smoke, according to Fire Chief Tom Woods. Apparently no one was home when the fire started…
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