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Bears Beat Willow Springs 14-0; Will Host Buffalo in District Play
The Ava Bears wrapped up the nine-week regular football season with a 14-0 win over Willow Springs last Friday night and will begin district play at home tonight (Thursday). After nine weeks of play, the Bears are ranked second in Class 3, District 3, and will host Buffalo in tonight’s contest. The Bison are 0-9…
Read MoreLocal Club Records First Solo Flight
There is a lot of excitement in the Ava AViAtion Club! The first student to fly solo is Ray Davison. The flight took place on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Ava Bill Martin Memorial Airport. Davison, a teacher at Ava High School, made his solo flight in a single-engine plane recently acquired by the Ava…
Read MoreAva Hosts Buffalo In District Football; Could Play Here Again Next Wednesday Night
As the 2013 football season moves into district play, the Ava Bears will host the Buffalo Bison tonight (Thursday) in first-round play. The Bears defeated Willow Springs last Friday night, 14-0, in Week 9, to improve their record to 5-4 overall and 4-3 in the SCA. The game begins at 7 p.m. at Dr. C.E.…
Read MoreNo Serious Injuries In Monday Morning Wreck
There were no serious injuries but morning rush-hour traffic was tied up after these two vehicles collided at the intersection of Highways 5 and 14 in Ava Monday morning. Ava Police said the crash occurred at 7:30 a.m. when the 2009 Mercury Mariner at left turned into the path of the 2008 Chevrolet Uplander at…
Read MoreDemolition Derby, Glade Top Trail Highlight This Year’s Fall Festival
In lieu of the traditional Douglas County Fair held during the summer months, the Fair Board and the Ava Area Chamber of Commerce, along with other interested individuals, pulled together and held a Fall Festival last weekend. The event included some of the features normally associated with the fair, such as live music, the Denim…
Read MoreBears Beat Cabool 48-6 In ‘Senior Night’ SCA Contest
Rain began falling last Friday night as seniors and their parents walked onto the field for Senior Night introductions that would precede the Ava-Cabool football game, and the rainfall would continue throughout the contest. Cabool took the opening kickoff and with no hesitation marched 72 yards to take a 6-0 lead with 6:49 left in…
Read MoreNew Bridge Opens at Rippee Access
A new bridge across Bryant Creek at the Rippee Access Conservation Area east of Ava is finished and was opened to traffic Wednesday. The new bridge should provide much better year-round access to the east side of the creek, according to Tim Short, resource technician, Missouri Department of Conservation.
Read MoreHomecoming Royalty 2013
Ava High School Homecoming Queen for 2013 is Kayte Aid and Homecoming King is Matt Freeman. Attendants to the queen are Erica Croney (seated at left) and Darian Bushong (right). King runners-up were Buster Davis and Jesse Dean (not pictured). All six Homecoming candidates are seniors.
Read MoreBears Lose Homecoming Battle To Thayer, 8-0
Thayer scored a touchdown with 8 seconds left to play in the first quarter here last Friday night, and when the 2-point conversion run made the score 8-0 that would be all the scoring the game would see. But there was a lot more football to be played. The Bears tallied 321 total yards of…
Read MoreFair, Fall Festival, Glade Top Friday, Saturday, Sunday
The Douglas County Fair and Fall Harvest Festival will be held this weekend, along with the traditional Glade Top Trail. No fair was held this summer due to unfortunate circumstances, so the Douglas County Fair Board and the Ava Area Chamber of Commerce joined hands to lump it all into one fun-filled weekend, starting Friday…
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