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Reward Offered For Information About Suspicious Fire Sunday Night
The Ava Fire Department was called to a structure fire at 501 South Jefferson St. just before 9 p.m. Sunday. Upon arrival firemen found a small fire in the utility room at the rear of the house. The fire was quickly extinguished. Due to the nature of the fire, and after questioning the homeowner, Rhonda…
Read MoreCommencement Saturday Night For Ava High School Senior Class
Commencement exercises for the Ava High School class of 2012 will be held Saturday evening, May 19, beginning at 7 p.m. Weather permitting, the graduation program will be held at the football stadium. Classes were dismissed for summer vacation at 12:30 Wednesday. Other senior activities, including the Honor Awards Program and the traditional Senior Assembly…
Read MoreAva FFA Chaper Attends State FFA Convention
By Ashton Davis, Chapter Secretary On April 18-20, Ava FFA attended State FFA Convention in Columbia. Members were busy at convention competing, watching sessions, and exploring the career show. Members assisted with Courtesy Corps, which is a program designed to help visitors and members with locations and answer questions throughout convention. Those volunteering for courtesy…
Read More10 Pounds of Drugs Received At Natl. Drug Take Back Day
Over ten pounds of prescription and over the counter drugs were collected through a cooperative effort by partners in CHART (Douglas County Community Health Assistance Resources Team) as a part of the April 28 National Drug Take Back Day. These drugs will now be turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to be destroyed.…
Read MoreAva Doctor Charged With Domestic Assault
An Ava doctor was arrested last Friday night and charged with domestic assault following an incident at the couple’s home east of Ava. Court records show Martin R. Sevrey, 70, is charged with domestic assault in the first degree and a second count of felonious restraint. Sevrey was arraigned in Douglas County Circuit Court Tuesday…
Read MoreBaseball Bears Draw Top Seed In Class 3, District 10 Tournament
The Ava Bears dropped three decisions in baseball action this week. Next action for the Bears will be in the Ash Grove Tournament this weekend. All three losses this week were to non-conference teams. On Thursday, the Bears were in Rogersville where they dropped a 6-3 decision. Coach Rex Sawyer said his Bears played well,…
Read MoreAva Lady Bears Set Personal Bests In Team Competition This Spring
Ava hosted their own track meet on April 16. After a frantic all day preparation of the red dog track, the Ava Bears and Lady Bears hosted 10 other schools including West Plains, Mtn. Grove, Willow Springs, Mansfield, Bakersfield, Cabool, Houston, Licking, Gainesville and Hartville. Winning the meet on the girls’ side with 136 points…
Read MoreBaseball Bears Clinch SCA Title
Bears Beat Thayer & Houston for SCA Title; Drop No-Hit Shutout to Mansfield Tuesday
The Ava Bears held off a rally by Thayer at home last Thursday, then beat the Tigers at Houston on Monday to win the SCA title outright with an undefeated conference record. Tuesday was a different story, however, as Mansfield’s Curtis Carnal threw a no-hitter against the Bears and shut the home team down 6-0…
Read MoreChild Abuse Awareness Day Celebrated on Ava Square Friday
Members of the community gathered on the Ava City square Friday afternoon, April 13, to recognize Child Abuse Awareness Day in Missouri. Students from the Ava Elementary School attended the event and planted a Pinwheel Garden north of the gazebo to remember victims of child abuse. Students from Ava Middle School recognized Mayor Eddie Maggard…
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