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Ava High School Students Are Role Players In Mock Car Crash
It was a horrifying scene that left one student dead, another critically injured, and others hurt or in shock. The good thing is, it was make believe. The bad thing is, in reality it happens far too often. The presentation, led by Mercy Injury Prevention Center and Ava High School included a mock car crash…
Read MoreLisa Cornett Charged With Stealing From Local Rock Quarry
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office arrested Lisa D. Cornett, 45, of Ava on March 27, and charged her with one count of felony stealing over $500. The arrest came after the owners of Double Eagle Aggregates became suspicious money was missing from their business and contacted Sgt. Vernon Johnson of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. An…
Read MoreBaseball Bears Win 4 Games In a Row
The Ava High School Baseball Bears have won four games in a row after dropping the first two outings of the season. The Bears will go to Cabool this afternoon (Thursday) for a big conference game with the Bulldogs. On Monday, the Bears will be back home against Mtn. View-Liberty in SCA play. On Tuesday…
Read MoreMultiple Rollover Wreck In Douglas County In Past Week
Crash at Jct. 5 & Y Sends One to Hospital
An Ava man was taken to the hospital last Wednesday morning following a crash at the intersection of Highways 5 and Y in Ava. Ava Police said Herman B. Prock, 76, of Ava, was southbound on Highway 5 in a 1996 Chevrolet Lumina and was hit in the side by a westbound pickup driven by…
Read MorePickup Stolen, Burned Wednesday Morning
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department reported Wednesday morning that a pickup belonging to Kirk Clinkingbeard, of Ava, was stolen and burned during the night. Deputy Vernon Johnson said authorities were advised of the incident around 2 a.m. Wednesday. The pickup was stolen from the Clinkingbeard residence east of Ava and driven to Crystal Lake Fisheries.…
Read MoreHOTO Holds 6th Annual Buddy Bass Tournament March 17 at Theodosia
Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center held their sixth annual Buddy Bass Tournament on March 17 at Theodosia Marina. The tournament started at 7 a.m. a.m. with a total of 23 boats, and ended at 4 p.m. with the big weigh-in. A total of 12 teams weighed in with a combined weight of 138 pounds…
Read MoreCofC Dickison Award Goes to Don Pinckney
The annual Membership and Awards Banquet of the Ava Area Chamber of Commerce was held last Saturday night at Ava Victory Academy. In addition to the meal and presentation of special awards, the evening included judging of the best dessert, casserole and vegetable; and the selection of the best costume keeping with the “Flashback to…
Read More'Bud' Daugherty Inducted Into Field Trial Hall of Fame
Bud Daugherty, a highly successful professional pointing bird dog trainer, was born in Dewey, Okla., on Aug. 18, 1932. He retired in 1982 after recording an amazing 23 open all-age field trial championships! That record includes the National Field Trial Championship on hallowed grounds at the Ames Plantation (Tennessee) in 1974 with a male pointer…
Read MoreHome Away From Home Heart of the Ozarks Resident – Tom Hawkins
By Mindy Crandall Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center is a nursing home facility that peacefully sits on a hillside at the four-way stop of South Highway 5 and West 76 in the Fox Meadows Addition. Heart of the Ozarks is just as glorious and secure as a bird’s nest built among the highest branches…
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