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Ava Bears Beat Houston, Seymour; Claim SCA Title With 7-0 Record
The Ava Bears picked up two more big wins during the past week, including an SCA win over Houston that clinched the title for the Bears. Ava finished 7-0 in conference play. The Bears also took an exciting 48-45 overtime win from Seymour on the road Monday night. Austin Gastineau scored nine of his 18…
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Monday Sees First Snowfall Accumulation of the Season
It had to happen sooner or later. After going the entire winter with virtually no snow, a winter storm moved across the Ozarks Monday, dumping up to 5 inches on the Ava area. The official measure recorded in Ava was 3.5 inches, as reported by Billy Long, Community Weather Involvement Program reporter. More than 200…
Read MoreMoDOT Schedules Maintenance Work In This Area; Lanes Will be Reduced
The Missouri Deptartment of Transportation announced this week that more maintenance work is scheduled, which will reduce traffic to one lane on selected routes. Route U in Douglas and Wright counties will be reduced to one lane while Missouri Department of Transportation crews continue to perform edge rut repairs. This section of road is located from Route A in Wright…
Read MoreLady Bears Pick Up Two Wins This Week
The Ava Lady Bears picked up two more big wins this week, including another overtime win over Blue Eye on Thursday night and an SCA victory over Thayer Tuesday night. The Thayer game was originally scheduled for Monday, but due to a snow cancellation the varsity game was moved to Tuesday with the varsity boys’…
Read MoreDouglas County, Missouri Voters Support Rick Santorum in Presidential Primary
Although only about 11 percent of the registered voters of Douglas County went to the polls on Tuesday, those who did vote overwhelmingly supported Rick Santorum for the Republican nomination for President. Across the state of Missouri the vote was about the same. In Douglas County Santorum received almost 54 percent of the votes; in…
Read MoreLady Bears Lose SCA Game to Willow Springs Here; Beat Norwood Monday Night
The Ava Lady Bears traveled to Norwood Monday night and claimed a big 52-36 non-conference win. That came after the Ava girls suffered a heartbreaking loss at home on Thursday night to Willow Springs, in a game that may prove to decide the SCA title. Ava and Willow Springs both entered the game undefeated in…
Read MorePublic Rallies Behind Extension, County Agrees to Fund Program
A large, but very orderly crowd of folks gathered in the hallway of the Douglas County Courthouse Monday morning in support of the Douglas County University of Missouri Extension. When the door to the Commissioners’ Office was opened, those who could moved inside and stood shoulder to shoulder to hear the discussions. Others stood outside…
Read MoreBears Win SCA Games Over Liberty, Mtn. Grove
The Ava Bears won two SCA games on the home floor this week to remain undefeated in conference play. Last Friday night the Bears defeated Mtn. View-Liberty in the Hoopcoming affair, 61-49, and on Tuesday night the Bears beat Mtn. Grove, 44-32, to win the Route 60 Showdown, sponsored by Town & Country Bank. Sophomore…
Read MoreReflections – Honoring Oren Alcorn
This coming Sunday, Pastor Oren Alcorn and his congregants will mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of his leadership of Ava General Baptist Church, one of the oldest and largest churches in the county. It takes a special person to lead a church for that long. Someone who surrendered to The Call and has dedicated his life…
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