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Circuit Law Day December 23, 2020
During Circuit law day on December 23, 2020, the following defendants were sentenced to the Department of Corrections: Doyle W. Shelton, Jr, 46, Ava, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for First Degree Burglary and Resisting Arrest after a probation violation hearing was held. The original offenses occurred in November of 2017 and was…
Read MorePerforming On Cue: Two professional pool sharks call Ava home
By Doug Berger In February of this year, former Ava resident Darren Everett, won his fourth Missouri State 9-Ball Championship beating out 102 other players. Everett, now an Ozark area resident, was a 1976 graduate of Ava High School. He developed his love of pool at an early age while helping out his dad, Dorn…
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Hit and Run Fatality in Squires
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Julia Hicks, 73, of Squires died after she was hit on Highway N southeast of Ava around 2 a.m. Sunday night. The driver fled the scene. The Douglas County Sheriff’s office is investigating the incident and is asking for the community’s help.…
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Ava City Council Receives “Clean” Audit, Sees Increased Revenue from Local Sales Taxes
by Michael Boyink [email protected] On Tuesday, December 22nd, the Ava Board of Aldermen convened for a business session at 5 p.m. KPM Audit Jennifer Schatzer from KPM was present at the meeting to deliver the audit for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 2020. Overall the city received an “unmodified” or clean audit, which Schatzer…
Read MoreA Moving Performance: Ava’s Christmas Parade Well-Attended in Spite of Chilly Weather
by Michael Boyink Gray skies didn’t keep people away. A brisk wind didn’t keep people away. Chilly temps didn’t keep people away. Maybe people really do love a parade. Or maybe it was just something to do that didn’t get canceled due to COVID-19. No matter the reason, the reality was that Ava and…
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