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Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Down to 38 COVID-19 Cases
by Michael Boyink/[email protected] Last week, Douglas County saw its largest increase in COVID-29 numbers with 26 confirmed positive cases reported on the September…
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Columbus Day
Columbus Day is Monday, Oct. 12, and many offices and businesses will be closed for the holiday. Since there will be no mail delivery on Monday, the Herald staff is asking all community correspondents to mail items early to ensure they arrive in time for next week’s publication. If unable to mail the column by…
Read MoreJudge Carter’s Circuit Law Day Oct. 6, 2020
During Judge Craig Carter’s Circuit law day on October 6, 2020, the following defendants were sentenced to the Department of Corrections: Shane R. Bujarski, 41, Norwood, was sentenced to 5 years in prison for Possession of Methamphetamine after he admitted to violating his probation. The original offense occurred in June of 2016 and was…
Read MoreShady, Sketchy and Framed
By Doug Berger It has been over 40 years since a group of individuals with an interest in the arts came together to form an organization which later became the Ava Art Guild. The art guild was formally incorporated in 1990, but had been in existence for 12 years prior to that date. Today the…
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Five Ava Bear Cross Country Runners Receive Medals
oss Country teams competed at the 1st Annual Riann Lubinski Invitational hosted by Nixa High School on Wednesday, September 23rd. All runners competed in a 5K, 3.1 mile race. To medal in the Varsity races, a runner needed to finish in the top 20 and in the top 10 in the Junior Varsity races. The…
Read MoreLast-Second TD Gives Ava a Win Over Salem
by Doug Berger The Ava Bears tallied their second South Central Association Conference football win when with two seconds remaining in the game, Bears quarterback Zach Richards dove for the end zone pylon to score the game winning touchdown. Ava came away with a 22-14 win, and improve their overall record to 3-2. The Bears…
Read MoreAva Lady Bears Volleyball 2-0 Over Fordland
By Doug Berger The Ava Lady Bears volleyball squad hosted Fordland September 21 and came away with a 2-0 win. The Lady Bears took set play 25-11 and 25-17. The teams were tied in the first set at eight, before Ava went on a five point run to start pulling away. They later put together…
Read MoreVoter Registration Ends October 7th
According to Douglas County Clerk Karry Davis, the last day for voter registration for the November election is October 7th. Registered voters wanting to vote by absentee ballot can now do so at the courthouse during normal business hours. Voters can also request to have an application for an absentee ballot mailed to them. The…
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