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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -‑ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces the fourth meeting of the Table Rock Lake Oversight Committee. The virtual meeting will be held from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23 via teleconference. The agenda for Meeting Four is as follows: I.  Call to Order, Designated Federal Officer and TRLOC…

by Doug Berger The Bill Martin Memorial Airport, Ava’s municipal airport, can sometimes be forgotten in its location in the northwest corner of the city.  Many times the only reminder of the airport is when a plane takes off to the east, or lands from the east, on the airport’s 3,600 foot runway and crosses…

                                                        by Michael Boyink/[email protected] The rumors started before COVID-19 hit. NPC International, a franchisee that runs 1 in 5 Pizza Hut locations nationwide, was in trouble. It was…

Hollister, MO — State of the Ozarks Media has scheduled the fourth annual StateoftheOzarks (SOTO) Fest for 10AM to 6PM, Saturday, September 19, 2020, in downtown Hollister. “We are very happy to bring a sense of community and normalcy into downtown this year,” notes festival co-organizer Joshua Heston.  Returning event favorites include Order of the…

                                                        by Michael Boyink/[email protected] The Ava FFA Booster Club’s Annual Auction and Dinner event was held on Saturday, Sept. 12th at the Cold Creek Cowboy Church, north of…

by Doug Berger This week the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association is hosting its World Show and Celebration. The Show and Celebration is held each year the week of Labor Day in Ava. “More than a century ago, the settlers and pioneers of the Ozarks needed a sure-footed, easy-traveling horse that could perform the…

By Doug Berger It has been almost 19 years since two planes struck the World Trade Center towers in New York, a third plane the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and a fourth crashed in a Pennsylvania farm field after passengers on the plane resisted the hijack attempt. Even with this passage of time, most people…