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Bus Cameras: Statement from School Board
(Provided to the Herald by the Ava R-1 School Board) In August 2019, the Board of Education for the Ava R-I School District approved the purchase, installation, and operation of safety camera systems on the fleet of school buses used to transport the District’s students. The Board’s decision enhances the safety of students and drivers…
Read MoreNew Jail – Where Did the Money Come From?
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] The flags have been raised. The public has been toured. The commemorative plaques of appreciation have been handed out. The K9 fundraiser/spend a night in the jail is all done. The prisoners have been relocated out of the old jail. The officers and staff of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department are…
Read MoreBypassing Ava: “Now we get the traffic that wants to come here.”
(Editors Note: This article is reprinted from the 1963 Missouri State Highway Commission Annual Report, investigating how the Route 5 bypass had affected Ava.) Elmer (J.E.) Curry, publisher of the Herald, a former state senator and chairman of the Roads and Highways Committee of the Ava Chamber of Commerce, remembers the story and the days…
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Ava Post Office, Local Artist Collaborate on Patriotic Mural
There is a new look at the local post office, as a mural is now displayed on the wall behind the stamp-buying counter area. The mural showcases a work of art entitled, The Freedom Wall, and the patriotic display was installed on Thursday, Feb. 27, by local artist Katie West, and Ava Postmaster Kathy Jones.…
Read MoreNotice of Election –– Presidential Preference Primary Is March 10
Local folks interested in voting in the Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 7, have until Wednesday, March 11 to register to vote. Presidential Preference Primary is Tuesday, March 10, and during the partisan primary election, voters are asked to select one political party ballot. According to Secretary of State John Ashcroft, Missouri conducts “open”…
Read MoreBypassing Ava: They Put Change To Work
(Reprinted from the 1963 Missouri Highway Commission Annual Report) It was a routine news release from the Missouri State Highway Commission. The Douglas County Herald at Ava carried the story in its edition dated Thursday, June 20, 1957. “A tentative route,” it read, “for the proposed relocation of Missouri Route 5 from Mansfield in Wright…
Read MoreDon’t Forget To Spring Forward Sunday March 8
Dora HS Principal Won’t Be Rehired
According to an article in the West Plains Daily Quill, the Dora School Board recently voted 5-1 to not renew the contract for Rick Luna, the school’s principal and basketball coach. Luna briefly achieved national attention last year in videos that purported to show him switching out two of his triplet sons to shoot free…
Read MoreStatewide Tornado Drill March 3; Spring Weather Awareness March 2-6
Missouri and Kansas are hosting the annual statewide tornado drill on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at 10 a.m. Throughout the state, the drill provides schools, businesses and families with an opportunity to test their planning and readiness to be able to quickly seek appropriate shelter in case of a real severe weather emergency. By…
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