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Ava City Council Receives Memorials To Vietnam Vets
by Michael Boyink/ [email protected] On Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 the Ava Board of Aldermen convened for a business session at 5 p.m. Shadowbox Presentation Members of the Douglas County Veterans Memorial Association presented the city with six shadow boxes, one each for each Ava veteran whose name appears on the Vietnam Memorial Wall. Also presented to…
Read MoreAva Bypass: What’s In A Word?
(Editors Note: In 1963 the Missouri State Highway Commission revisited Ava to see how the Route 5 bypass had affected the town and people. Over the next few weeks the Herald will reprint the Ava portions of that report.) B-Y-P-A-S-S. The word conjures up many pictures, depending on who reads it. To people in a…
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Emerson Cuts Don’t Affect Ava
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] While Emerson recently announced a major restructuring that would eliminate 2900 jobs and close up to 145 facilities world-wide, the plant in Ava will not be affected, according to plant manager James Barnett. “I am not aware of any plans in Ava other than continued investment in our facility,” he said.…
Read MoreBypassing Ava
Three years after routing Highway 5 around Ava, the State Highway Commission came back to see how it impacted the city. by Michael Boyink / [email protected] Road Trip. Two simple words that, put together, define an even more American concept. Road trip movies abound – from the Blues Brothers, to Easy Rider, to Dumb and…
Read MoreDCSO Looking for Tire Dumpers
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about persons responsible for dumping close to 60 tires, ranging in all sizes (including semi tires) on County Road 136 off of C highway. If you have any information on the issue please call the Sheriff’s office at 683-1020.
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Ava City Hall Power Outage Planned Friday
If you’ve been procrastinating payment of a utility bill, or perhaps have put off paying for a traffic ticket at Ava City Hall, and had plans to make a last minute stop on Friday afternoon to finalize the task, please be aware you must stop in prior to noon or 1:00 p.m. On Friday,…
Read MoreFirst Look at New County Jail
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] “How many of you have eaten in a jail before?” That was how Ava Chamber of Commerce Director Judy Shields opened up the February Chamber meeting, held on Tuesday, February 11th at the new Douglas County Jail Facilities in Ava. No one was willing to admit it. In mixed company, anyway.…
Read MoreSole Douglas County Marijuana License Recipient Sues State for Additional Licenses
By Michael Boyink / [email protected] On December 26th, 2019, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced the recipients of medical marijuana cultivation facility licenses. No applicants from Douglas County made the cut. On January 10th, 2010, the state announced recipients of medical marijuana manufacturing licenses. EBC-Missouri, LLC won a license for its Douglas County-based…
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