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No Medical Marijuana Dispensaries for Douglas County
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] On January 23rd, the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services announced the recipients of licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries. The state received 1163 applications for the 192 licenses available. While the state parceled out the licenses by Missouri’s congressional districts, the results placed most of the dispensaries in major cities.…
Read MoreBethel Team of Huff and Pierce Go Wire-to-Wire to Win on Toledo Bend
By Emily Harley, B.A.S.S. Communications MANY, La. — Cody Huff and Dakota Pierce finished what they started and clinched a wire-to-wire victory on Saturday in the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Toledo Bend presented by Bass Pro Shops. The duo from Tennessee’s Bethel University bagged another five-bass limit, weighing a tournament-high 20 pounds, 15 ounces.…
Read MoreTop Tier: Lady Bears Win Cabool Classic, Again.
By Jason Hoekema / [email protected] CABOOL – Three up and three down ended with a victory at the Annual Cabool Classic Tournament. Three opponents. Three victories. First, the Lady Bears took down Bakersfield, 50-21. Then Norwood sunk, 50-34. In Ava’s third and final game the outcome boosted the Lady Bears to 160 points in just…
Read MoreTeamwork on Tour: Lady Bears Shine in Tournament Play
By Jason Hoekema / [email protected] MANSFIELD – With it being the third non-district tournament of the season, the Ava Lady Bears have already hit a .667 winning percentage with two titles under their belt. The first came in mid-December with wins over New Covenant, Stoutland and Billings to win the 2019 Lady Warrior Classic. Then…
Read MoreSquaring Up: Restorations, Reinventions, & Relocations on the Ava Square
by Michael Boyink /[email protected] A professor of sociology at Notre Dame University has done the analysis. The game of Monopoly can be won in four turns taking only 21 seconds. In order to enjoy such quick success, however, you’d have to play the game 253,899,891,671,040 times. So much for getting rich quick. Real life property…
Read MoreTo The Top: Lady Bears down Bakersfield, Norwood
By Jason Hoekema / [email protected] CABOOL – This week the Lady Bears have been competing in the Annual Cabool Classic Basketball Tournament to the east of Douglas County. In their first night of play the Lady Bears took a dominant, 50-21, victory over the Bakersfield Lady Lions. It was a game which allowed Coach Nathan…
Read MoreBryant Creek State Park Project – Still Time to Provide Feedback
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] On Thursday, January 16th, a crowd of approximately 50 people gathered at the Ava Community Center to discuss the state’s plan to develop Bryant Creek State Park. Attendees were able to learn about and give feedback on the overall process for park development, and proposed maps for trails, camping, and day…
Read MoreBox Score and Seven Years Ago: Ava drops Mountain Grove, 77-48
By Jason Hoekema /[email protected] The Ava Bears had a big win on Friday, ending a nine-loss streak held since 2013 against the Mountain Grove Panthers with a 77-48 win on the home maple. Ava and Mountain Grove are deep-seated rivals and when the two schools meet things can get… Heated. Even during the schools’ meeting…
Read MoreSheriff’s Office Waits for Identification of Human Remains Found Last Week
Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase reported last week that his department was investigating what appeared to be human remains found in Douglas County, about two miles south of Ava. The remains were found on a local farm, close to Highway 5. According to Sheriff Degase, the remains were immediately sent to Springfield for autopsy…
Read MoreAcademic Students of the Month
Recently acknowledged for academic excellence, Ava High School students Eden Little and Caleb Brown were recognized last week as academic students of the month. According to school officials, Eden Little, the daughter of Travis and Rhonda Little, will graduate from Ava High School with 15 college credit hours. Eden is involved in basketball, cross country,…
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