Area News
Snow Job: Ava Gets Hit with Snow and Frigid Temperatures
by Michael Boyink/[email protected] If you sang…
Read MoreDouglas County Sheriff’s Activity Report
On February 11, 2020 Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase and Ozark County Sheriff Cass Martin investigated the death of a Wright County Inmate in the Wright County Jail. The inmate was identified as Daniel Moore, age 44, of Hartville. Moore was in a cell by himself and when jail staff went to serve breakfast Moore…
Read MoreRunning for His Life: Ava’s Gary Emrick, Sr. Averages 39 miles/week
by Doug Berger A fall off a roof stopped him for a period of time, and temperatures under 20 degrees with a wind can make him less likely to take to the pavement, but otherwise Gary Emrick Sr. is a regular runner on Ava streets and Hwy. 5. Emrick tries to record 39 miles in…
Read More‘At The Whims Of The State’: Confusion Persists For Missouri’s Covid-19 Vaccinators
By Tessa Weinberg –MissouriIndependent.com When the St. Louis County Department of Public Health saw itself listed among the hospitals expected to receive thousands of vaccines last week, it came as a surprise. No one had told the health department or hospital systems that was the plan, or even what that meant — setting off days…
Read MoreSenior Center Calendar
ACTIVITIES Monday: Feb. 15 President’s Day – Closed Tuesday: Feb. 16 Noon – Pitch Tournament Wednesday: Feb. 17 11:30-12:30- Lunch Served Thursday: Feb. 18 Noon – Pinochle Senior Age Tax Clinic – By Appt. Grace Foot Clinic – By Appt. Friday: Feb. 19 11:30 – 12:30 – Lunch Served Noon – Bingo LUNCH WILL BE…
Read More958 Vaccinated at COVID-19 Clinic
Covering Ava’s Tracks: Jon Cluff researches the 1910-1935 Ava-Mansfield train
by Doug Berger It has been over 110 years since the first railroad locomotive rolled into Ava. It was a time when the horse was still important to transportation of people and materials in the area. But today it is a modern technology which is helping with rekindling an interest in the railroad that operated…
Read MoreCircuit Law Day
During Circuit law day on February 2, 2021, the following defendants were sentenced to the Department of Corrections: Jarred L. Coddington, 25, Thornfield, was sentenced to 6 years in prison for Stealing $25,000 or More after admitting to violating his probation. Coddington is presently serving a 9 year sentence in the Arkansas Department of Corrections…
Read MoreFirst Southern Baptist Church to Host Chamber Luncheon
The next Chamber Luncheon with be held on Tuesday, February 9th, at 12:00pm. It will be hosted by the First Southern Baptist Church in their fellowship hall. Luncheons are complimentary. Masks are welcome but not required.
Read MoreHypothesis to Result: Ava 3rd Graders Use Experiment Results to Conclude Facemasks Reduce Spread of Germs
by Michael Boyink\[email protected] The results are in. Based on experiments that are observable and repeatable. The hypothesis, created by Mrs. Lawlers 3rd…
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