Early youth portion later this year. Unlimited antlerless permits available in more counties. JEFFERSON CITY – Hunters will find seasons and regulations for Missouri’s 2011-2012 deer-hunting season similar to last year’s. Exceptions include the timing of the Early Youth Portion of Firearms Deer Season and new counties where unlimited antlerless…
JEFFERSON CITY –– The Missouri State Museum has received the Heritage Advocate Award in recognition of its innovative project to educate the public about the importance of appropriate care of historic collections. The award is sponsored by Heritage Preservation, a national nonprofit organization, and the Institute of Museum and Library…
JEFFERSON CITY – Learn more about local history and recent archaeological investigations at History and Archaeology Day, Saturday, July 16, at Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site near Ash Grove. The event, which will feature presentations by historic site staff and special guest speakers, will run from 10 a.m. to…
JEFFERSON CITY – Join staff at Onondaga Cave State Park near Leasburg on July 16 for an open house and special lantern-led tour of Onondaga Cave. The open house will begin at 4 p.m. with a short presentation about recent and upcoming park activities. Members of the Onondaga Friends Association…
FOR SALE TELEVISIONS, REPAIR – BUY – sell – trade. Phone 417-924-3350 18-tf GOOD CLEAN USED furniture, appliances and misc. The Wishing Well 400 No. Hwy 5, Ava, Mo 417-683-8730. 40-tf HAY FOR SALE, locally grown, square bales; high quality alfalfa $5.75; also grass hay, small squares $3.50 683-4956 or…
Boaters and anglers play critical roles in preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species. HERMITAGE, Mo. – Follow-up testing at Pomme de Terre Lake has given the southwest Missouri lake a clean bill of health regarding zebra mussels. State officials say the news emphasizes the important role boaters and anglers…
July 3 – Sunday school opened with singing. Bro. Jack Essary welcomed everyone and prayer requests and praise reports were taken. Sis. Janice Lafferty led in prayer. Jack read Romans 6:1-11 for devotion. After a good Sunday school lesson, Happy Birthday was sung to Kolten Kinyon. God bless him. Sis.…
It is so far a nice day, much cooler than we have had the past week. This morning Narise reports one inch of rain in her rain gage. We are looking for a good even for fireworks here on South National, where Marice and I will have friends to join…
Opening Sunday school Roy Hampton read St. John, 3rd Chapter verse 16-21; and led in prayer. Lee Hampton took the adult class to our lesson in the 13th chapter of Luke. We all need to repent. Sometimes we forget to ask the Lord to forgive us of our daily sins. …
If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. Matthew 8:36 We hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend. We are so thankful for our country, soldiers and most of all for Jesus who is the only way to have true freedom from the bondage of sin.…
During the past couple of weeks there have been many Fourth of July celebrations here in Ava, out through the area, and across America. Whether it was a small family picnic or a grand fireworks display, someone had decorated with the colors red, white, and blue and displayed the American…
Bob went to church on Sunday morning. Linda stayed home with me. I’ve had a week of not feeling up to par, but am doing much better. Saturday evening we visited with Kevan and Karen Davis at their home. We celebrated the fourth of July, Rylee’s birthday and Kevan and…
I would like to take this opportunity to address several concerns/questions that have been circulating regarding the playground project. First and foremost, this is a “community built” playground and this playground will belong to the community, under the direction of a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. There are no individual members of…
Bonnie Phipps said she got out and went to church Sunday and that she didn’t have any company last week, only phone calls. My rain for last week was one-tenths of an inch last Monday, one and one-tenths of inch last Tuesday. The grand total for June seven and a…
Thursday, June 30, 2011 11-12 Boys – Clunn’s Classics (12) vs. My Brother’s Place (0) Jim’s Body Shop (5) vs. Emerson Climate Technologies (9) 9-10 Boys – Cooper Lumber Company (4) vs. Shockers (5) State Farm Insurance (8) vs. Danny Cutbirth Logging (2) 10-12 Girls – Sonic (15) vs. Images…
The Willow Springs unit of the Ava/Cassville/Willow Springs Ranger District will be accepting bids for the Sterling Hollow Grazing Allotment. This area is located in Howell County in the State of Missouri. Sealed bids will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. local time on, Thursday, July 21, 2011. For information on…
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE A default has accrued on a certain note secured by a deed of trust executed by, Oscar Mathis and Dorrece Mathis dated 9/14/2006 and recorded on 10/18/2006 in Book 455, Page 249, in the Recorder’s office for Douglas County, Missouri. The successor trustee will on July…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, MISSOURI DIVISION II – PROBATE IN RE THE ESTATE OF: ) ALLEN H. BLOOMQUIST, ) Deceased. ) Case No. 10DG-PR00037 ) NOTICE OF FILING OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF ALLEN H. BLOOMQUIST, Deceased:…
This column is provided to our readers free of charge to announce upcoming events that are free to the public. Publication of the same announcement will be limited to two insertions. * * * Doss, Dry, Thompson Reunion, Ava Lion’s Club, Saturday, July 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., potluck…
Church started Sunday morning by singing. Ronnie Epps took over as superintendant. Our Sunday school lesson was Success In Rebuilding The Temple of God, Ezra 5:1, II Ezra 6:1-7 taught by Ronnie Epps. We sang several songs. Bro. Woodrow Coonce brought the message. After a good message we were dismissed.…
Happy 4th of July to you! I hope you celebrated the birthday of our great country in some way. I was explaining to my Sunday school class that our country was based on the idea of freedom of religion, the freedom to worship God without fear. Yet, today so many…
“The good life starts when you stop looking for a better one.” This pearl of wisdom is on the back cover of the July issue of Country Extra. There is so much truth in this. As I reflect upon my past I can see where this saying has affected me,…
Welcome to Gabriela Illaina Ayala who was born was born July 1. She weighed 6 lbs. 6 oz. and was 18-1/2” long. She joins brothers Garrett, Grant, Isaiah and Isaac. Tiffany and Miguel are the proud parents and Johnnie and Debra Reed are the proud grandparents. Gabby is my 23rd…
Champions are pleased to be Americans and to sit in safety under their own vines and fig trees where none make them afraid. Here paths are scattered with light and in all their several vocations Champions are useful and accustomed to happiness. It would be inconsistent with the frankness of…
6-27-2011. The most important thing that happened around here this past week is that Walt (Bob) Allison’s daughter, Roberta, (Berta) had a heart attack. What a shock! She’s 52 years old.It was Thursday morning at work. She was in Genisis East in Davenport. They have a special unit there for…
We trust you had a glorious Independence Day holiday and hope you were in church Sunday morning giving God the thanks of His many blessings to our great nation, and the godly principles upon which it was founded. Without which, by the way not only will we be a lost…
Tuesday morning at New Hope is women’s prayer meeting. Wednesday night Bible study we have been studying the book of Genesis. Our condolences, love and prayers go out to Bro. Ed and Sis. Lori’s family who just lost their father and also the Howard Dougherty family. We had twelve adults…
Brother Martin Hathcock opened services with prayer requests for our many, many, folks with health problems, some very serious, some with on going ailments, some better and for our church families. Brother Dennis used the July 4 holiday to speak about our freedom as Christian people, to chose our religion or…
The rain we received Sunday night was sure appreciated. Monday night it was lightening and we got another ground soaker. I hope everyone had a good fourth. I watched some of Gary and Sandra Harvill’s family pretty fireworks from the front door of our home. Gracie Williams had several over…
Fight the good fight of faith, the Bible says in 1st Timothy, chapter 6. Did you know that the reason for the Civil War was not entirely about slavery, as some schools teach? Most of our school children (in general) have been taught that the Civil War was about President…
Hello from our home to your home. The weather has been so hot, but the rain showers are very nice. News from Maxine Lirley – In our home, after the big celebration on June 24th to commemorate our freedom with our carnival atmosphere and music with beautiful fireworks, there was…
Sunday school began with a big hello from Bro. Marshall. We had prayer requests and prayer was led by Sister Mary. We sang a song for the Lord and Bro. Marshall read scripture from Hebrews 6:8-12. Bro. Dallas and his family were absent as they are on vacation so Bro.…
Tuesday morning July 5th, will try and write a little news. Hoping for rain this week and cooler temps for July. Last Sunday night River Stillwood had supper with Bertha and Dean Scherer. On Monday Bertha and I visited and had lunch with Ann Collins. Karen Fredrick spent from Monday…
Opening prayer and devotion to start our morning service was by Doug Miller. After congregational singing, everyone went to classes where our lesson was on “Dealing With Disobedience.” We learned how Joshua was to deal with Achan’s sin in Joshua 7:1-26. We need to be obedient to God. Human nature…
A good morning to all our readers. We hope everyone had a safe and great holiday over the weekend and stayed cool. We enjoyed the showers of rain that we got. We send get well wishes to all the sick, the ones in the hospitals and the nursing homes. May…
I hope everyone had a happy Fourth of July holiday. Gary and I were content with a very quiet weekend. We did, however, enjoy visiting with two of our neighbors, Pam Shell and Le Ann George. We stopped in to visit with Pam and get a report on how Bill…
Norma Stillings had a big family gathering at her house Saturday evening. They celebrated Debra Bohnstedt’s birthday and a visit with Juhi Goos. Juhi who lives in New Jersey came to Missouri for a two-week visit with her grandparents, Pete and Anna Goos, and her uncle, Roger Goos, of Lee’s…
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“As for the likeness of their faces. They four, had the face of a man and the face of a lion on the right side and they four had the face of an ox on the left side, they four also had the face of an eagle,” Ezekiel 1:10. Monday…
Air conditioners are getting in full use and appreciated, these hot days and nights. In the “good old days” all we had to use was a “fan” into the night when we could finally get to sleep. As these items are written we need rain showers badly. Lots of folks…
This week we had fifteen people weigh in, with a total weight-loss of ten and 3/4 lbs. Rachel was high-loser. Linda and Sharon received charms for walking 100 miles each. Laurena’s name was drawn to receive free dues for the month of July. Delores received ten dollars for being high-loser for the…
Sunday morning service opened with prayer requests and prayer then the youth praise team led us with some songs. We appreciate Richelle Shelton, Melanie Breeding, Shelden Walker, Daavela Rawlings and Curly Rawlings leading the songs each Sunday for the second service. We were especially happy to see Cheryl Hopper in…
Last weeks news – As we came together there were many prayer requests: Reggie Spurlock, who lost his home by fire, Walter Woods having surgery, Sonya Hodges, Neal Gott, Donna Witchey, Camp this week with 3rd and 4th graders. Josh Dalton prayed this prayer. Happy birthday was sung to Abby…
I hope everyone had a safe and good fourth of July. There was so many places celebrating the holiday that most everyone had a chance to see the fireworks and eat somewhere. We went to all the ball games last week. The games will all be over after this week.…
Howard Lee Dougherty, 89 years, 3 months, and 2 days old, passed to heaven on June 29, 2011 at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, Mo. Howard was born March 27, 1922 in Ava, Mo., to Benjamin and Ollie (Lee) Dougherty. He lived most of his life in Ava, Mo. On March…
Dorothy Helsley McGaw, daughter of Raymond and Eve Lakey Helsley, was born Aug. 20, 1928 in Wright County, Mo. She departed this life June 28, 2011, in Rocky Ridge Manor, Mansfield, Mo., at the age of 82 years, 10 months and 8 days. Dorothy and her siblings attended one-room schools…
James H. Shannon III, 70, passed away on June 19, 2011, in Republic. He was born on July 27, 1940, in Ava. He graduated from Drury College in 1963 and Rollins College in 1966 with an MBA. He was in the Army National Guard and will be buried in the…
Troy Lee Stewart, 69 years, passed away on July 1, 2011 at his home in Ava, Mo. with his family by his side. Troy was born Sept. 14, 1941 in Springfield, Mo., to Charles Anderson and Geneva (Parmar) Stewart. Troy was a resident of Ava for 35 years. He retired…
JEFFERSON CITY – Amateur shutterbugs across Missouri now have a chance to showcase their talents and win one of five $500 prize packages offered in the first-ever Missouri Snapshots Photo Contest, sponsored by Rural Missouri magazine and Missouri State Parks. The contest, which was announced in the magazine’s July issue,…
Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains have announced their Chancellor’s List honorees for the 2011 spring semester. To qualify for the Chancellor’s List students must have earned a 4.0 grade point average for 12 or more credit hours taken during the semester. Students who maintain a 3.5 to 3.99 grade…
The Skyline R-2 Board met in regular session on Tuesday, June 28, with five members present. The consent agenda items were discussed and approved. Old business: The board was presented with a final copy of the 2010-2011 budget. After a discussion of the revenues and expenditures the final budget was…
Rex Sawyer sent us a copy of the fall sports schedule for Ava High School this week. Are you ready for some football? The football Bears will travel to Lebanon for the preseason jamboree on Aug. 19 before opening the season in a non-conference game with Strafford on Aug. 26.…
Ten people died in traffic crashes during the 2011 July Fourth holiday counting period. The counting period began at 6 p.m., Friday, July 1, and ended at 11:59 p.m., Monday, July 4. One of the fatalities occurred Saturday in Ozark County, near Theodosia. Another of the fatal crashes occurred Sunday…
On June 11 and 12, the Walker family, descendants of Thomas Granville Walker and Mary Jane Vaughan Walker, held their annual reunion in Mountain Grove. The Walkers first lived in Ozark County when they came to Missouri, and reared their 10 children near the Brixey community. From there, the children…
One of two drivers seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash south of Ava last Thursday morning has been transferred to a Columbia hospital for treatment. Family members of Crystal L. Lee, 34, of Ava, said she was transferred to Columbia on Friday for additional surgery to her legs that were…
Pauline Bradshaw was taken to a Springfield hospital Thursday. They, the family, thought she had a stroke. After tests and getting better, they brought her home. Pauline is the wife of Luther Bradshaw and she has had health problems for some time. We didn’t have much company this week but…
By Jennifer Schutter Horticulture Specialist University of Missouri Extension Many people say how hard it is to grow roses, and now I believe them. I have a hard time getting hybrid teas to grow and be healthy. In fact, I have given up on hybrid teas and converted the raised…
Under a blazing hot Texas sun, Liz Kyger, 51, of Ava, was overall female finisher in the 5K road race in Houston, Texas on Saturday, June 25, earning her a gold medal and a national title. Her time on the 3.1-mile USATF certified course was 21:44 minutes. To qualify for…
Happy 235th Birthday, America In Southern Missouri, we have tremendous Fourth of July traditions. We barbecue, we have great parades, and our towns coordinate fireworks displays to draw patriotic people from miles around. I just love the celebration of our great nation which takes place every year on Independence Day.…
Monday, we, as a country will come together to commemorate the Fourth of July. For many, this holiday weekend will be filled with numerous festivities. Families will gather for barbeques, communities will gather for parades, and of course, the night skies will be lit up with the colorful display of…
The following list of livestock show results from the Douglas County Fair was submitted to the Herald by Ava High School agriculture teacher and FFA sponsor Tiffany Kauffman. Beef Show Senior Showmanship-ages 14 and over: 1st Place: James Elijah of Ava. 2nd Place-Emma Wilkerson of Norwood. 3rd place-Justine Nelson of…
THE AVA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1981 30-YEAR REUNION was held June 17 & 18. Friday night’s festivities were held in downtown Springfield at the Springfield Brewing Company. The following classmates were in attendance: Rick “Moose” Allen, Tracy Gardner-Snodgrass, Mike Haynes, Brad Johnson, Warren Lawrence, Chris Letsinger, Mark McGarry, Julie…
The 43rd annual Albert E. Brumley Gospel Sing will be held Aug. 3-6 in Lebanon. The Brumley Sing is the largest Summer Gospel Music Festival in the world. This event honors the life of the late Albert E. Brumley, proclaimed “One of the greatest songwriters of our time” by the…
From the Douglas County Public Library We are having a busy summer at the Douglas County Public Library. We had great fun last month with David Tower and his magic and Branson entertainer Chester Drawers and his jokes and silly songs. This month we will be welcoming back Dwayne and…
Dwayne and Barbara Smith, musicians/storytellers, will be performing comic songs, gospel songs, ballads and stories from times gone by in the Ozarks and the British Isles on Thursday, July 14 at 7 p.m. at the Douglas County Public Library. The Smiths, from Joplin, have been performing music/’storytelling programs professionally for…
Douglas County Public Library will host a Scholastic book Fair beginning on Monday, July 11. Funds raised will help purchase books for the library. Families, faculty and the community are invited to attend this fun reading event that helps inspire children to become lifelong readers. The book fair will be…
We trust everyone had a safe and happy Independence Day! Last Thursday’s meeting for Kiwanis Club members was informative but we went through business and still had time to visit a bit which is great for us. We discussed some unfinished business, including a few items we still have in…
The Ava Art Guild’s Green Art Camp has been very successful in the month of June and continues for two weeks in July. The summer school program brought students from the 3rd and 4th grade to the camp. With those students there were about 30 kids a day attending. They…
Antique dishes, old-fashioned recipes and cookbooks, vintage aprons and hand-embroidered flour-sack tea towels that once were a staple in Ozarks’ kitchens will be the focus of the July 11-23 exhibit, “From Ozark County Kitchens,” at the Ozark County Historium in Gainesville. The exhibit also will include a display of photographs…
Top O’ the Ozarks Chapter of Missouri Pet Breeders Association (MPBA) is sponsoring an America’s Pet Registry, Inc. (APRI) sanctioned dog show on Saturday, July 23, at the Ozarks Family YMCA in Mountain Grove, Mo. APRI is a quality dog club, that also believes in the family. Pet owners are encouraged…
Free sign language classes will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays for six weeks beginning July 14. Sponsored by Ozark Independent Living (OIL) and taught by Sue Cawthron, the classes will take place at the Central Calvary Baptist Church on CC Highway, about 1.5 miles west of U.S.…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor announced a $13,964,651 National Emergency Grant supplemental award for the creation of temporary jobs to assist with ongoing clean up and recovery efforts after the tornado that devastated Joplin, Mo., as well as recovery efforts following flooding in the state’s southern counties. The…
25 Years Ago July 3, 1986 Russell Hunt, principal at Bradleyville Schools for the past three years has been named superintendent of that school for the 1986-87 school year. Hunt will replace Leroy Winkle who resigned to accept a position as superintendent of schools at Sparta. Miller’s Corner…
Couple from Strafford, Mo. recognized with joint award JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Agriculture recently announced Larry and Josephine Dowell as 2011 Champions of the Year for their work to promote gardening, locally-grown foods and farmers’ markets. The Dowell’s were recognized last week at the Fair Grove Farmers’…
This year’s seasons for doves, teal, rails, snipe and woodcock are the same as last year’s. JEFFERSON CITY–Missouri hunters who pursue doves, teal and other early-migrating birds will find this year’s seasons for those species pretty much the same as last year. At its meeting in West Plains May 27,…
Landowners in 13 Missouri counties are eligible for technical assistance and funding related to the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) and the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI). The deadline to apply for the next round of financial assistance with either project is July 15. More than $800,000 is…
By Sue Curry Jones Independence Day is a summer season holiday we all look forward to celebrating. It’s an occasion that generates family get-togethers, town gatherings, community parades, and national unity. The holiday brings everyone together for spectacular organized celebrations. And, for children, the holiday is exciting and fun, as…
Investing In Rural America Essential to Job Creation and Business Growth Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced that applications are being accepted for grants to provide economic assistance to independent producers, farmer and rancher cooperatives and agricultural producer groups through the Value-Added Producer Grant Program. “By creating value-added products, farmers…
FOR SALE TELEVISIONS, REPAIR – BUY – sell – trade. Phone 417-924-3350 18-tf GOOD CLEAN USED furniture, appliances and misc. The Wishing Well 400 No. Hwy 5, Ava, Mo 417-683-8730. 40-tf HAY FOR SALE, locally grown, square bales; high quality alfalfa $5.75; also grass hay, small squares $3.50 683-4956 or…
JEFFERSON CITY –– Members of the State Parks Youth Corps from Roaring River State Park near Cassville have been assisting this week in another type of park: Cunningham Park, a municipal park in Joplin that was heavily damaged by the May 22 tornado. The State Parks Youth Corps, or SPYC,…
The Ava Swim Team hosted last Saturday’s area swim meet, and the Ava team claimed the second place trophy. The district meet will be held at Seymour on Saturday, July 9. Caleb Johnson was high point winner in 9-10 boys; Shane Olmstead was high in 13-14 boys; Courtney Nall earned…
It was a wonderful day to be in church, to hear so many requests for prayers for our families, friends and neighbors, to thank Him for His goodness and mercy and a time of fellowship and study. Brother Dennis read Psalm 127, cautioning us not to put our trust in…
Hot, hot, hot is all you can say. The chiggers have arrived, believe me. I think they will run a mile to get on me. James picked a few blackberries Saturday morning. It is a little early, but I don’t know yet how they are going to yield. Chadwick Baptist…
FAITH. Did you know that faith is a substance? The Bible says that it is (Heb 11). It is described as a substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. The Bible also says several times that the just shall live by faith (Heb 10). That means…
Hello from our home to your home. We have been very busy this past week. It has been an exciting place this last week with all the preparations for our 26th Annual Fourth of July Celebration to happen on Friday the 24th of June. Many supplies had to be purchased…
Bro. Marshall opened the service with a good morning to all. We sang for the Lord and had many prayer requests. Prayer was led by Sister Mary. Bro. Marshall read scripture from Hebrews 5:12-14. Classes took their places and Bro. Dallas greeted all and led in prayer. Bro. Dallas did…
Ann and I visited awhile Sunday evening with Agnes Williams. We had good church services at Prior yesterday, think there were 21 there including the visitors. Get well wishes to all the sick and to everyone celebrate the 4th, but be careful. June 27th, a very warm humid morning maybe…
Opening prayer and devotion to start our Sunday morning service was by Joie Welker. After congregational singing, all went to their classes where ourlesson was on “God Is Victorious.” As we continue to be in the book of Joshua. We leanrd by the people being obedient and putting their faith…
Last weeks news – church started Sunday morning by singing. Ronnie Epps took over as superintendant. Prayer was given by Bro. James Moore. Sunday school lesson was A Remnant Returns to Jerusalem, Ezra 1:1-8 taught by Ronnie Epps. After a good Sunday school lesson we sang several songs. Specials were…
Rain showers have been northeast of this area recently. We are hoping for rain as its been very dry as these news are being written. Perhaps July will bring some rain, or even this last week in June. Judy Breyne and Charlene Johnson’s brother-in-law, who lives in Sweet Springs, Missouri…
Tuesday, June 14th, we had fourteen people weigh in, with a total weight- loss of seventeen and 1/4 lbs. One person stayed the same weight. Sharon was high-loser. Linda and Ulla received charms for walking 100 miles each. Congratulations! Evelyn presented the program with many helpful tips on making wise choices…
Sunday morning service was opened with music by Randy and Venita Brummet and Curly Rawlings. Good job guys. We then had praise and welcome, prayer requests and prayer. A beautiful special was sung by Curly and Deevalla Rawlings. Brother Roberts brought the message, another in the series of “Fruit of…
Danny and Mark Davis and Terry Nelson came down and cut and baled hay, last week in Dick Richard’s field. Dick and I attended the kids ball games last week and we visited with Helen Dobbins one day. Kenny and Seth Hunt spent the weekend with Norma Cross in the…
A good morning to all our readers. We hope everyone had a safe and good weekend. Lots of activities going on for the weekend. I guess everyone was too busy for any news to be turned in this past week. We send get well wishes to all the sick, the…
We have been getting some nice little rains lately. At least I haven’t needed to water my garden for over a week. Gary and I were awakened to quite a fierce electrical storm around three this morning. When I peeked out our window and saw that the sky was lit…
Carl and Joan Fletcher visited with his brother, Billy Fletcher last Monday. Billy’s Aunt Jean Daugherty visited with him, Saturday. Sunday, Billy Fletcher and Stanley Goodrich were honored with a birthday dinner at the home of Charlie and Fred Lindberg. Carol Riggs and Doris Holman were there also. Lois Wideman…
June 21, 2011 – well, we can soon kiss June 2011 goodbye. Yesterday morning I hadn’t been to sleep yet when I started hearing thunder in the distance. As usual, we had a chance for severe weather so I stayed awake and watched television for the warnings and watches. It…
Some folks stayed home from church Sunday because it was so hot, but next Sunday you will know you can come, even on the hottest summer days, we have one of those new fangled “air conditioning” units that keeps the whole church house nice and cool. So come on in,…
Tuesday morning the ladies lifted up many prayer requests to the Lord. During Wednesday evening Bible study we had an attendance of 18. We watched a Reader’s Digest movie on great people of the Bible. Saturday night after much anticipation, we had an ordination service for the office of Deacon…
We had good services Sunday. Bro. Garry opened up in prayer then he led us in some congregational singing. The children took up the penny march. Bro. Danny and wife gave an anniversary offering. We wish them many more. Sis. Helen and Darrel sang a special then Rayonna and Dan…
Who is wise and he shall understand these things? Prudent and he shall know them, for the ways of the Lord are right and the just shall walk in them but the transgressors shall fall therein.” Hosea 14:9. Monday, Gary and I went to Ava and visited his mother, Maxine…
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Odds are you or someone you know is facing diabetes. The Kaiser Family Foundation reported that in 2009, 7.9 percent of Missouri adults were told they had diabetes. Another 1.5 percent were told they had borderline diabetes or prediabetes. There are steps you can take to prevent diabetes if you…
Wow… what a weekend! With the Heart of the Ozarks Annual Celebration and the Demolition Derby at the Douglas County Fair, your playground crew really had a lot going on. I think HOTO’s firework extravaganza was possibly the biggest and most successful event that they have had in the 26…
Bonnie Phipps and I had quite a chat Sunday night and she was doing okay, but hadn’t gone out much last week. Last Monday night we had a good turn out for our O.E.S. Friendship Night Meeting, there was 15 members and 15 visitors from other chapters. It hailed last…
Bethany Baptist Church will have an Independence Day service, Sunday, July 3. Veterans will be honored in the morning service. There will be lunch in the fellowship hall after the morning service. The Nelson Family Singers from Arkansas will be singing in the morning services and presenting a concert, Sunday,…
Champions are by their very natures time travelers as they move effortlessly from the present to the past and the future. The cicadas are gone! Everyone knew they were here, but no one seems to be thinking about how they are gone now. One old Champion says it is only…
My goodness, the weeks sure do go by quickly. Last week saw 6 more genealogy packages go in the mail. Now I’m working on updating my father’s maternal ancestry from Vik-i-Sogn in Norway, which goes back to 1600. Three to four hours a day is normal as much information needs…
A man was robbed and beaten and left for dead. This actually happened to a friend of my father’s. Who knows how long he laid there. It was a well-known road and had a history of dangerous spots where, who knows, anything could and did happen. It was kind of…
By Mindy Crandall Early one afternoon I jumped into my van, camera and notebook in tow, in hopes to do one of my best interviews yet. It didn’t take me long as I was headed west, down Hwy. 14. Just about 15 minutes outside of Ava and at the top…
Ava Summer Baseball and Softball Results Thursday, June 23, 2011 11-12 Boys – Jim’s Body Shop (7) vs. Clunn’s Classics (9) Emerson Climate Technologies (15) vs. My Brother’s Place (2) 9-10 Boys – State Farm Insurance (9) vs. Cooper Lumber Company (8) Danny Cutbirth Logging (2) vs. Shockers (16) 10-12…
The annual Ava High School picnic was held Saturday, June 25, at the Lake Springfield Boat House. Russell Sanders asked the blessing and those enjoying the bountiful potluck or dropping by to say hello were: Aletha Sullivan, Arnold and Doris Heard, Ben Meeker, Bill and Daisy Mathews, Bill and Loweta…
TRUSTEE’S SALE IN RE: Lynda Snelson, married and Rick Snelson, signing to release marital/dower interest Trustee’s Sale: For default in payment of debt and performance of obligation secured by Deed of Trust executed by Lynda Snelson, married and Rick Snelson, signing to release marital/dower interest dated February 22, 2007 and…
The 4th Sunday Singing was held at Happy Home Church, June 26 from 2-4:30 p.m. The welcome was given by Emcee, Sybil Gheer; Bro. Paul Welch opened with prayer; song books were distributed by Freeman Porter. There were 63 present and 37 songs were shared. The next 4th Sunday Singing…
Well another month gone by. My goodness it seems like I can’t get anything done anymore. They keep telling me it’s because I’m getting old, but you just believe what you want to. We had a good service at Frye Church yesterday. W always have food and fellowship after services…
Psalms 143:8, “Cause me to hear they loving kindness in the morning: for in thee do I trust: cause me to know thy way wherin I should walk: for I lift up my soul unto thee.” God is so good to us. I’m thankful this Tuesday morning for the rain…
Jo Stephens visited Gene and Rheba Tuesday. Diana Davis was here Thursday. Donna, Megan, Macee, Quin and Jolissa stopped by too. John and Jo went to Springfield Thursday. Max and Kathy Stephens and Jordan Tate visited John and Jo Sunday. Max preached at Mt. Tabor Church Sunday evening. July birthdays…
During Wednesday evening Bible study June 22 prayer requests were asked for Earnie Cook, Bevy’s mom came through her procedure, thank the Lord for so many blessings and prayers for Linda’s bone scan. Sunday morning prayer requests were for Teresa, Peg’s sister with a heart problem, Bevy, Nicholas and Nathan,…
I woke up this morning to a shower of rain, but it was short lived. The afternoon was cloudy and humid. All last week was nice with strong winds at times. If I wasn’t resting in my swing, I was trimming trees in my yard. I will never get to…
Opening Sunday school Roy Hampton read Matthew 41-45 and said the prayer. We had several people for Sunday school. Lee Hampton taught our lesson from Luke 12 on the parable of the rich fool for where your treasure is there will be year heart also.We took up the offering. Lee…
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things will be added unto you,” Matthew 6:33. Brother Roy Frye read Psalm 98:1-6 for the devotion after we sang the good old hymns. The children studied Matthew 17:1-5 in Sunday school. We made flags and…
A beautiful summer day this past Lord’s Day, if you didn’t have a wonderful Father’s Day, you certainly missed a good chance. We honored all of our fathers and enjoyed worship together with them. Our morning message was entitled “Be Strong,” taken from several different quotations in the book of…
During Wednesday evening Bible study we have been studying the book of Genesis. This week we went over chapters 11, 12 and 13. We read the geneology of Abram and the journeying of Abram. Sunday morning we started out with prayer requests and wishing all the fathers a Happy Father’s…
Sunday was Father’s Day. Each father was given gifts. Specials were sung by Darrel, Helen and Dan and girls. Bro. Garry sung specials. Sunday we had a very good message, Let Us Come Boldly. We had good services. Bro. Dan opened up in prayer then he led us in some…
Most of our congregation was back together Sunday, for a good day of study and worship. We were happy to celebrate Father’s Day and gave gifts from the church for our oldest father, Martin Hathcock, and our youngest, James Christensen, as well as small gifts to everyone else. We had…
This Sabbath is bright and beautiful. I didn’t make it to church today because I felt not too well and so I listened to preachers on the television and read my Bible and communicated with my Savior. I will miss my friends and coming together for worship, but you can…
Mt. Olive (Highlonesome) Church cancelled their monthly singing, June 25 Saturday night due to their homecoming day Sunday, June 26. Everyone is welcome to their homecoming. Keith Lafferty is pastor. June 26 is homecoming day at Chadwick Baptist Temple on Hwy. 125 in Chadwick. Pastor Jerry Loveland and congregation invites…
Hello from our home to your home, it is a busy week for us here. Friday night is our annual Fourth of July Celebration. Free admission, food, drink, fishing, games, music, craft booths and visiting with friends and neighbors all at one place and especially don’t forget the awesome fireworks.…
Sunday school opened with a good morning from Bro. Marshall. We sang for Jesus. Prayer requests were given. Prayer was led by Sister Alice. Bro. Marshall read some scripture. Bro. Dallas began are Sunday school lesson by reading from Acts, chapter 16, verses 16-40. There was class discussion which is…
Opening prayer and devotion was by Joie Welker to start our Father’s Day morning service. After singing we went to classes and studied about Joshua chapter 2 and how God protects us and how God used a Gentile woman to protect His own people. Specials for the morning were a…
Church started Sunday morning by singing. Ronnie Epps took over as superintendant. Prayer was given by Bro. James Moore. Sunday school lesson was A Remnant Returns to Jerusalem, Ezra 1:1-8 taught by Ronnie Epps. After a good Sunday school lesson we sang several songs. Specials were performed by Lena Ingram,…
It was going to be a long day at the temple. Jesus had just arrived and was met by the priests, teachers and elders. They challenged his authority and he gave them a question they dodged with a ‘We don’t know’. He then told them the parable of the man…
Sunday, June 19 was Trinity Sunday, marking the beginning of the Trinity season, the longest in the church year, during which it is the Christian’s duty to put into practice the teachings and example of Jesus, where life and works are commemorated during the other seasons of the church year…
Sunday morning service opened with the youth group leading a couple of praise songs. They did a really good job and I think they should plan to do that more often. We then had prayer requests and prayer followed by a congregational hymn. Sister Tillie Fowler sang a beautiful special.…
It was Father’s Day and we thank God for the Godly fathers in our church. Each Dad received a mug and was prayed for by Frances Humbyrd. We are proud of you, Dads. Prayer concerns were for John Watson, Pat Dobbs, Donna Witchey, the Gerald Linder family, Claude Koenig’s family…
Sounds like we are going to have a few days of cooler weather. I don’t think many people had problems getting there hay up this past week. Norma Cross and I spent some time with Peggy Jenkins at the nursing home Tuesday. She seems to be feeling better. We also…
A good morning to all our readers. We hope everyone had a great and safe weekend and that all the fathers had a good time on their special day. We had wished them the very best. We send get-well wishes to all the sick, the ones in the hospitals and…
I’m praying for rain; how about you? It rained at our house about three a.m. one morning last week, but it didn’t amount to much. There was no mud puddle to be found anywhere around our house or in the road. Our family traveled to Colorado last week to attend…
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The folks at Dogwood Nazarene Church joined together with the rest of our great nation and celebrated Father’s day by honoring their fathers with a token of appreciation and recognition for their dedication to their families. The gift was a heavy duty, stainless steel money clip with useful attachments for…
We are needing some rain now and I have had a tree frog that made its appearance through an opening where my new air conditioner was installed. The frog seemed to be begging for rain. Beulah Satterfield and Loretta Davidson shopped in Ava one day last week and had lunch…
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it, ” Proverbs 22:6. Brother Roy Frye opened Sunday school on Father’s Day following singing led by Pastor David. He read James 2:18-25 for our devotion. Pastor David prayed and…
The fathers who were at Bethany Baptist Church, Sunday morning, were each given a booklet, “Man of God.” Darlene Sorensen sang a song honoring fathers and Pastor Bob Sorensen brought a message out of 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 that he called, “The Portrait of a Father.” A godly father demonstrates fond…
Hope everyone had a good Father’s Day. I had a good day and a busy weekend. Saturday evening we went to Kevan and Karen’s for a barbeque. Those attending were Clifton and Grace, myself, Harold, Buster, Jessie, Jenna, Tyler, Rylee, Bob and Linda. We enjoyed visiting and had a lot…
The hot weather doesn’t bother us in the center—here it’s air-conditioned and wonderful! So come on down and enjoy a meal with us. Our menu for the week is: Monday, June 27—cheeseburger or brats and kraut, lettuce, onion, potato salad and peaches. Tuesday, June 28—ham and beans, cornbread, stewed tomatoes,…
It’s HOT, HOT, HOT out there and we have definitely entered the summer months here in Douglas County! Lots of excitement happening as the playground build week is approaching rather quickly. Perhaps some of you have noticed that we’ve been invaded by several flocks of Pink Flamingos around town. This…
Tom and Mary Martha Williams, Marie Dickey, Carol Moore, Doris Morrison and Hellen Blakey all went to Mansfield last Monday to their O.E.S. Friendship Meeting and got to see Dorline House get her 50 year pin. I took my news in last Tuesday and then I picked up Kathy Merritt…
Hope all the fathers had a good Father’s Day last Sunday. At church they had a big selection of candy bars at the door and each father got to choose which kind he wanted. Bob came home with peanut butter cups. I think he likes them because he knows I…
Ava Summer Baseball and Softball Results Thursday, June 16, 2011 11-12 Boys – Jim’s Body Shop (10) vs. My Brother’s Place (1) Emerson Climate Technologies (10) vs. Clunn’s Classics (6) 9-10 Boys – State Farm Insurance (5) vs. Shockers (3) Danny Cutbirth Logging (8) vs. Cooper Lumber (6) 10-12 Girls…
Ava Elementary School Summer School Breakfast Menu Monday, June 27: Choice of Dry Cereal, Nutrigrain Bar, Choice of Juice and ½ pt. of Milk Tuesday, June 28: Breakfast Pizza, Apple, Choice of Juice and ½ pt. of Milk Wednesday, June 29: Super Bun, Banana, Cheese, Choice of Juice and ½…
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We had a wonderful Sunday, worshiping the Lord and dwelling on His goodness. We are so thankful for the goodness of God, we have a home and food, when so many of our neighbors have lost everything. Thank God for the Dads. Hope they all had a good Father’s Day.…
Eastern Gate Church appreciates everyone who came to the one year memorial for Ethan Hutchinson, especially the young people. Thank God for so many old and young that gathered around the altar and looked at their own lives in need following the next night a revival started. Rev. Ray Dobbs…
The past couple of weeks have been busy for me. As a family genealogist since 1959 some of our family histories were printed into books and shared in 1980, updated versions shared in about 1998, and last week I sent out updated books on my mother’s father’s Weller family. This…
Jo Stephens was here Tuesday. Diana Davis was here Wednesday. Those on the sick list last week were Diana, Keith, Melanie and Jolisa. Keith, Melanie, Reece, Megan, Quin and Macee were here Saturday night. Keith put a new faucet on my kitchen sink. John and Jo went up to Max…
Wednesday evening instead of Bible study we had a young man from the youth group bring us his thoughts. Ben’s text was Matthew 9:16-23. We know the story of a rich young ruler asking Jesus what he had to do to have eternal life? When Jesus told him the “shall…
Champion fathers were much in the thoughts of Champions on Sunday as they often are. Old timers remembered their old time fathers long gone from the world and others remembered with sweet sadness fathers who have only recently passed away. It was good luck for everybody with a dad to…
Caney moved Wednesday evening services last week to the youth camp where it was a blessing to see all the young people singing and working for the Lord. Father’s Day Sunday school opened with singing. Bro. Jack Essary welcomed everyone. He took praise reports and prayer requests. Bro. Jeff Shipley…
This Monday was a beautiful morning. It was windy and cool if you are under the shade trees as I spend a lot of my time in the patio swing where the chimes are chiming this morning. It was a good day to be in church for Father’s Day Sunday.…
Opening Sunday school we omitted the superintendant’s reading of the scripture. The hour was late, so Bro. Lee Hampton led in prayer and started teaching the 11th chapter of Luke. Wayne Sparks a minister, a former, pastor of Breedon Church, was our guest. He also preached the 11 o’clock preaching…
Sunday, June 12 was Pentecost which commemorates the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles on the day of the Jewish festival of that name. The word means fiftieth day and in the Christian tradition takes place approximately fifty days after Easter. Altar and vestment colors are red symbolizing…
Sunday morning was opened with prayer requests and prayer and welcoming. More hymns then Venita Brummet sang a beautiful special. Brother Roberts brought the message from Galatians 5:16-17, “Walking in the Spirit.” Brother Cody Prock brought the evening message from II Timothy 2:1 and Acts 16:16. Prayer requests were made…
The monthly meeting of the Vanzant Community Center was held on May 20th. About 20 people attended on the rainy night. Plans for the annual Vanzant Picnic are in the process of being made. The menu has been set which includes a fish dinner, along with the usual hamburgers, hotdogs,…
Dear friends, there is a special place in the Most High, for those who seek it with their heart. Psalm 91 calls it the secret place of the most High, a place where there is no worry or fear, there is comfort and provision and justice, deliverance and long life. …
The cicadas are quiet now compared to the first weeks of their “noise-making.” It’s time for them to leave the area as they usually do each “cycle” they are here. Best wishes to Paul Breyne who has shoulder pain. He had Ed Davis to mow his yard Saturday instead of…
“Take care of what God gives you the power to take care of.” A simple sentence uttered by our preacher during the sermon. Sometimes simple little sentences like that can just hit like a target right between the eyes. It got me to thinking. How many times have I passed…
Meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. We said the Pledge of Allegiance then the Club Collect. Marie read the devotion and said prayer. Sharon was the hostess. In attendance were Marie, Carol, Kitty, Billy, Elnora and Macie. We didn’t have any new business at this time. We discussed…
The annual Ava High School picnic was held Saturday, June 25, at the Lake Springfield Boat House. Russell Sanders asked the blessing and those enjoying the bountiful potluck or dropping by to say hello were: Aletha Sullivan, Arnold and Doris Heard, Ben Meeker, Bill and Daisy Mathews, Bill and Loweta…
By Sue Curry Jones Last Thursday Douglas County Commissioners unsealed the bids submitted for the upcoming project at Vera Cruz and construction of a new overpass at the Bryant Creek low water slab. Bids were received from Pace Construction Co. for $421,232, and Hartman & Co., Inc., for $408,665. Both…
JEFFERSON CITY – Katy Trail State Park, often recognized as an outstanding recreational opportunity, is also being recognized for its role in making communities quality places to live. The Partners for Progress of Greater St. Charles has recognized Missouri State Parks’ Katy Trail with its 2011 Quality of Place Progress…
JEFFERSON CITY – As water levels rise along the Missouri River system, many are watching protective levees and shoring up threatened areas. Among those most concerned are farmers who have grain and livestock in areas threatened by rising floodwaters and possible levee breaches. “In light of recent heavy rainfall and…
Local quilters are forming teams of 4 or 5 people to sew quilt tops to assist families, and help meet the needs of the Joplin community and those devastated by the tornado. The volunteer sewing group will convene at the Ava General Baptist Fellowship Hall Saturday, Aug. 6, from 8…
25 Years Ago June 26, 1986 Some 18,000 pounds of food with a retail value of around $25,000 was distributed in Ava Tuesday afternoon through efforts of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center in Columbia. Some 1,666 individuals representing 454 families signed up for the staples being distributed Tuesday. The…
JEFFERSON CITY – Flooding along the Missouri River has caused the Missouri Department of Transportation to urge travelers headed east or west across the heartland to cross the river in Kansas City. “We want to route people around flooding and congestion as much as possible, especially over the July 4th…
JEFFERSON CITY – Rain, runoff and reservoir releases have contributed to flooding along the Missouri River. The Missouri Department of Transportation is partnering with Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska to provide road closures and detour information to travelers who may be heading across the nation’s heartland this Fourth of July. “We…
Sheriff Mack to Speak at August Conference In Mountain Grove It was announced at the June 23 meeting of the Ozarks Property Rights Congress that Sheriff Richard Mack will be the keynote speaker for the 11th Ozarks Conference on Private Property Rights. The Conference is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 6 …
JEFFERSON CITY – Secretary of State Robin Carnahan today announced that two initiative petitions relating to citizen initiative petitions have met state standards for circulation. The ballot title for both of the petitions reads: Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to prohibit the repeal or amendment by the General Assembly…
The South Central Missouri Long-Term Recovery Committee, comprised of faith-based, not-profit, private sector businesses, and local government representatives, will have a meeting on July 6, 2011. The meeting will be held at the First General Baptist Church, 2507 Rail Road Drive, Willow Springs, Mo., beginning at 11 a.m. The meeting is…
SPRINGFIELD – The West Central Neighborhood Alliance is planning the first annual Birthplace of Route 66 Festival in Springfield, Mo. The festival is set for noon-8 p.m. Aug. 13 on College Street west of Grant Avenue. Activities include live music, food, activities for kids, interpretive history, a classic car show…
LAWRENCE, Kansas – The names of more than 4,800 candidates for degrees at the University of Kansas this spring – representing 99 Kansas counties, 43 other states and 59 other countries – have been announced by the University Registrar. Anna Cox, of Ava, Mo., graduated with a Bachelor of Science…
FOR SALE TELEVISIONS, REPAIR – BUY – sell – trade. Phone 417-924-3350 18-tf GOOD CLEAN USED furniture, appliances and misc. The Wishing Well 400 No. Hwy 5, Ava, Mo 417-683-8730. 40-tf HAY FOR SALE, locally grown, square bales; high quality alfalfa $5.75; also grass hay, small squares $3.50 683-4956 or…
KANSAS CITY – Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Sparta man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday for robbing two banks in Nixa and Ozark. Joshua T. Caprarella, 29, of Sparta, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ortrie D. Smith to five…
COLUMBIA – For residents in Jasper and Newton counties, including the City of Joplin, Missouri, May 22, 2011 brought about life-changing events as an EF 5 tornado pummeled through communities claiming lives and devastating homes, businesses and critical infrastructure. One month later, state and federal disaster assistance has reached nearly…
Next Monday, offices will close and most businesses will take a day off as the United States observes Independence Day. But prior to – or in conjunction with – that day of celebration, numerous events are being held to commemorate the most important day in America’s history. Fourth of July…
In conjunction with Lightning Safety Awareness Week, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is providing advice on how to reduce risks from lighting. Lightning strikes are one of the major sources of external power surges that can severely damage electronic equipment and cause fires – both of…
Route 125 at the Finley River at Linden, north of Sparta, in Christian County, is scheduled to be closed Wednesday, July 6, so the bridge can be replaced, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. The new bridge is scheduled to be opened to traffic by Sept. 6. The bridge project…
COLUMBIA – Current problems in growing field crops are topics for the University of Missouri faculty at the annual Crop Injury Clinic, July 12-13 at Bradford Farm. “This year there are plenty of problems,” said Bill Wiebold, MU Extension agronomist. He will cover “Corn and soybean response to delayed planting.”…
Today we celebrated the Second Sunday after Pentecost using the following Bible readings: Jeremiah 28:5-9, Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18, and the New Testament Romans 6:12-23, Gospel: Matthew 10: 40-42. “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me”, said Jesus, “and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.” (Matthew 10:40, NRSV). Let us…
The Ryan family reunion will be July 9 at the Corinth Baptist Church across the tracks south in old Macomb. I’d say around 11 a.m. It will be in the David Blanton building on the south end of the church. It’s a lovely place to meet. We’ll look forward to…
By Mindy Crandall Have you ever wondered how and what defines a person? Every single living being has at least one thing that sets them apart and makes them unique. Experts agree that just as unique as a person’s fingerprint is the way that they think and behave. Some characteristics…
Ava Summer Baseball and Softball Results Thursday, June 9, 2011 11-12 Boys – Clunn’s Classics (15) vs. My Brother’s Place (9) Emerson Climate Technologies (5) vs. Jim’s Body Shop (10) 9-10 Boys – Cooper Lumber (3) vs. Shockers (13) Danny Cutbirth Logging (6) vs. State Farm Insurance (7) 10-12 Girls…
5-6 Year Old – T-Ball - H is home team, home team will be in 3rd base dugout Thursday, June 16 6:00 – B & J Heating and Air vs. (H) Emerson Climate Technologies Friday, June 17 6:00 – Red Bank Grocery vs. (H) Longdollar 7:00 – Town and Country…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, MISSOURI CIRCUIT COURT REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST AGREEMENT OF WANDA L. JOHNSON, by Wanda L. Johnson, Trustee ) Plaintiff, ) Vs. ) IRWIN KING, MARY ANN KING, T.K. YANDELL, MATILDA YANDELL, EMMETT MANKIN, COLUMBIA MANKIN, C.J. MANKIN, J.A.G. REYNOLDS, A.P. MILLER, PARKER-McINTOSH LAND COMPANY,…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, MISSOURI DIVISION II – PROBATE In the Estate of ) JOE BERNIE MILLER ) Deceased. ) Case No. 11DG-PR00030 ) NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE On the 14th day of June, 2011, JEANNIE MILLER was appointed the Personal Representative of the…
AVA R-1 SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTIFICATION OF DESTRUCTION OF STUDENT SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS In accordance with the state and federal regulations implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), this is to inform you of our intent to destroy personally identifiable information related to special education service maintained in AVA R-1v…
Ava Elementary School Summer School Breakfast Menu Monday, June 20: Choice of Dry Cereal, Nutrigrain Bar, Choice of Juice and ½ pt. of Milk Tuesday, June 21: Breakfast Pizza, Fruit, Choice of Juice and ½ pt. of Milk Wednesday, June 22: Super Bun, Banana, Cheese, Choice of Juice and ½…
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June 12 – Sunday school opened with singing. Bro. Jack Essary welcomed everyone. Prayer requests and praise reports were given. Sis. Lorrinda Coulter led in prayer. Jack read Deuteronomy 5:22-33 for our devotion. Testimonies were given by Jeff Shipley, Vanessa Mills and Janice Lafferty. Praise and Worship began with singing.…
This Monday morning started off as good and cool with sunshine. Sunday we had one good heavy shower in the afternoon. We had good church service both morning and evening at Seminole. Pastor Don’s message was, A Walk Through Ephesians,” Ephesians 1:3-14; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He has chosen…
Opening Sunday school Roy Hampton read the 23 Psalms and led in prayer. Lee Hampton taught the 10th chapter of Luke. Sue Sisco and Wilma Hampton read the questions and answers. We sure have to dig to find some of them. We find scriptures we have forgot about. Lee Hampton…
“Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord they God is with thee withersoever thou goest,” Joshua 1:9. Brother Roy Frye opened Sunday school by reading Deuteronomy 5:22-33 for our devotion after we had our congregational singing. Pastor David prayed then we…
Jayme and Mandy Jackson, church planters to South Louisiana, and their four children, Larkin, Braxton, Ethan, and Morgan were guests at Bethany Baptist Church, Sunday. Jayme Jackson was raised in Alabama and has pastored in Natchez, Mississippi, Wichita, Kansas, and worked on church staffs at various other places. He made…
Bob, Linda and I went to church on Sunday. We met Barb, Andy, Shawna, Hunter and Grayson for lunch. Bob came over from Mtn. Grove and worked on some of the gutters on the house. We were sure glad to get our yards mowed by Doug, Glenda and another boy,…
It sounds like a long time off, but we will host our annual fund-raiser in September. We appreciate our present corporate sponsors: American Legion Post #112, Ava Beverage, Ava Building Supply, Ava Drug Co., Cash Gas Co., Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Cooper Lumber Co., Douglas County Livestock Auction, Long Dollar Furniture…
This past Sunday we had a great worship hour with Pastor Oren reading from Rev. 21:1-14. He asked a very important question of us. Do you believe in Heaven? In Revelation, John had a very brief glimpse of what Heaven will be like. There will be no sorrow, pain or…
Happy Summer! Well, summer is finally here and things have slowed a bit with vacations, but your playground committee is still hard at work in planning and fundraising for the upcoming build in October. Last Wednesday, June 8th, Missouri Foundation for Health sponsored a Gamin’ Ride Event at the Performing…
Bonnie Phipps said she had went to church Sunday and was doing okay. Last Monday was our O.E.S. meeting, but I didn’t get to go because I went over to Ronnie and Mary Lou Garfit’s and talked with her and I told her I would go with her. Evelyn Bryan…
My tomatoes and peppers are looking good even without the rain showers others have been getting. I think I can almost see them growing. I got them put out late, but since that is normal for me I know they’ll produce, just later than my neighbors. I planted some zucchini…
Donna Dodson and Macee Breeding were here on Monday. Amy Hill also visited. I went to St. Johns Monday night by ambulance. I woke up coughing and got choked. I used my lifeline since Donna was at work. My blood pressure had elevated and I was having trouble breathing. I…
During Wednesday night Bible study on June 8, we had requests for special prayer for Kristen’s Grannie in the hospital, Teresa in Minnesota Missionary field, Bevy’s dad, Gary’s son, Pam Reed and Norma’s Dalton. We are studying about the law, concerning Peter and Paul’s preaching in public places. They were…
Unrelenting optimism and profound Gratitude are some of the hallmarks of Champion as a community and of Champions as individuals. One Champion, as she turned to address a long series of kinks and crimps in her garden hose, smiled recalling the absolute delight that she had felt last winter upon…
Time does fly, here it is half the year gone. Soon blackberries will be ready, I hope it cools up. James preached at Garrison Church, we enjoyed it. He will preach this Sunday and Sunday night, June 19th Sunday School at 10:00 am, preaching at 11:00 am and Sunday night…
Hello form our home to your home. Please remember if you don’t have air conditioning, please come and visit us and cool off. We are getting ready for our 4th of July Celebration. The celebration will be held on June 24, starting at 6:00 pm. Lots of booths, food, cotton…
Sunday school opened with a good morning from Bro. Marshall. We sang for Jesus. We had prayer requests and there were many. Bro. Marshall read some scripture from God’s word. Bro. Dallas brought our lesson from Acts, chapter 16, verses 6-15. We had a lot of class discussion. We sang…
Some of this news is from Memorial weekend. Ann Collins had company from Bristow, Oklahoma, her daughter, Linda Owens and Joy Hope (her granddaughter), Austin and Josh and a great granddaughter, Cammie, other visitors of Ann’s during that weekend were Ted and Karen Collins, Bertha Scherer. Tracy, Hannah and Devin…
Opening prayer and devotion to start out Sunday morning service was by Joie Welker. After singing we went to classes where we studied about how God has certain expectations for us. We have to do our part in working with Him. True success comes as we study the word and…
Church started Sunday morning by singing. Ronnie Epps took over as superintendant. Prayer was given by Bro. James Moore. The Sunday school lesson was The Kingdome Divided from II Chronicles 1:8-12 and II Chronicles 7:12-14 taught by Ronnie Epps. After a good Sunday school lesson we sang several songs. Prayer…
This week will be a substitute for our dear, sweet Audrey, as she ison a deserved vacation in Florida, meeting up with her relatives there. Audrey is a blessin to our church and our community. We pray she will have a safe and joyful trip. We are having some very…
Rory Boeddeker’s son, Nicholas (my grandson) was given an award and a nice gift card for his involvement in helping with the flooding in North Dakota. Nick now works for Halliburton (harvesting natural gas from shale) and is working up north, my home state. Nick and some of his fellow…
Our prayer chain was called this week for Debbie Pitts’ brother, Kevin Eubanks. Our devotional reading was from Deuteronomy 5. Prayer requests were for Donna Witchey, Amanda Evans, John Watson, Pat Dobbs and camp this week. Neal and LeaAnn are directors; other workers are Juanita and Harold Menzies, cooks, Cody…
No rain this past week. We need a good soaking rain on the gardens and fields. May was such a wet month. It then turned off so hot. It nearly cooked the plants and young grass. Tony and friends returned home from their trip. They are tired, but they had…
A good Tuesday morning to all our readers. We hope everyone had a great weekend. We had a small shower of rain on Sunday at West Dogwood about noon. We have small splatters of rain here at Red Bud this morning. Here’s an update on the raspberry vine – I…
R.E. Helsey visited with Tom and Jewell Johnson last week. Brenda Haden and Aletha Sullivan also visited. Their sons, Larry Johnson and Lowell Johnson, grandson, Kent, and other members of the family are Tom and Jewell’s daily help. Norma Stillings attended the Ladies Retreat June 8 to 11 at Camp…
June 13, 2011 Good morning to you. Such a beautiful day just couldn’t be beat. 67º and full sunshine. We’re supposed to get more rain in the next few days, but I won’t worry about that now. I finally got a good nights sleep last night. Which I really needed,…
We start out our week here at New Hope with the ladies who join together and lift prayer requests up to the Lord. Wednesday night Bible study group have been going over the book of Genesis. This week we went over 9, 10 and 11 which is geneology and the…
Sunday school opened with prayer. Pastor Garry Hall filled for Dan Garner. Janice and Dan was away on their anniversary. Pastor Hall led the singing. The little ones took up the penny march. Bro. Darrell taught another good lesson from Luke, chapter 6, verses 28-29. It was very good teaching…
We had a wonderful day in the Lord’s house, with many prayer requests, some praise reports, a good Sunday school lesson and fellowship. We were thankful for our visitors and the children and invite them back. Our worship service was communion and feet washing, which is a very holy service for…
It has been a beautiful Sabbath weather-wise as well as otherwise. It was good to be in church with family and friends. We missed Danny, who is recuperating nicely from surgery. The test results from the lymph nodes proved to be negative for cancer. Jesus answers prayers and we all…
Donna K. Witchey, 57 years, passed away on June 28, 2011 at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, Mo. Donna was born Dec. 28, 1953 in Douglas County, Mo., to Eugene and Chloe (Pellham) Wilson. Donna was a lifelong resident of the Ava community. On April 21, 1973 Donna and Lloyd E.…
Russell Vaun Wilson lost his battle with lung cancer at his home on June 9, 2011, with his family by his side. He was 79 years old. He was born in Chadwick, Mo., on Feb. 20, 1932, to Frederick and Elene Wilson. Upon graduating from Ava High School he served…
Past Matrons and Past Patrons Club of the 23rd District, Order Eastern Star, will have their meeting on July 9 at Sunny Side Café in Mtn. Grove. Dinner and visiting from 6 to 7 p.m., business meeting starts at 7 p.m. You can order from the menu or serve yourself…
On June 18, a picnic in memory of Burrell and ZelIa Mae Coonts was held at Noblett Lake. There were a lot of old stories and pictures shared by all, with horseshoes, volleyball games and some of the younger ones playing on the jungle gym. All enjoyed the music by…
The Phipps-Cunningham annual reunion was held June 4 at the Walnut Grove Church. After a delicious pot luck dinner at noon, the afternoon was spent visiting and listening to singing, piano and guitar playing and picture taking. Those attending were Betty Cazzell, Mosby; Georgia Gillham, Kansas City; Carl and Betty…
Air Force Airman Andrew J. Duncan graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic…
Fireworks are as traditional on the Fourth of July as the Flag itself. But do we really know why fireworks go hand in hand with the celebration of Independence Day? Congress led the way for the encouragement of fireworks on the Fourth of July by authorizing a display on July…
ST LOUIS – The letter from the Internal Revenue Service says your tax return was selected for review and asks you to mail some documents back to them. You’re being audited! The IRS refers to audits as “examinations” and they are actually quite rare. Only about one percent of all…
White River Valley Electric Cooperative’s (WRVEC) Trust awarded $104,750 in tuition assistance to area students. The funds for the scholarships were raised through the cooperative’s Operation Round Up program, Business After Hours and the Energy & Education Pro-Am. A total of 118 candidates from the cooperative’s service area were selected…
The Reggie Spurlock home east of Squires was destroyed by fire last Saturday afternoon. Fire departments from Squires, Goodhope, Ava Rural and City of Ava responded to the blaze, but the house was totally engulfed when the first units arrived around 6 p.m. Firemen concentrated on saving a nearby garage…
Martin J. Zimmer, 76, of Ava, was airlifted to a Springfield hospital last Saturday morning following a two-vehicle crash in western Douglas County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that Zimmer was traveling east on Route NN, nine miles west of Ava, when he slowed in the roadway and was…
Hunters can apply for nearly 100 archery, muzzleloader and modern firearms hunts, including events for youths and hunters with disabilities. JEFFERSON CITY–Deer hunters have until August 15 to apply for 99 managed hunts. The hunts will take place from mid-September through January and have openings for more than 6,000 hunters.…
By Candice Davis, MDC SHANNON COUNTY – All 34 elk and five new calves at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Peck Ranch Conservation Area are sporting new jewelry, specifically radio collars, which are part of a cooperative research project with the University of Missouri. According to MDC Resource Scientist…
Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 41 Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, June 24, in Jefferson City. The ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. on the south lawn of the Missouri State Capitol. The…
Gerald Ray Linder, 72, of Plattsburg, formerly of Smithville and Ava, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at his home. He was born on Aug. 30, 1938, to Charles Raymond and Ruby Florence (Elliot) Linder in Ava where he grew up and in 1957 graduated from Ava High School. On…
Wanda Jean King, 77 years, 7 months, and 10 days old, passed to heaven on June 16, 2011 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare, Ava, Mo. Wanda was born Nov. 6, 1933 in Foil, Mo., to Harvey and Roxie (Norris) Beason. She graduated from Ava High School and from Draughon’s…
Margaret Goodwyn, 83 years, passed away on June 21, 2011 in Derby, Kan. Margaret was born Feb. 19, 1928 in Kansas City to Fred and Eithel (Dye) Easter and was raised in Almartha, in Ozark County. She married Walter Goodwyn. Margaret is survived by three children, Peggy McKenzie and Ronald…
Shannon L. Conn, 39, of Ava, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011. He was born Oct. 10, 1971, in Richmond, Mo. A memorial service is planned for a later date. All cremation arrangements are under the care and direction of Ava Family Funeral Home. Love offerings to the family will…
Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the United States are benefiting from a car donation program. Donated cars do not have to be functional; they only need a title. The cars are picked up then sold at auction and the funds generated are a helpful resource to the clubs. You can…
The annual Moore-Buchanan-Ipock reunion was held Saturday, June 18, at the Ava General Baptist Youth Fellowship Building. Enjoying the carry-in meal at noon were descendants of James and Lola (Ipock) Moore and Cecil and Bertha (Moore) Buchanan including: Max and Norma Wood, Ozark; Joshua, Andrea and Erika Strong, Seymour; Ken…
Missouri House Speaker Steven Tilley (R-Perryville) recently named an interim House committee to study ways to update and improve the state’s 911 emergency services system. The stated purpose of the committee will be to update aging 911 systems and to look at ways to provide funding necessary to improve 911…
A 30-year-old Springfield man was hospitalized with serious injuries Sunday in a one-vehicle crash south of Ava. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Jeremy M. Heckenlively was traveling north on Highway 5 when he fell asleep and ran his 2005 Chevrolet off the left side of the roadway. The car…
The Douglas County maintenance buildings are no longer accepting waste tires at the Ava or Squires locations. County Commissioner Richard Mitchell said funding for old tire collection and recycling has been cut, so the county can no longer accept waste tires. …
Pavement sealing projects are scheduled for several state routes in the Ava area of Douglas County beginning Wednesday, June 22, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. Drivers can expect road closings on some roads and traffic stops of up to 30 minutes on other roads where crews are doing the…
As the Joplin area continues to recover from the May 22 tornado, EPA Region 7 recommends children and pregnant women keep away from work that could disturb lead-based paint. The Agency also urges persons working on construction surfaces that may contain lead-based paint to take precautions to prevent the spread…
Aimee Herring, 30, of Mtn. Home, Ark., pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree murder in Douglas County Circuit Court on Tuesday, June 7. Herring, who was charged in the Sept. 10, 2010 murder of Phillip Taylor, of Macomb, also pleaded guilty to 1st degree robbery charges in connection with the same case.…
On June 15, Ava FFA hosted the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks Blood Drive in the Ava High School Gymnasium. Those registered as donors were: Norma Jones, Garrett Schmidt, Chris Cox, Augusta Rideeoutte, Walter Thorne, David Frohman, Ronald Fleetwood, Vivian Wilkes, Janice Rawlings, Mark Hatcher, Maxine Odom, Caleb Picking,…
JEFFERSON CITY – Whether or not Missouri should follow federal guidelines and enact a health insurance exchange will be the core focus of the Senate Interim Committee on Health Insurance Exchanges. Senate Leader Robert N. Mayer, R-Dexter, created the committee to study various insurance exchange proposals and their compliance with…
The Douglas County Historical Society held its monthly meeting on June 11 in the museum. President Pat Carmichael called the meeting to order. Sharon read the treasurer’s report and the minutes of the May meeting and they were approved. Marilyn volunteered to see what can be done with the hole…
Ava’s premier 4th of July event will take place this Friday night at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center at the south edge of town. With live music and some 45 vendor booths offering crafts, food and games, the big inflatables, a car show by the Road Runners Car Club…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (MO-08) said that a chairman’s amendment to the House Energy and Water Appropriations Act of 2012 included an additional $1 billion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to repair levees throughout the United States, with $589.5 million set aside at her request…
If You Like It, You CAN’T Keep It One of the most-repeated assurances of the great health care debate was that Americans who liked their health insurance could keep it. People who viewed that promise with skepticism, like me, have a new report to confirm their suspicions. Now, a new…
Denim Gals Queen Contest Tonight; Demolition Derby Will Be Saturday Night The 2011 Douglas County Fair opens tonight (Thursday) and will run through Saturday night with entertainment and special events each night. Opening the fair at 6 o’clock today will be the Denim Gals Pageant and Stick Horse contest. Young…
Paul and Cathy Welton of Douglas County were awarded with a 2010 Missouri Century Farm award last Wednesday, June 15, at the University of Missouri Extension office in Ava. The Welton farm is located in the Hebron area, north of Twin Bridges, in eastern Douglas County. The Welton’s join more…
The South Central Cattlemen’s Association will hold its next meeting Thursday, June 30, beginning at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at Larson’s Farm and Lawn, on North Highway 63 in West Plains. The featured speaker will be Dr. Craig Payne, DVM with the University of Missouri in Columbia. …
SHOTO Chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) will present their second annual Bike, Trike and Car Show this Saturday at the show grounds of the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Assn. just north of Ava. Registration begins at 8:30 and gates open at 9 o’clock with craft booths, biker…
The Ava Swim Team traveled to Marshfield last Saturday and for the second week in a row came home with the third place trophy. This week the meet will be at Ava, with swimmers from across the area coming to swim at the Ava Water Park. Spectators are welcome to…
SPRINGFIELD – Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an Ava, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court Monday for transporting a minor across state lines for illicit sex. Shane Jay Fleetwood, 42, of Ava, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard E. Dorr…
Kiwanis Club of Ava members met on June 16 for the weekly meeting. With no guests, we were able to get down to business as well as have some time to chat a bit. Most of the meeting was spent making plans for our next fundraiser. This Friday, June 24,…
By Rachel Knight Ngmo.pao@us.army.mil JEFFERSON CITY – Friends and family gathered at the Carnahan Memorial Garden to welcome home loved ones from Agribusiness Development Team IV after a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan with the Missouri National Guard. As always, state and local authorities joined by the Patriot Guard escorted the…
SPRINGFIELD – Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that four more Pulaski County, Mo., residents have pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a scheme to distribute prescription drugs through Internet pharmacy Web sites. Yvonna G. Bays, 49, of Waynesville, Mo.,…
By Sue Curry Jones Artists are a passionate lot, and as most of us know from history, some are more temperamental than others. As students in school, nearly all of us had the opportunity to study art and read about outstanding artists and how they impacted the world. We learned…
The Springfield Mid-America Singers will be holding auditions for new singers from 6:30 to 8:50 on the following evenings: June 27, June 28, August 8, August 29, and August 30 To schedule a time for your audition please go to www.smasinger.com or call 417 863-7464 and leave a message to…
Horses exposed during a show last month have been released from quarantine JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Agriculture has investigated and confirmed that Missouri does not have any confirmed or suspected cases of Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy. On May 16, Missouri’s State Veterinarian was notified that three horses had…
Missouri’s annual frogging season runs from June 30 to Oct. 31. JEFFERSON CITY – Bullfrogs and green frogs are up for grabs beginning at sunset on June 30 as Missouri enters its annual frogging season. A favorite outdoor pastime of many Missourians, frogging spans the gap between hunting and fishing.…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – With fuel prices high, trailering a boat has become more expensive. However, there are some easy ways to stretch that tank of gas with your tow vehicle. Here are ten tips from BoatUS: Basic maintenance: Keep your tow vehicle’s engine tuned and replace the engine air filter…
By Rebecca Maples, MDC JEFFERSON CITY – Under threat of attack, people rally in defense of their homeland. That is exactly what the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is asking citizens to do as they head to the great outdoors for Independence Day weekend. “Not too many years ago, you…
JEFFERSON CITY – Discover the history of land surveying in Missouri during a special program Saturday, July 2 at Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site near Ash Grove. The event, titled “Chains and Needles: Surveying Early Missouri,” will begin at 2 p.m. and will include a discussion of the work…
25 Years Ago June 19, 1986 Traveling Troubles, owned by W.M. House, Jr., Paris, Texas, and shown by Harold Evans, also of Paris, Texas, won the Three Year Old Futurity championship at the annual spring show of the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association here last Saturday night. The…
The Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club (SMARC) hosted by the American Red Cross, will demonstrate their ability to operate without using traditional power mains for 24 hours. In times of disaster or national crisis radio may be the only way left to communicate. This annual event is coordinated by the…
Some consider it the best job in the world. It’s also one of the most demanding. If you think you have what it takes to be a conservation agent, now is the time to try. JEFFERSON CITY MO –– The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is accepting applications for the…
“HEAT Is On” Campaign will kick off with Interstate 70 enforcement June 24-25 Summer is a hot time for travel, which unfortunately brings an increase in traffic-related accidents and fatalities. For the past three summers, Missouri law enforcement has turned up the HEAT (High Enforcement Action Teams) on Missouri roads…
JEFFERSON CITY –– The Fourth of July weekend is a good time to celebrate our nation’s freedom, enjoy fishing or boating on one of Missouri’s many lakes, and go camping with friends and family in a Missouri state park. This year’s three-day weekend should provide lots of time for fishing,…
By Sue Curry Jones The Ava R-1 School Board met last Thursday evening in the newly appointed board room located in the east building of the high school campus. The board had a quorum with six of the seven members at the meeting. Johnny Burkdoll was absent. For the ensuing…
JEFFERSON CITY – If you’re thinking about heading to Oklahoma via Interstate 44 and the Will Rogers Turnpike any time between July 5 and next summer, you might want to take note of a major repair project that will limit travel to a single lane in each direction. The Oklahoma…
FOR SALE TELEVISIONS, REPAIR – BUY – sell – trade. Phone 417-924-3350 18-tf GOOD CLEAN USED furniture, appliances and misc. The Wishing Well 400 No. Hwy 5, Ava, Mo 417-683-8730. 40-tf HAY FOR SALE, locally grown, square bales; high quality alfalfa $5.75; also grass hay, small squares $3.50 683-4956 or…
JOPLIN – State Treasurer Clint Zweifel announced this week that Commerce Bank, Great Southern Bank, Hometown Bank, Mid-Missouri Bank and UMB Bank had each agreed to waive any check cashing fee for State of Missouri issued checks for customers and non-customers at 13 branches in the Joplin area through July…
Do you know why the flags were out on Tuesday? I hope you do. You might be surprised to know how many don’t know. For the benefit of those who missed that day in history class, here’s a little lesson on the history of Flag Day, as taken from one…
Ozark Action, Inc. has completed their 11th successful Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program. A total of 430 customers were assisted with filing their 2010 income taxes free of charge. This is an increase from 2009, in which 372 were served; and almost a 400 percent increase from 1999 when…
Deon B. Vineyard, 84 years, 4 months, and 23 days old, passed away on June 11, 2011 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare in Ava. Deon was born Jan. 19, 1927 in Boise, Idaho to Hyram and Florence (Billings) Baird. In her working years she was employed as a registered…
Dwain Herald Jones, of Selah, Wash., passed away at home with family by his side on May 18, 2011. He was born June 3, 1939, in Rome, Mo., to Vernie Lee Jones and Delcie Alice (Day) Jones. He graduated from Ava High School in 1955 and at the age of…
Geraldine Genevieve Applegate Holt, Chadwick, Mo., passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011, in the home of her son, Lionel. Geraldine was born Feb. 12, 1924, in Keltner, Mo., to O.A. Applegate and Myrtle Marie Hughes. Geraldine grew up playing in the hills of Christian County on the banks of Swan…
Jim “Jimmy” Dewayne Hanson, age 45, of Globe, Ariz., passed away on May 31, 2011 at his residence in Globe. He was born in Munich, Germany on Oct. 23, 1965, the beloved son of James and Elaine Hanson. He worked as a security guard for Freeport-McMoRan Copper Company. He enjoyed…
Hannah Louise Givans, 90 years, 10 months, and 28 days old, passed to heaven on June 9, 2011 at St. John’s Regional Health Center, Springfield, Mo. Hannah was born July 12, 1920 in Willard, Mo., to Edward G. and Molly (Clark) Russell. She was a resident of Ava since 1950…
Arlice Lavon DeVina, 89 years, 7 months, and 28 days old, passed away on June 13, 2011 at St. John’s Regional Health Center, Springfield, Mo. Arlice was born Oct. 15, 1921 in Lawrence County, Mo., to George and Julia (Stiles) Freeman. On Dec. 28, 1949 Arlice and Joseph DeVina were…
Ernest Lloyd Brazeal, 81, Adrian, Mo., died Friday, June 10, 2011 at his daughter’s home in Peculiar, Mo. Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at the Atkinson Chapel in Harrisonville, Mo., officiated by Roger Freed, chaplain, Vitas Hospice, Kansas City, Mo. Casketbearers were Paul Hutchison, Adam Hutchison, Joe…
Dorothy Laverne Atchison, daughter of the late Orvle and Pearl (Alexander) Atchison, was born on March 29, 1934 in Macomb, Mo., and departed this life on June 10, 2011 at her residence in Mtn. Grove, Mo., following a long illness. She was 77 years, 2 months, and 11 days of…
COLUMBIA – Many Missouri residents turn to voluntary agencies for disaster assistance. This is not the same as registering with the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for help. Both entities have been exceptionally active following the recent flooding, severe storms and tornadoes in the state. “If…
There is much excitement in our community as Kindall Store is preparing for a grand opening of the new playground and volleyball court next to the old, historic store. I understand that the volleyball court has been the center of much excitement with neighbors playing until late in the evening.…
Donnie Kelly told me they didn’t burn the Van Noy barn down. The Mennonites dismantled it and the good lumber was taken to Branson and was to be used in the building of the airport building. He stated they burned all the trash and lumber not reusable. He said the…
Today we celebrated the Day of Pentecost using the following Bible readings: Acts 2:1-21, Psalm 104:24-34, 35b, and the New Testament I Corinthians 12:3b-13, Gospel: John 20:19-23. Our lector was Jerry Johnson. Today we prayed for all the survivors and the victims of that terrible tornado in Joplin as well…
Students from Douglas County have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Missouri-Columbia for the spring semester. The following are included on the MU Dean’s List: From Ava–Chelsea Lynae Dooms, sophomore, Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources; Ashley Marie Maples, junior, Education; Daniel Wayne Posey, senior, Journalism; Colten…
Drivers on Route 76 between Douglas County Route T at Goodhope west of Ava and Route 160 at Kissee Mills can expect one-lane traffic for several weeks starting Thursday, June 23, for a resurfacing project, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. The 27-mile long stretch of Route 76 will get…
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission adopted the proposed plan last Wednesday afternoon that will make the Missouri Department of Transportation a smaller agency. MoDOT officials say the plan will allow more funding to go to needed road and bridge projects. In a resolution, the six commission members adopted a…
By Spc. Antony S. Lee Ngmo.pao@us.army.mil JOPLIN – In Joplin Missouri, 12 Missouri National Guard infantrymen have found themselves tasked with a much different mission than what they would encounter overseas. Instead of breaking down doors, those Soldiers are now going door-to-door to make sure the people of Joplin are…
Douglas County Public Library will host a Scholastic Book Fair beginning on Monday, July 11. The book fair will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Funds raised will help purchase books for the Douglas County Public Library. Families, faculty and the community are invited to attend this fun…
Some 15,000 athletes will descend upon Houston, Texas for 14 days June 16-30. Among those will be Ava resident and high school teacher Coach Liz Kyger. To qualify for the National Senior Olympics, an individual must be 50 years old or older and place 1st, 2nd or 3rd in a…
Students entering kindergarten this fall are invited to attend the last two weeks of Ava Summer School, June 20-July 1. During these final two weeks of summer school, incoming kindergarten students will be able to meet some of the kindergarten teachers, fellow students and other elementary staff. Students will enjoy…
Amy J. Peiter, Farm Loan manager of the USDA Farm Service Agency for Texas, Dent, Douglas, Ozark, Howell, Oregon, Phelps, Crawford, Shannon and Reynolds counties, announced the availability of farm operating and farm ownership loans for women and members of minority groups who want to purchase or operate a family-size…
A 3-year-old Missouri Fox Trotter from Dora won the open Futurity last Saturday night in the concluding class of the 2011 Spring Show and 3-Year-Old Futurity. My Hard Time, shown by Garrett King for Brian and Tara Land, of Dora, claimed the garland of the Futurity champion in the open…
COLUMBIA – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced the first of many temporary housing units for displaced individuals and families in the Joplin area will soon be ready for occupancy. The manufactured housing units are part of a joint temporary housing mission that…
Protecting Our Grand Old Flag Every June 14th, Flag Day passes without much fanfare. There is no three-day weekend, no fireworks, and no parade down Main Street. But Flag Day must be one of the most important, if overlooked, celebrations of the year. More than 20 years have passed since…
Randall E. Watkins, 37, of Dora, was seriously injured last Saturday morning when the truck he was driving ran off the road and hit a tree. The wreck occurred on Highway 181, two miles north of Dora in Douglas County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The Dora Fire…
No sooner had last week’s issue of the Herald rolled off the press until MoDOT came out with a new announcement that the Cowskin Bridge project had been delayed. Highway 14 west of Ava did not close on Monday, June 13, as previously announced, but is now scheduled to close…
The Ava High School class of 2001 is having their 10-year reunion Saturday, July 23. Classmates will be meeting at the Ava Park near the swimming pool from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Please bring your family for a chance to mingle, reconnect and play games. A light lunch will…
The Ava High School graduating class of 1981 will hold its 30-year reunion this weekend. On Friday, June 17, class members will be at Springfield Brewing Company starting at 7:30 with dinner on your own. If you want to have some fun and “go back in time” they will meet…
Eddie Bowman, aka Chester Drawers, will present a program for children of all ages at the Douglas County Public Library on Thursday, June 23, at 10 a.m. Eddie Bowman is a native Missourian, having grown up on a small farm near Purdy. He is an author, songwriter, entertainer and inspirational…
Jeffery Tanner, 19, of Ava, has been charged with a residential burglary in Douglas County. Cole Wagner, also 19, of Ava, is charged with a probation and parole violation in connection with the same incident that occurred on May 27. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department reports that the office received…
The Ava Swim Team traveled to Lebanon last Saturday and came home with the third place trophy. It was the first meet of the season for the Ava team. This week’s meet will be held at Marshfield. Following are the individual results for the Ava swimmers. Intermediate Medley—13-14 girls: Morgan…
Dr. Brian Wilson, superintendent of Ava R-1 Schools will meet with members of Kiwanis Club of Ava on Thursday, June 23. Dr. Wilson will be discussing the program of Character Words for the new school year, helping members understand how we can help promote them for the students. He may…
Kiwanis members enjoyed meeting with Tim Scrivner at the June 9 meeting to discuss “Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.” This program focuses on encouraging children ages birth to 5 to learn to read. Dr. Brian Wilson (Ava Schools) is scheduled to be with us on June 23. Everyone who is interested is…
The kids are out of school and bored. To keep them busy send them to the Green Art Camp hosted by the Ava Art Guild. It will run 4 weeks, with dates in June and July. The theme will be birds and butterflies with projects being “green”, or mostly made…
Six Ava baseball players received post-season laurels at the conclusion of the 2011 high school baseball season. Five players received all-conference recognition by coaches of the SCA and four Bears were named to the all-district team following the Missouri Class 3, District 10 tournament. Following is the list of honorees.…
Ava Victory Academy would like to announce a change in hours of operation for students enrolled in Nursery (6-weeks old) through Kindergarten. The new hours will be from 8:15 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., rather than the previous 3:30 p.m. The Academy does have open enrollment for the Early Childhood Department.…
Campers and landowners should prepare for black-bear encounters By Rebecca Maples, MDC JEFFERSON CITY –– He’s a heavyweight from northern Arkansas. He’s dark and mysterious. He’ll eat just about anything, and he’s being seen more and more around the Show-Me State. His name is Ursus americanus, but you probably know…
JEFFERSON CITY – Kids of all ages are invited to the Children’s Festival Saturday, June 18 at Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site near Ash Grove. The event will feature a number of activities and games for kids, including live music and a 19th century pickup baseball game. The event,…
Ava City Council adopted the 2012 budget for the upcoming fiscal year, the financial period begins on Friday, July 1. Administrative Director Peggy Porter noted the public hearing was held Friday, June 10, and no comments were received during the session. In the 2012 budget, projected gross expenditures for the…
In the southern Missouri Ozarks 150 years ago this month, the effects of the American Civil War were beginning to be felt. Both sides of the conflict had started recruiting men. To learn more about the war and how it emerged in our area, please join us on Saturday, June…
Dillion Adams from Ava High School has been selected to compete at the Blue-Grey National Super Football Combine in Canton, Ohio, on June 18. The Ava senior will be one of 30 prospects representing the state of Missouri after competing in the Combine this weekend. This event, which features top…
Over $500 of fresh vegetables harvested, donated from Growing Together Garden JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Agriculture recently harvested its first donation of fresh produce through the “Grow & Give” initiative. The Department’s Growing Together Garden yielded over $500 of lettuce, radishes and Napa cabbage this week, all…
Local “hams” will join with thousands of Amateur Radio operators on Saturday and Sunday, June 25-26, to showcase their emergency capabilities. The two-day event is open to the public, and free. In the past year, the news has been full of reports of ham radio operators providing communications during unexpected…
HOUSTON – Some people may be reconsidering plans to grill hot dogs and steak based on a new report supporting the link between red and processed meats, and increased colorectal cancer risk. But, experts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center say that small changes to what —…
25 Years Ago June 12, 1986 Emerson Motor Division is celebrating its 10th anniversary at Ava during the week of June 16. “Emerson attributes the success of the Ava plant to the hard work and team effort of all the employees, said Plant Manager Ralph Calhoun. The Ava Saddle Club…
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) has honored Lila Pennington, DNP, APRN, FNP/GNP-BC, with the 2011 State Award for Excellence for Missouri. An assistant teaching professor with the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing, Pennington will be recognized June 22, during the AANP’s 26th national…
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Agriculture launched the 2nd annual Focus on Missouri Agriculture photo contest, asking Missourians to help capture the unique stories and images of agriculture through photographs. The contest, which will run through July 25, asks amateur photographers from all over the state to submit…
JEFFERSON CITY –– You can help plant a tree in a Missouri state park and in the city of Joplin without lifting a shovel. Missouri State Parks is participating again this year in the Odwalla Plant a Tree Program that allows people across the nation to vote where they want…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Springfield Regional Arts Council honored U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) with their Ozzie Leadership Award “for his extraordinary leadership in helping invest in the Springfield arts community.” The Arts Council cited Blunt’s work securing federal support for arts education opportunities in the entire Southwest Missouri region.…
ST. LOUIS – State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (ZWY-ful) today announced he is running for re-election to a second term in 2012. Zweifel will kick off his campaign on Wednesday, June 22 in Forest Park in St. Louis.…
Two students from Ava High School attended the two-day conference at Westminster College in Fulton to learn about the many facets of tobacco-free advocacy, including writing letters to newspaper editors and making public service announcements for local radio stations. The students, Jasmine Phillips and Bri Tiff, also had time to…
The University of Missouri has announced the Spring Semester 2011 dean’s list. The following students from Ava and surrounding areas, were honored. Ava: Chelsea Dooms, junior, Agr-Food & Nat Resources; Daniel Wayne Posey, senior, Journalism; Colten Ross, sophomore, Arts & Science; Kristy Ann Sigafoos, freshman, Arts & Science; From Norwood: Naif Laurence Richard Bartlett, freshman, Arts & Science From Squires: Chad A Tucker, Senior, Arts & Science. …
FOR SALE TELEVISIONS, REPAIR – BUY – sell – trade. Phone 417-924-3350 18-tf GOOD CLEAN USED furniture, appliances and misc. The Wishing Well 400 No. Hwy 5, Ava, Mo 417-683-8730. 40-tf HAY FOR SALE, locally grown, square bales; high quality alfalfa $5.50, 683-4956 or 543-0929. 47-tf 1991 S10 EXT cab,…
ROLLA – Mark Twain National Forest will offer two days of free day use and two free nights of camping at eight campgrounds. Free camping is being offered in unreserved campsites both Friday and Saturday nights, and free day use is being offered at unreserved sites Saturday and Sunday, June…
“Kids today are glued to the tube,” said Lynda Johnson, a University of Missouri Extension nutrition specialist. “Within the last 10 years or so, they’ve seen an increase in rickets among children.” Rickets, a crippling disease that softens bones, occurs when the body has insufficient vitamin D. It was huge…
COLUMBIA – Amid the destruction left behind in Joplin by a devastating tornado on May 22, thousands of volunteers from across the country have arrived on the city’s doorstep donating their time and expertise to help the city get back on its feet. Nearly 1,000 new volunteers register daily with…
On Saturday June 4, the Wright County Children’s Home hosted a free concert at the Oasis Worship Center in Lebanon. This concert was meant not only to raise funds for the important work at WCCH, but also to raise awareness of the tragic need for this type of facility. The…
Ava Police investigated two crashes at the intersection of Highways 5 and 14 within a 30-minute period last Saturday night. The Ava Fire Department was dispatched to the second one that occurred around 10:30 p.m. involving this Jeep and resulting in minor injuries. Cox Ambulance was also dispatched but no…
By the time you read this, the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission will have made a decision on the redistricting plan and the ultimate closing of district offices. That decision may be to follow the plan that has been talked about across the state in a series of public meetings,…
COLUMBIA – Local officials, state and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) personnel remain active in all the federally declared counties of the state. FEMA community relations representative Don Devoe reports that in Mississippi County he is finding areas with homes still flooded, with minimal or no access. He works to…
STOCKTON – With storm debris in pastures, now is a good time to make sure your horse has had a recent tetanus shot, according the Dona Goede, livestock specialist, University of Missouri Extension. “The debris in pastures, blown in or washed in from the flooding, increases the chance of horses…
WEST PLAINS – Area residents interested in starting a small business will want to make plans to attend one of three classes being offered in June by the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at Missouri State University-West Plains. Classes will be held in West Plains, Mountain Grove and…
Sixty-five people, ranging in age from 2 months to 84 years participated in the Seymour MS Walk on Saturday, April 30. A total of $8,895.51 was raised for the cause, according to Pearl Raymond, event chairman who has headed up the walk for the past 18 years. The Seymour Walk…
CAPE GIRARDEAU–Southeast Missouri State University has named 2,417 students to its Dean’s List for academic achievement during the spring 2011 semester. Students named to the list earned at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and completed at least 12 degree credit hours during the spring session.…
JOPLIN–In response to reports of medical records and other patient information that have been found following the tornado that struck Joplin on May 22, Mercy/St. John’s Regional Medical Center has established a process for retrieval of these documents. If you have medical records in your possession that were lost in…
Project Graduation 2012 has had two organizational meetings so far to get fundraising started. The City of Ava has allowed the committee to run the concession stand at the little league baseball/softball fields this summer. Game nights and the class list have been divided up among parents who are in…
Willard Lee Pueppke, 91, was born in Plainview, Neb., on July 7, 1919, the son of Edward Pueppke and Margreth (Nissen) Pueppke. He departed this life on June 5, 2011, at the Heart of the Ozarks Health Care in Ava, Mo. Willard was a graduate of Plainview, Neb., High School.…
Esther Eileen Carroll, 58 years, 2 months, and 1 day old, passed to heaven on June 5, 2011 at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, Mo. Esther was born April 4, 1953 in Herlong, Calif. to Barney and June (O’Canavan) Burnett. During her early years in California, Esther was an EMT…
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is reminding the public to use safe grilling practices as the peak months for grilling fires approach – June and July. Gas grills constitute a higher risk, having been involved in an annual average of 6,200 home fires in 2004-2008, while charcoal or other…
This has been a busy week and it has been hard to keep up as I have not felt good and had to make a trip to Urgent Care. It seems to have flown by though. I spent a couple of days with great-granddaughter Reagan Inman and had a real…
We have a good start on the month of June. We are having dry, bright sunny days that we’ve looked forward to. They are very warm but not too bad at this time of year. Last Monday, Memorial Day, Merrybelle Summers and her son Hubert Strunk, visited us. We enjoyed…
On this 7th Sunday of Easter we began with the Bible readings as follows: Acts 1:6-14, Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 and the New Testament 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11; Gospel: John 17: 1- 11. Our lector was Mary Ann Niemi. Today we prayed for all the survivors and the victims of that…
With a couple of weeks of good weather, local farmers have, indeed, been making hay while the sun shines. Driving through the valley between Almartha and Souder, one passes field after field filled with big round bales, creating a beautiful rural sight for passersby. Theron Oxley, Mark and Dwain Ray,…
May 29, 12:05 a.m., 500 block NW 10th Ave., MOCH Wellness Center. General fire alarm. Ava Fire Dept. searched building. No indication of fire. May 29, 2:09 p.m., 1000 block NE 7th St., medical assist. Ava Fire Dept. responded. May 29, 7:20 p.m., West Washington Ave., peace disturbance. May 29,…
By Keith Kepler, AlliedBarton A lost child is a parent’s worst nightmare. And, as families plan to spend more time outdoors, on vacation and in busy public places this summer, it is important to be prepared. A survey of parents by the Center to Prevent Lost Children showed that 90…
Dear loved ones in and from Douglas County: Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your thoughts, calls and prayers all over the country during my “out-of-pocket” experience on Sunday, May 22, 2011 about 5:40 p.m. here in Joplin. I was/am a most fortunate human being. I…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri House Speaker Steven Tilley, R-Perryville, announced the creation of the House Interim Committee on Disaster Recovery in response to several recent natural disasters. “With the flooding in southeast Missouri and the massive tornado that hit Joplin, the tornado in St. Louis and flooding in Southeast…
SPRINGFIELD – As an adult, the Green June Beetle can cause losses by feeding on ripe apples, peaches, grapes, blackberries and other fruits and vegetables according to Patrick Byers, horticulture specialist, University of Missouri Extension. Although the adult Green June Beetles can become airborne, they are not known for their…
Things are a-buzzin’ north of Ava this week as the Three-Year-Old Futurity, Spring Show and Youth Seminar are officially under way. The 32nd annual show began on Tuesday with the National Youth Seminar, and the exhibition of classes began Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock in the versatility arena. An added…
Get Serious About Debt For months, both sides in Congress have been pushing and pulling about spending and debt. The debate is intense because the stakes are so high. Our national debt measures in the neighborhood of $14.3 trillion, and another $2 trillion is needed to satisfy American debt obligations…
The bridge over Cowskin Creek on Route 14 west of Ava is scheduled to close Monday, June 20, so the bridge can be replaced, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced this week. Once closed, the road will remain closed through the remainder of June and through most of July. The…
Twins have been born at the Clyde Connelly farm just north of Ava. Mother and offspring are doing well. The twins were born to a 7-year-old Missouri Fox Trotting mare and although very small, both are doing well this week. The birth of equine twins is rare in itself –…
The next CBCO/FFA Blood Drive will be held Wednesday, June 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Ava High School gymnasium. The June theme is “Salute a Veteran.” Donors will receive a free patriotic t-shirt and a coupon for free ice cone from Ava Drug. In addition, the…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION In the Estate of ) VIRGINIA REESE ) Deceased. ) Case Number: 10DG-PR00063 ) NOTICE OF FILING PETITION FOR COMPLETE SETTLEMENT AND PROPOSED ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION To All persons interested in the above referenced estate: You are hereby notified…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION In the Estate of ) SANDRA CUDWORTH ) Disabled . ) Case Number: 11DG-PR00010 ) NOTICEOF APPOINTMENT OF A CONSERVATOR TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF SANDRA CUDWORTH, a Disabled Person: On the 6th day of JUNE,…
Ava Elementary School Summer School Breakfast Menu Monday, June 13: Choice of Dry Cereal, Nutrigrain Bar, Choice of Juice and ½ pt. of Milk Tuesday, June 14: Breakfast Pizza, Apple, Choice of Juice and ½ pt. of Milk Wednesday, June 15: Super Bun, Banana, Cheese, Choice of Juice and ½…
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Board Votes To Go Ahead with Spring Show and Youth Seminar After EHV-1 Outbreak; Strict Precautions Will Be Taken, Cooperation Is Encouraged The 3-Year-Old Futurity Spring Show and Youth Seminar of the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association will be held here next week, June 7-11. The 32nd annual show…
John 17 is a wonderful prayer that Jesus prays for his disciples. Beginning in verse 20 he also prays for believers. Not just the ones at that present time but for those in the future. His prayer is that those who believe might also, by their unity, show the world…
Ava Summer Baseball and Softball Results Thursday, June 2, 2011 11-12 Boys – Jim’s Body Shop (10) vs. Clunn’s Classics (7) My Brother’s Place (5) vs. Emerson Climate Technologies (12) 9-10 Boys – State Farm Insurance (17) vs. Cooper Lumber (2) Shockers (7) vs. Danny Cutbirth Logging (1) 10-12 Girls…
5-6 Year Old – T-Ball - H is home team, home team will be in 3rd base dugout Thursday, June 9 6:00 – Photo Shoot vs. (H) Longdollar Friday, June 10 6:00 – Town and Country vs. (H) Red Bank Grocery 7:00 – Emerson Climate Technologies vs. (H) Kutz Car…
The class of 1981 will hold their 30 year reunion next weekend, Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18. Friday night, a mixer is being held at the Springfield Brewing Company. The address is 305 S. Market. Tables have been reserved upstairs for 7:30 p.m. Dinner will be on your…
Billy Fletcher and his aunts, Jean Daugherty and Mabel Everett, drove to Springfield to attend the memorial service for Tommy R. Gann, Friday evening, at Cherry Street Baptist Church. Tommy Gann was the brother of Paulette Fletcher, Billy’s sister-in-law. Norma Stillings attended the CHART meeting at the Missouri Ozarks Community…
Brother Randy Brummet opened the service with prayer requests and prayer then congregational songs and welcome. Brother Claude Robertson brought the special song, which was beautiful. Brother Roberts brought the message from Galatians 5:16-17, “Abundant Life Series, Walking In the Spirit.” Brother Cody Prock brought the evening message from Romans…
Our prayer chain went around Sunday evening for Donna Witchey, who is in St John’s hospital. A report from her Mother, Chloe Wilson, is that she is doing better. We give the Good Lord the praise. We began with prayer time at 9:30 and at 10 a.m. we read our…
It has been a busy time here on the mountain. We started out Saturday with a canoe trip for the youth of our church and we always have to have adults go for chaperones, or maybe just to provide some refreshments. Whatever the case may be, they had a great…
Lots of hay being baled in this hot and sun-shiney weather. I saw that Walter Rogers got his hay baled in the bottom fields beside his house and not a drop of rain fell on it this time. That might be a record of some sort for it seems whenever…
Sunday school began with a good morning from Bro. Marshall. We sang for Jesus. We had prayer requests for the sick, the lost, family and friends. Sister Alice led in prayer. Bro. Marshall read scripture from Ezekiel. Bro. Paul filled in for Bro. Dallas and brought the Sunday school lesson…
For all of you who have been praying for a let up in the rain, now start praying it won’t stop for to long. And while we are waiting for a cool shower, keep in mind that we are supposed to be about our Father’s business, until He comes again..…
Sunday, June 5 was the Sunday after Ascension Day, which was last Thursday. Bishop Hartley based his sermon on the Epistle for the day, I St. Peter 4:7, “The end of all things is at hand” and St. Peter exhorts us to “be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.”…
We had a good number attending today. It is so humid, its hard to breathe. I have asthma and its really uncomfortable. Opening Sunday school Joe Lafferty read the 21st chapter of Psalms. Clara Lafferty prayed the opening prayer. Bro. Lee Hampton taught the 9th chapter of Luke. We had…
Our office conducts Tax Preparation for Seniors each year and this year was very successful, in obtaining over $113,000.00 for the elderly citizens of our county. These refunds were from property tax credits and rent rebates. The tax season ended April 18. Our appreciaton to Ruth Barrett for assisting in…
This is a correction to the column of last week. I had a nice phone visit with Troy Herd who informed me that the American flags placed on the graves of our military, as well as the American flags put up on the main streets of Ava are done so…
A good morning to all our readers. We hope every one had a safe and cool weekend as the weather was very hot during the day. Remember to check on the shut ins during hot weather. Always drink plenty of water while it is so hot. Our bodies need more…
” O praise the Lord all ye nation, praise Him all ye people for his merciful kindness is great toward us and the truth of the Lord endureth forever. Praise ye the Lord,” Psalm 117. Happy anniversary to Doyle and Peggy Turner, David and Donna Dodson, John and Jo Stephens,…
Having been a writer of a church bulletin in the past, I have innocently contributed to the good laugh the congregation receives at the mistake. Proverbs chapter 17 says A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Please join together for a good…
Contentment is easy in Champion. Champions understand contentment. The First Ripe Tomato in Champion Contest is on for the fifth year in a row. Contest rules require that the tomato be grown in Champion and that the grower be willing to share the tomato with the judges and be willing…
Norma Stillings sang a special song in the morning service, Darlene Sorensen sang in the evening service. Pastor Bob Sorensen preached a second message out of Luke 16, “What the man in Hell did and didn’t ask for!” Today many people deny the existence of Hell, but Jesus warned about…
“Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: end, Lo, and I am with you always, even unto the end of the world,”…
Caney Church came together Wednesday evening singing. Bo. Jim was our leader tonight. Several prayer requests were turned in. Bro. Jeff prayed over their requests. Bro. Jim taught on the 10th chapter of Luke. We enjoyed his teaching very much. We can rejoice because our names are written in heaven.…
Debbie Cederlind came down Friday evening to be with her mother and she and Bonnie Phipps attended the Phipps Reunion Saturday at Walnut Grove’s new kitchen. Bonnie said it was well attended and that Raymond and Naida Haden was there and Raymond sang two songs and she said he still…
Opening prayer and devotion to start our Sunday morning service was by Doug Miller. After singing everyone went to classes where we studied about Joshua. God had promised His people that one day they would come into their land. Years had passed and they were waiting for the promises to…
We are having beautiful weather. I hope everyone is able to get out and enjoy it. Norma Cross and Seth Hunt and Juanita Herrell visited with Dick and I Thursday. We stopped to see Helen Dobbins Friday. We sure have had calls from kin folks in Wisconsin and Washington asking…
We had several folks out Sunday morning, however, we continue to pray for our friends and neighbors who are facing surgery and still struggling with illnesses. We are thankful for the faithful who are here every Sunday, please join us if you do not have a regular church home. Brother…
We had good services over the weekend. Dan opened up in prayer then he led us in some songs. The children took up the penny march. We are proud of our children. Bro. Darrell taught a very good lesson from Luke. Darrell and Helen, Sybil and Dan and Bro. Garry…
Faith Rock Full Gospel Church want to invite each and everyone to come hear and be blessed by the Higher Vision Quartet from Hartville, Missouri this Sunday at 6 p.m. June 12. We appreciate and hope that God richly blesses each and everyone is our prayer for the money donations…
Tuesday morning we started out with our women’s prayer meeting. During Wednesday evening Bible study we had a good lesson. We have been studying on the book of Genesis. This week we learned about the ark, the flood, after the flood and God’s covenant with Noah. Saturday night we held…
Wednesday, June 1 – Evening service started out with prayer requests for Allison, Hallie, Steve, Angie and family trip, young people, military men and woman and the church as the whole. We were studying in Acts about Peter and Paul being jailed for preaching the gospel. The lesson was also…
Hello again. Well, here it is, the seventh of June. Everyone is just settling down from one holiday and will soon be gearing up for another on the fourth of July. I’m sure that the tents are about to be or are already set up and ready to accommodate everyone…
It was good to be in God’s house Sunday and Bro. Oren read scripture from Matt. 7:24-29. Jesus says hearing and obeying the word is like a wise man who has built his home on the rocks. No matter if its wind, rain nor flood, the house stands strong. Don’t…
Church started Sunday morning by singing. Ronnie Epps took over as superintendant and prayer was given by Bro. Woodrow Coonce. The Sunday school lesson was on the brief history of Israel, I Chronicles 9″1-3, I Chronicles 17:1,2, 7 and 11-15 taught by Ronnie Epps. After a good Sunday school lesson…
We had good services over the weekend. Dan opened up in prayer then he led us in some songs. The children took up the penny march. We are proud of our children. Bro. Darrell taught a very good lesson from Luke. Darrell and Helen, Sybil and Dan and Bro. Garry…
Well, hello once again. I don’t really have any news this week. We had good services at Frye Church. It was good to have Bro. Gaither and Sis. Pat back with us. They both had birthdays. Levi had a birthday also. These kids just grow up fast. Taylor Wallace was…
Highways were certainly busy with holiday travelers over Memorial weekend. Fathers Day is June 19 and July 4 comes up next, summer beginning June 21. So we may consider that we have had a short spring. It has been a difficult time for gardeners with adverse weather conditions. Now it…
Happy birthday to Delwin Iott, June 7th, Melissa Iott, June 15 and Isaiah Ayala, June 24. Happy anniversary to John and Jo Stephens, June 19 and David and Donna Dodson on June 26. On Tuesday, Michael Dodson and Bryse visited David and Donna Dodson. Reece, Megan, Quin and Macee were…
How does our garden grow. Well, we have tomatoes, corn, okra, cucumbers, zucchini, yellow crookneck, onions, lettuce and radishes. In our front garden we have lilies, roses, dianthus, irises and violets. We also have violets and zinnias planted in the other garden. Perry carefully attends to watering every day. Residents…
This warm weather is getting to us. It is just what we asked for a week ago. I do have shade trees and that is good. Right now I am thinking of the big, old tree in the yard where I grew up, mom and dad had their bed there…
6-6-11 – Good morning. It’s gonna be a hot one. We have a heat advisory out for today, Tuesday and maybe Wednesday. Then rain again the next few days. I’m going to try to stay inside all I can. I’m lucky I can do that. Walt said he will stay…
We had a very good meeting on June 2. With no program, we were able to take care of business then get a little chatting time in as well. We were happy to see Cornelisons and their son, Willie, were able to join us. Much of the focus of this…
Edward J. Hamill, state executive director, Farm Service Agency, announced effective June 1, 37 counties in Missouri including Crawford, Dent, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Phelps, Reynolds, Shannon and Texas, will have FSA disaster loans available due to severe storms, tornadoes and flooding which occurred April 19, and continuing. Applications for…
By Sue Curry Jones Like any great baseball player, Jonathan Batcheller knows that winning a game isn’t just about hitting a home run. Sometimes, it’s about endurance, strength and tenacity. It’s also about facing disappointments, taking near misses and strikeouts –– but most of the time –– it’s about getting…
BRANSON – Students seeking an education in the area of healthcare have a little longer to apply for the TECPCOR scholarship. The deadline has been extended to July 1. The scholarship is designed to provide funding for individuals who are interested in pursuing a clinical healthcare degree or certification and…
St. John’s and the Southwest Missouri Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association are collaborating to host the Seniors Caregiver Conference. The conference will be 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. June 18 at St. John’s Hospital Patient Tower, 1235 E. Cherokee in Springfield. Focusing on Alzheimer’s disease and other memory loss issues,…
Dear EarthTalk: What has the nature of the agreement just forged between green groups and the U.S. government for wolf protection in the Northern Rockies? — Peggy Marshall, Boise, ID This past March, a coalition of 10 conservation groups finally reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Interior regarding…
JEFFERSON CITY – A magnitude 4.2 earthquake that struck near Sullivan early Tuesday morning served as a reminder of the powerful seismic zones in and around southeast Missouri and the need for citizens to be prepared for a major seismic event. Just over a month ago, Missouri participated in the…
By Sue Curry Jones In the Friday, June 3 issue of USA Today, in the Life Section of the newspaper, an article entitled Great American Outdoors, 51 great scenic drives, highlighted the Glade Top Trail as the scenic drive in Missouri. The article pinpointed one special location from each state…
JEFFERSON CITY –Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded a construction contract at their monthly meeting today that would provide for guardrail repairs along highways in central Missouri. Mar-Jim Contracting, LLC of Grandview, Mo. was awarded the contract after submitting the low bid of $200,000. The contract begins this summer and…
25 Years Ago June 5, 1986 Jefferson City Helias scored a run in the bottom of the seventh here last Thursday evening to defeat the Ava Bears and advance in the Missouri 3A high school state baseball playoffs. Ava’s loss to Helias ended somewhat of a Cinderella season for…
Reduction in Staff, Facilities and Equipment Will Save $512 Million JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission today adopted a plan that will make the Missouri Department of Transportation a smaller agency so more funding can be directed to needed road and bridge projects. In a resolution, the…
JEFFERSON CITY –– Missouri Labor Department announces that the state prevailing wage rates have been established and are now in effect for use on all Missouri public works constructions projects. The Annual Wage Order contains prevailing wage rates for each occupational title in each county and the city of St.…
Randy Spurlock, a member of the Ava R-I Board of Education, has been elected to the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s Board of Directors. Spurlock will serve as the Region 15 Governmental Relations Chair on the MSBA Board of Directors. The Missouri School Boards’ Association is a private, not-for-profit organization based…
By Sue Curry Jones Ava R-1 School Board met for a special meeting Monday, June 6, and voted to hire OPAA Food Management to provide food service for the 2011-12 school year. The other company in the running, Fresh Ideas Food Management, who had also submitted a bid proposal for…
JEFFERSON CITY – The swimming beaches at three Missouri state parks have been temporarily closed due to bacteria levels. Grand Glaize Beach, also known as Public Beach #2, at Lake of the Ozarks State Park and the public beaches at Mark Twain and Harry S Truman state parks have been…
JEFFERSON CITY – A new hiking and mountain biking trail in southwest Missouri is receiving national attention with an award from the Coalition for Recreational Trails. The White River Valley Trail in Table Rock State Park near Branson has been recognized with the 2011 Coalition for Recreational Trails award in…
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The three-day Memorial Day weekend wrapped up Monday at the old Walnut Grove Church that was built in 1894. A potluck lunch was enjoyed and the concluding event at 3 p.m. was a drawing for a .243 rifle and handmade quilt. Ray Cunningham, who has spearheaded the fundraiser for restoration…
Chadwick Railroad Day (with a Wild West theme) is planned for Saturday, June 4, at the community grounds in the middle of Chadwick. There will be a parade at 9:45 a.m. with entertainment from 10:15 until 3:30. A barbecue dinner will be served from 12 until 2 p.m. Activities will…
The Ava High School volleyball team will have a Sleepover/Lock-in on Friday, June 3. Check-in time will be at 7 p.m. at the high school gym, and will end Saturday morning at 8 a.m. Girls will need clothes to play volleyball in and to sleep in, as well as blankets…
Missourians who live or work in the 15 counties under the state’s May 9, 2011 Presidential Disaster Declaration may be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits under the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) program. Applications must be filed by the deadlines to be considered for benefits. Income compensation under DUA is extended…
Turkey Creek Cemetery held its annual meeting on May 26, at 7 p.m., at the cemetery. The officers elected for the next year are board members: Tom Vinson, John Paul Pitts and Sharon Sanders. Barbara Breshears was elected secretary-treasurer. The DeVore family will mow the cemetery for the next year…
The cover letter that came with my copy of “In Front of God and Everybody: Confessions of April Grace” says it is the first of “new tween fiction series” for middle grade girls. So, why did this nearly-60 grandfather even dare to read the book? I’ll give you two reasons.…
Marcella Swatosh, principal at Norwood High School since 2004, was recently recognized during the annual Spring Conference of the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. Swatosh was named Principal of the Year at the Lodge of Four Seasons as part of the MASSP / Virco Inc. / NASSP (National Association…
Is he a scientist or a magician? Is he a magician or a comedian” Whatever he is, David Tower is one of the Midwest’s hottest talents and one of the country’s most creative minds. David Tower works for Castlewood Shows and Entertainment in Lebanon. He not only develops magic routines…
Greetings from your state capitol. This will be my last report on this session of the 96th General Assembly. It has been a year of learning; learning how the process works, learning who people are at the capitol and what job they perform, learning where to go and when to…
William Harley Hancock, 78 years, 3 months, and 29 days old, passed to heaven on May 31, 2011 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare, Ava, Mo. Harley was born Feb. 2, 1933 in Douglas County, Mo., to James Berley and Alice (Thompson) Hancock. Harley was a lifelong resident of Douglas…
The Macomb Sunshine Club met Wednesday at the Ma and Pa Cafe in Mansfield. Those present were Loretta Hall, Robin McNeil, Joan Gray, Susie Dodds, Ruth Bradshaw, Sharon Dake, Marilyn Wilson, and the president Sharon Norell. Our visitors were Scott Hall who has just returned from Dubai and doesn’t plan…
On this 6th Sunday of Easter we began with the Bible readings as follows: Acts 17:22-31, Psalm 66:8-20 and the New Testament I Peter 3:13-22, Gospel: John 14: 15- 21. Our lector was Jean Rutledge. Today we prayed for all the survivors and the victims of that terrible tornado in…
Memorial Day brings many visitors to the Ozark County countryside, especially to the rural cemeteries that dot our landscape. The Souder Cemetery was no exception, and in spite of the road having nearly washed away during the recent high water in Spring Creek, there was a steady stream of traffic…
Twenty years ago a small group of people sat at Wanda Beardshear’s kitchen table in Gainesville and laid the groundwork for a community orchestra. Now on June 5, at 2:30 p.m., in the Vada Sheid Auditorium, Mtn. Home, Ark., the group will perform a spring concert with something for everyone.…
The wood-burning stove, recess games like stink base, red rover and dare base, and of course, the outhouse. Those are some of the most vivid memories of the one-room country school. Nearly 60 people, including around 30 former students, attended a reunion of Mountain Side School on Friday, May 6.…
Replacement of the bridge over Fox Creek on Route 14 west of Gentryville is now scheduled to begin next Monday, June 6, according to the latest information released by the Missouri Department of Transportation. Work on that bridge was originally scheduled to have begun on May 24. With the start…
By Sgt. Jon E. Dougherty 70th Mobile Public Affairs Det. ngmo.pao@us.army.mil JOPLIN – A year ago the 203rd Engineer Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard, woke up every day in a war zone. But on Sunday, one of the season’s deadliest tornados blew through this southwest Missouri community of 46,000, leaving…
The fourth Saturday in May marks the opening of squirrel season in Missouri. Hunters may pursue gray and fox squirrels from May 28 through Feb. 15, 2012, with rifles, shotguns or archery equipment. The aggregate bag limit is 10 squirrels and the possession limit is 20. The fourth Saturday in…
Christy Stockdale, Ava Middle School girls basketball coach, is recruiting players to attend a girls basketball camp at Nixa on Wednesday, June 15. She would like to take both 7th and 8th grade teams to this camp. Any girls interested in attending should register on the sign-up sheet at the…
A softball clinic will be held at the Ava High School softball field on Thursday, June 9 for all girls interested in playing organized softball. The clinic, conducted by college-level softball players, is open to all girls in grades 4-12 and will run from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Registration…
May 22, 12:02 a.m., Highway 5, traffic stop, warning issued for headlights. May 22, 12:47 a.m., 700 block NE 6th Ave., peace disturbance. May 22, 3:21 a.m., S. Jefferson, traffic stop, citation issued for operating vehicle without proper license. May 22, 10:15 a.m., N. Jefferson St., extra patrol requested. May…
Drivers can expect one-lane traffic on two state roadways in the Ava area of Douglas County beginning the week of June 6, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. Most of the work will take place during daytime hours. Contractor crews will work 10-hour days Monday through Friday. Rain delays may…
Summer School at the Ava R-1 School District will be held daily from June 6 – July 1, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Breakfast and lunch meals are free to students. Limited bus routing will be offered to families. Buses will run routes on main highways. Parents will need…
We weren’t planning to have a program for last week’s meeting, but we ended up with a timely one considering the devastation the tornado in Joplin has caused. Suzanne Cooney from Douglas County Health Dept. came and shared with us concerning Disaster Preparedness, hoping to get the word out that…
The Ava Art Guild annual Spring Art Show opened on May 31 and will continue through Saturday, June 4, at 4 p.m. The art show has entries in many different categories including oil, watercolor, acrylic painting, photography, 3-D art, drawing and many more. There are categories for junior artists under…
“It’s Strawberry Time!” MOUNTAIN GROVE – It’s strawberry time in Missouri. Locally grown strawberries are now available at pick-your-own farms and farmers’ markets. Delicious strawberries are a healthy treat very high in Vitamin C and dietary fiber. If picking your own fresh strawberries at the farm, select ripe berries colored…
“Elderflowers in the Fencerows” The elderflowers are blossoming in Missouri. Destined to ripen into elderberries used in dyes, pies, wines and jams, elderflowers are useful as well for teas, cordials and wines. A common native plant, John Avery and Dr. Martin Kaps of the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station are…
Award-winning fiddle players Junior and Cody Marriott will perform in a free music show at 7 p.m. Friday, June 3, on the square in Gainesville. The show is sponsored by the Ozark County Times and the Ozark County Historium. In case of inclement weather, the event will move to the…
Four people died in traffic crashes over the 2011 Memorial Day weekend. Last year, six people were killed during the three-day weekend. The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated 281 traffic crashes resulting in 127 injuries and three of the fatalities during the counting period of 6 p.m. Friday, May 27,…
Bob Josephson, FEMA Region VII External Affairs Officer, has asked that the following information be made available to victims of the Joplin tornado on May 22. Although we are miles from the disaster area, the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has asked that we disseminate important…
After a busy five months the first regular session of the 96th General Assembly has come to a close. Several vital pieces of legislation were passed this year and I wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the most important bills for the 144th district that the legislature…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan today announced a Cease and Desist Order against David Grammer of Macon and Jana Baxter of Columbia for allegedly misusing more than $2 million they raised from investors for Boydoplex, their supposed “molecular exchange” energy technology. According to the order…
We have some exciting things going on at the Douglas County Public Library. First we are happy to announce we now offer free wi fi to anyone interested in bringing their laptops to the library to access the internet. Also, last month we kicked off our special programs with herb…
The summer reading program is about to hit high gear at the Douglas County Public Library. The program is open to ages 3 to 11 with story hours, crafts, games and prize drawings. Teens ages 12-18 can participate in “You Are Here” by picking up a gameboard at the library,…
Ava High School students Seth Evans and Hannah Johnson, and Bakersfield High School students Chelsea Johnston and Chase Sigler, have been selected to participate in the first class of the South-Central Student Leadership Initiative, designed to develop skills to create future community leaders for the Ozarks region. The students from…
At their weekly meeting on June 9, Kiwanis Club of Ava will be pleased to host a program focused on Early Childhood Literacy. On that day, Tim Scrivener will be meeting with the group to discuss the “Dolly Parton Imagination Library.” This program focuses on helping children from birth to…
Saturday May 21 marked another successful fundraiser at the 4th annual Jake Yeates Memorial Race. Racers and fans alike proved just how generous the people of the Ozarks are by helping the organization to raise $7,300 that will be used in 13 different school districts to help children with their…
Less than a week after an EF5 tornado blew through St. John’s Regional Medical Center on May 22, St. John’s Mercy Hospital is open for business. “The building is not St. John’s. St. John’s is the people who worked in that building. And they’re going to be the people in…
SPRINGFIELD - Better Business Bureau of Southwest Missouri (BBB) has received an influx of reports from consumers who say they received a call from someone offering to lower their credit card interest rates. In each of the cases, the caller claimed to represent multiple credit card companies, and could significantly…
BRANSON, Mo. – The Army Corps of Engineers caution boaters that high lake levels and large amounts of floating debris have made boating more hazardous on Table Rock Lake. Officials advise boaters and anglers to prepare for these conditions. Most boat launch ramps and parking facilities are inaccessible because of…
JEFFERSON CITY –– Learn about the women of the Boone family during a special guided tour at Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site near Ash Grove on Saturday, June 4. The tour will begin at 2 p.m. and last approximately one hour. The guide will be Greta Russell, editor of…
JEFFERSON CITY – Fourteen new bridges opened to traffic last week, pushing the number of completed Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program projects past the halfway point. There are now 410 new or rehabilitated bridges that have been constructed. When completed, the Safe & Sound program will have repaired or…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – As part of Gov. Jay Nixon’s MoBroadbandNow initiative, which seeks to expand high-speed Internet access throughout Missouri, input is being sought from local businesses through a Broadband Business Survey. The survey will assist Regional Technology Planning Teams (RTPTs) by assessing businesses’ current broadband status, needs, and…
Douglas County Commissioners were recently notified that the reconstruction work for the Vera Cruz bridge east of Ava has finally been approved and notice to proceed will be issued July 14. This notice concludes a three-year wait on the project. Presiding Commissioner Larry Pueppke noted that the project finally came…
JEFFERSON CITY – Begin your summer of fun with a Summer Fun Expo June 11 at Crowder State Park near Trenton. The free expo will be held at the beach parking lot from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the public is invited to attend. The expo will feature nature…
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Department of Agriculture recently launched a new component of the 10,000 Garden Challenge – the “Grow & Give” initiative. The program represents a joint effort with Missouri’s food banks and pantries to provide more fresh produce to Missourians in need. “One of our goals with the…
JEFFERSON CITY –– The major insurance companies serving consumers in the Joplin area have received nearly 17,000 claims so far from residents and business owners with damage from the EF-5 tornado that struck the area on May 22. The insurance companies have reported their preliminary claims numbers to the Missouri…
WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Anglers may reel in tagged fish from Missouri’s rivers and those tags are eligible for cash rewards. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is conducting a smallmouth bass research project on five rivers and hopes the rewards will encourage angler participation. These types of studies have…
Leave Bambi in the movies and wildlife in the wild. Trying to rescue orphaned or injured wildlife can actually hurt them. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – How would Bambi’s life have turned out if, after his mother’s death, a sympathetic human had taken him in? The ending probably wouldn’t be as…
MANHATTAN, Kans. –– More than 2,800 students graduated from Kansas State University in ceremonies this spring. Ceremonies on K-State’s Manhattan campus were Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14. Candidates for graduation included: Eve Coberly, of Ava, Master of Science in Gerontology. K-State awarded more than 2,100 bachelor’s degrees, more…
25 Years Ago May 29, 1986 The Ava High School Bears defeated Mtn. Grove, 8-5, at Mtn. Grove last Thursday afternoon to claim the District 12 championship title in Missouri 3A baseball. The Bears will be hosting Jefferson City Helias this afternoon at the Ava High School athletic complex…
JaMarie McElvain of Ava, graduated from College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Mo., during 2011 Commencement exercises May 8. McElvain received a BA in Graphic Arts. McElvain is a 2007 home school graduate. This year, 321 students graduated from College of the Ozarks. At C of O, dubbed “Hard Work…
JEFFERSON CITY – Every year, millions of visitors enjoy Missouri state park and historic sites without being aware of the planning involved in bringing them the opportunity. The National Association of Recreation Resource Planners has recognized The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of State Parks for its planning efforts,…
Discover nature by exploring some of the 700-plus miles of foot, bicycle and equestrian trails on conservation areas. JEFFERSON CITY – National Trails Day is Saturday, June 4, and Missouri conservation areas (CAs) have more than 700 miles of foot, bicycle and equestrian trails to celebrate and explore. This is…
NEW YORK – As Skin Cancer Awareness Month wraps up and summer unofficially begins, The Skin Cancer Foundation is reminding consumers to stay sun-safe through the summer. The Foundation recommends the following skin cancer prevention strategies, particularly relevant during the summer season: Seek the shade, especially between 10 a.m. and…
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Ava Elementary School Summer School Breakfast Menu Monday, June 6: Choice of Dry Cereal, Nutrigrain Bar, Choice of Juice and ½ pt. of Milk Tuesday, June 7: Breakfast Pizza, Orange, Choice of Juice and ½ pt. of Milk Wednesday, June 8: Super Bun, Banana, Cheese, Choice of Juice and ½…
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This column is provided to our readers free of charge to announce upcoming events that are free to the public. Publication of the same announcement will be limited to two insertions. * * * Bruffet-Heriford Reunion, Saturday, June 4 at the Lion’s Club. Doors open at 10:00 a.m. 35-2t *…
Like so many last weekend, as the cicadas or locust hummed in the background, I visited the gravesites of friends and family who have passed from this life into the next, and remembered with gratitude the times we shared; and for the military families, the sacrifice they gave in return…
Jesus chose twelve disciples. One of them was Judas Iscariot. Iscariot is Greek for ‘a man of Kerioth’. Kerioth is no longer in existence but it was a city in Judah south of Jerusalem. The rest of the disciples were from Galilee, which lay north of Jerusalem. He must have…
Sunday, May 29 was the fifth Sunday after Easter, commonly called Rogation Sunday. Bishop Hartley explained that the three days before Ascension Day are known as days of prayer for the successful flourishing of the crops; rogation means supplication or prayer. The importance of this period in the Christian calendar…
Another Memorial Day has come and gone. The cemeteries are so beautiful. We went to Spring Creek, Mt. Tabor , Ava, Jenkins. They were especially beautiful and well maintained. I remember going to Arlington Cemetery years ago with my sister and family that live in Virginia. It’s something to see.…
Sunday school opened with prayer. Dan led the singing. The little ones took up the penny march. Darrell taught a good lesson out of Luke. We are glad to have Marie and family back in church. We had a special singing. Pastor Garry Hall preached a good sermon from II…
The Lord blessed us with a beautiful Lord’s Day and the decorations that came out to honor those who have gone before, festooned our cemetery and turned a solemn scene into a beautiful memorial for our loved ones. We appreciate all who came and decorated at Oak Grove Cemetery. The…
Thursday, May 26, 2011 Coach Pitch Girls – Pizza Hut (3) vs. Doug Miller Lawn Service (7) KFC (0) vs. Lakey’s Custom Cabinets (13) Coach Pitch Boys – PC Express (12) vs. Clunn’s Classics (2) Fender’s Body Shop (1) vs. Clunn’s Classics (2) Cooper Lumber (5) vs. Fender’s Graphic Design…
