Greetings From… City of Rocks, New Mexico
By Michael Boyink / mike@douglascountyherald.com
As a kid, it was dunes.
We lived in Michigan. We had a dune buggy. Every few weeks during the summer, we’d...
Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association Concludes Successful But Rainy Week...
40th Annual Spring Show and Three Year Old Futurity Open Champion
Grand Slamm, David Ogle of Ash Grove, Mo., for Lloyd Dehner, Mansfield, Mo.
AVA, Mo....
Ava Gymnasts Compete in National Competition
Photo submitted
The four Ava gymnasts shown above recently competed in a national championship event held in Branson on Saturday, June 8. Gymnasts shown above...
Ava License Office Closed Until Further Notice
by Michael Boyink / mike@douglascountyherald.com
The Ava License Office located at 127 West Lincoln Avenue (just off the Ava Square) is closed until further notice.
The State...
Old Time Square Dancing
Square Dance Circle Up
The Ava Square was a popular spot Saturday evening as local dancers and spectators came together to enjoy an evening of fun, fellowship, and...
Amateur Radio “Field Day” Will Focus on Skill, Service, Science
Members of the Douglas County Amateur Radio Club (DCAR) will be participating in the national Amateur Radio Field Day exercise, on June 22 –...
Sports
A Fond Farewell: Seniors to depart, but Ava baseball keeps growing
By Jason Hoekema
At the start of the 2019 baseball season, the Bears had only put three batters on base in their 2-0 winning season...
Heads Held High: Bears fall behind, 4-1, in state quarterfinals
By Jason Hoekema
WESTPHALIA – “You have nothing to be ashamed of,” said head coach Rex Sawyer as he spoke to his players along the...
The Snoop
I sent my first email in 1992.
I was doing research for a college project. At...
What About This? By Wayne William Cipriano
Well, the kids are coming for a visit and Rosalie is ECSTATIC! Me, not so...
Looking Backward
25 years ago
Top company officials with Rawlings Sporting Goods were in Ava last week to...
A Small Medium @ Large
Models of Consciousness- Part III – The interfaces that separate various thought forms, and the...
What About This? By Wayne William Cipriano
I hope every Douglas County taxpayer, student, and student’s parents read the article on the...
Looking Backward
25 years ago
About all that is left of the old high school building is a...
Secretary Perdue Announces Kansas City Region as Location for ERS and...
Move puts ERS, NIFA closer to customers, expected to save nearly $300 million nominally
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 13 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue...
