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Ava Girls Take First In KC Gymnastics Competition

Cleopatra Stafford of Ava Victory Academy, and Kayla Akers and Ashton Akers, of Ava Public Schools, scored well at the recent Eagles Invitational gymnastics competition in Kansas City, Kan. Cleopatra scored first overall in competition with high points, with first on floor routine, second on vault and bar. Kayla scored second overall with third on…

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More Post-Season Honors For Ava Football Bears

More football honors were handed out this week for the 2013 season, and Ava athletes received well-deserved recognition. Junior lineman Tristan Haltom was named all-state offensive line by the Missouri Football Coaches Association and was named first team all-state lineman on both offense and defense on the all-area team by the Southwest Missouri Football Coaches…

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West Plains Men Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

SPRINGFIELD – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that two West Plains, Mo., men have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana in Howell County, Mo. Joseph R. Ledwa, 63, and David L. Collins, 38, both of West Plains,…

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Early Filings For April Elections

Tuesday was the first day of filing for the April municipal and school elections, which will also see the election of board members for the Ava Area Ambulance District. In the City of Ava, West Ward Alderman David Norman has filed for re-election; and in the Ava Ambulance District, both incumbents whose terms expire have…

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Christmas Lighting Contests Will Be Judged This Week

Ava’s Christmas Parade was canceled last Saturday because of the inclement weather, but the residential lighting and business storefront decorating contests will be judged this weekend. Winners will be announced next week in the Douglas County Herald and on KKOZ radio. Although the parade was canceled, some people had worked hard designing and building floats…

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Ava Will Play Dec. 26 In Blue & Gold

Pairings were announced last week for the Springfield Blue & Gold holiday basketball tournament. The Ava Bears will play in the Gold Division and will face No. 7 West Plains at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26. With a win in the first round, the Bears would play the winner of the Willow Springs vs. Republic…

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Lady Bears are 1-2; Have Home Opener Tonight

It’s been an interesting opening of the 2013-14 basketball season with more games canceled than have been played because of the early December snow storm. The Lady Bears opened their season against Salem in the Cabool Tournament and dropped the first round game to the Tigers, 64-57. After more postponements, the semifinals were played on…

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Middle School Girls Get Back On the Court

The Lady Bears got back into action after losing a week of games due to snow. The Lady Bears traveled to Houston on Thursday to take on the Lady Tigers. The 7th grade would jump out to a quick lead in the first and enter half-time with a 32-4 lead.   The Lady Bears went on…

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Ava Bears Named to All-Area Football Squads by SWMFCA

Ava Bears named to the All-Area football squads by the Southwest Missouri Football Coaches Association are, from left front row: Buster Davis, 1st team linebacker; Brett Vinson, honorable mention, defensive end; Morgan Smith, H.M., defensive back; Clayton Clouse, H.M., offensive line; and Aaron Box, H.M., offensive line. Back row: Cody Huff, H.M., quarterback; Jesse Dean, H.M.,…

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