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Minor Wrecks On Icy Roads Sunday

Light rain that began falling after daylight Sunday morning froze upon contact with the earth’s surface, creating dangerous driving conditions. Some area churches canceled services Sunday, and the combination of drizzle and below freezing temperatures early Monday forced the cancelation of many area schools. The black ice conditions made both walking and driving dangerous because…

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Hoopcoming Royalty – 2015

In the photo at left above are 2015 Hoopcoming King and Queen, Chase Gastineau and Dusty Graham, crowned during pregame ceremonies at the Ava-Mansfield basketball games last Friday night.

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Bears Drop Games at Home To Mansfield and Conway

The Ava Bears dropped two non-conference games at home this week, falling to Mansfield last Friday night in the annual Hoopcoming event and losing to Conway on Tuesday evening. On Friday night Mansfield jumped out to a 14-4 first quarter lead and downed the Bears 66-47. The Lions’ 6-foot-6 senior center Jacob Caruso scored 29…

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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Carjacking Attempt

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reports an attempted carjacking occurred in the Dogwood area last weekend and is now advising all motorists to make sure their car doors are locked, even when driving. The incident occurred at the intersection of Highway 14 and Route Z in western Douglas County. The sheriff’s office reported that a…

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Lance Ray Watterson

Lance Ray Watterson, 53 years, passed to Heaven on Jan. 7, 2015, at Rocky Ridge Nursing Home in Mansfield, Mo., with his family by his side. Lance was born Nov. 13, 1961 to Jim and Gaytha (Lakey) Watterson in Springfield, Mo.  He graduated from Mt. Zion Bible School. Lance grew up on the family farm…

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James Boyd VanHouden

James Boyd VanHouden, 74 years, 7 months, and 23 days old, departed this life on Jan. 1, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Mo., with his family by his side. Boyd was born May 9, 1940 in Ava, Mo., to Ruben and Alice (Kellogg) VanHouden. On March 9, 1963, Boyd and Lena Duckworth were united in…

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Gary D. Silvey

Gary Dean Silvey, age 73, of Battlefield, Mo., passed away on Dec. 22, 2014. He was born in Riverside, Calif., on March 17, 1941, the son of Arnold and Virginia Silvey. They moved to Ava, Mo., where he attended school and graduated from Ava High School with the class of 1959. He married Barbara Johnson…

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Lorene “Rene” Reba Nash

Lorene Reba Nash, 97 years, 9 months, passed to Heaven on Jan. 2, 2015 at Mercy Hospital. Rene was born April 2, 1917 in Squires, Mo., to Jesse Madison and Opal Fern (Abel) Nash. Rene loved cooking even until the week before her passing. She enjoyed bowling until she was 82 years old. Rene enjoyed…

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Lawrence “Larry” Heatherly

Lawrence  Eugene Heatherly, 84 years, passed to heaven on Dec. 31, 2014 at Country Living Assisted Living Center in Mtn. Grove, Mo. Larry was born March 17, 1930 in Ava, Mo., to Dewey and Alice (Bullard) Heatherly. In 1953 Larry and Nadine Hodges were united in marriage and to this union four children were born.…

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Ralph Dean Call

Ralph Dean Call, 71 years, 11 months, and 12 days old, passed to Heaven, surrounded by his family, on Jan. 3, 2015, at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton, Mo., from a sudden illness. Ralph was born Jan. 21, 1943 in Ava, Mo., to Alva and Thelma (Strait) Call. He graduated from Ava High School…

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