The program will be held on the Ava elementary and middle school campuses. Before-school care will be offered at the elementary school from 6:45 to 7:45 each morning. Students may enter through the ...

In a display of civic pride and collaboration, the Ava Lions Club and the Ava Citizens Action League joined forces to host ...

White River Valley Electric Cooperative’s (WRVEC) annual meeting will be taking place virtually on Friday, August 22 at 10 a.m. The 86th Annual Meeting will highlight the “people behind the power.” ...

Court records show that Aaron Ray Vaughan, 54, has been charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and ...

A Douglas County deputy and an Ozark County dispatcher rescued a child Thursday that had been swept away in a culvert at a popular swimming hole. The incident happened near State Highway PP. Deputy ...

Douglas County investigators said a woman was critically injured during an officer-involved shooting. The shooting happened on Wednesday around 6 p.m. Deputies attempted to arrest the woman wanted on ...

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office interrupted a burglary on Feb. 16; ultimately, three individuals were taken into custody. Arrested were Joshua R. Melton, Ciara Dianne Ellis, and Dustin Benson. On ...

Audrey Faye McVay, 95 years, 10 months, and 8 days old, entered Heaven on March 4, 2025, at her home with family by her side. On April 27, 1929, Faye was born in Mansfield, Missouri, to George and ...

The Missouri Highway Patrol on Tuesday evening sent out an errant alert that said authorities were searching for a purple and green 1978 Dodge 3700GT in Gotham City, Missouri.The problem: It was ...

Sue Lansdown of Ava, MO, 79 years, 7 months, and 26 days old, passed away on January 10, 2022 at Mercy hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Sue was born May 14, 1942 in Smallett, Missouri to Austin and ...

The AVA Lions Club recently presented a $100 donation for the Coats for Kids Campaign.

By Kimberly Combs Better Newspapers, Inc. In January, Travis Cheyney and Brad Loveless took office as District 1 and District 2 commissioners. The two men entered office with a plan…a six-month plan, ...