Ava News

By noon, tents of all shapes and colors had been pitched on the 16-acre seating space for the 'I Love America' event.

With the afternoon temperature reaching into triple digits and a heat index approaching 110, the weather probably kept some folks from attending the big Fourth of July Celebration at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center last Friday night.

Sgt. Denny Hall of the Ava Police Department responded to the Ava Pool for a fight in progress on Monday, June 29 at about 12:30 p.m. Prior to the officer's arrival, the reporting party called back indicating the participants left the area.

An Ava couple was arrested on June 19 on Douglas County felony charges for possession of a controlled substance.

Two people from Ava are in custody after a methamphetamine lab bust in Douglas County.

On June 5, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Ava Police Officer Brenda Sellers and Cpl.

The major Fourth of July event for Ava will take place this Friday night as Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center presents its annual celebration.

A Douglas County jury convicted a man from Branson for killing his ex-wifea s boyfriend last August.

On June 12 at approximately 3:40 a.m., Ava Police Officer Charles Bunch observed three white males walking south on N.E. 5th Street.

Tayler Andrews would have turned a year old last week, on June 16. It was a difficult day for his grandmother and grandfather.

Amateur radio operators - popularly known as "hams" - in southwest Missouri will take part in an annual field day on June 27-28 at several locations.

On the afternoon of June 12 at approximately 4:30, Ava Policeman Charles Bunch received a complaint of two white males and two white females walking around the Ava square, who appeared intoxicated.

On the afternoon of Sunday, June 7, Ava Police Officer Brenda Sellers was dispatched at approximately 2:48 p.m. to the 400 block of N.W. 10th Street in reference to someone possibly breaking into an abandoned house.

These new area road jobs can be expected today . - Lanes closed on U.S. 160 between Ash Grove and the Greene-Lawrence County line.

The City of Ava's dis charge permit for stormwater runoff was the main focus of council meeting Tuesday evening.

Several state routes in Douglas County, including Route 5 in the Ava area, and in Taney County are scheduled for pavement sealing projects during the weeks of June 15 and 22, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.

The Ava Board of Aldermen adopted three city ordinances Tuesday evening changing zoning designations on properties located east of the Ava square.

The Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association's 30th Annual Three-Year-Old Futurity/Spring Show is June 10-13 at the Missouri Fox Trotting show grounds one mile north of Ava, Mo., on Missouri 5. There will be 73 classes for model, performance and versatility horses featuring the best 3-year-olds the breed has to offer.

An elementary school physical education teacher may have bacterial meningitis. The case is still being tested in a lab but the Ava School District asked parents to watch their kids for unusual fevers, headaches, stiffness or rashes.

Yesterday's weather has made for a busy Tuesday of baseball playoffs. Many Class 1-2 sectional games were rained out statewide yesterday, including all but one of the local battles - Dora's 13-2 win over Greenfield.