Ava News

A 7-year-old girl who had to give up her horse when he was identified as stolen has found a new partner in a 16-year-old gelding rescued from slaughter.

Colors are at their peak in much of the Mark Twain Forest near Ava. Southeast of Springfield, Ava puts on a colorful fall finale along the trail.

It's not often you can buy sweets at decades-old prices, but that's exactly the case at an old-fashioned soda fountain in Ava, Missouri.

It's not often you can buy sweets at decades-old prices, but that's exactly the case at a drug store in Ava, Missouri.

Time changes aren't the only things to visit the Ozarks twice a year. The fall foliage is beginning to change.

A federal grand jury indicted the Christian County assessor for failing to report taxable property.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A southwest Missouri lawyer is asking the state Supreme Court to intervene after he was sentenced to 120 days in jail for writing in a court document that a judge and prosecutors were potentially abusing their power.

Springfield residents who want to boost the city's recycling program fund literally can go nuts.

Baseball season is wrapping up, but that won't stop the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame from holding a Baseball Sports Enthusiasts Dinner on Oct.

The Mountain Home Junior Varsity Lady Bombers took second place and the Junior Lady Bombers finished third at the Ava Junior Varsity volleyball tournament Saturday in Ava, Mo.

A man from Strafford was injured this morning when he crashed his pickup in Douglas County.

A 2-year-old Ava boy was killed today when he was struck by a large van. A report from the Missouri Highway Patrol said the boy, Jason M. Bailer, was struck by the 1999 GMC Savana about 1:45 p.m. The report said the van, driven by Christina E. Akers, 25, of Ava, was parked near the intersection of Missouri B and Missouri 5 in Douglas County when ...

The Mountain Home Seventh Grade Lady Bombers posted a two-game home victory over Ava, Mo.

Crime Stoppers and the U.S. Marshal's Service are seeking information on two people wanted for violating federal probation on drug convictions.

Six motor vehicle/license offices -- including one in Ava -- have been awarded to agents after a competitive bidding process, according to a news release.

Wednesday was the third day of Ava's 51st Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association Show and Celebration.

A man from Ava is charged with forcible rape and forcible sodomy for an attack late last month.

A state fire marshal's investigator says a late-night fire at a church's office in was intentionally set.

The Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association will hold its premier event, the Fall Show and Celebration, Sept.

This photo of Carl Mays, published in The Mirror at the time of his death in 1971, came from the G. C. "Pete" Freeman collection.