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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-17-005087
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170321
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170322
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170322

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AVALON HOLDINGS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001061069
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REFUSE SYSTEMS [4953]
		IRS NUMBER:				341863889
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14105
		FILM NUMBER:		17707278

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE AMERICAN WAY
		CITY:			WARREN
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44484
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3308568800
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<P id=PARA10 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA11 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA14 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 22, 2017 (March 21, 2017) </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA17 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>AVALON HOLDINGS CORPORATION</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA47 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>ITEM 8.01 Other Events </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA50 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On March 21, 2017, the Ohio 10<SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;">th</SUP> Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay to the February 21, 2017 restart order which the Ohio Department of Natural Resource&#8217;s Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management (the &#8220;Division&#8221;) requested of the court</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">.&nbsp; The Ohio 10<SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;">th</SUP> Circuit Court of Appeals stay is in effect until such time as it is revoked or until the appellate court rules on the merits of the Division&#8217;s appeal of the February 21, 2017 order.&nbsp; </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA52 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">As previously reported, on February 21, 2017, the Court of Common Pleas in Franklin County, Ohio issued its Final Decision and Order in the AWMS Water Solutions, LLC appeal of the Ohio Oil and Gas Commission&#8217;s decision that upheld the Division&#8217;s suspension of the AWMS #2 injection well. AWMS Water Solutions, LLC (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Avalon Holdings Corporation. The Court&#8217;s Order set conditions for the restarting of AWMS #2 in accordance with the proposed restart plans filed by the Company with minor revisions. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA118.2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">AVALON HOLDINGS CORPORATION</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA118.12 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>DATED:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;March 22, 2017</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA118.14 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;</FONT>Bryan P. Saksa</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA118.18 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>By:&nbsp; Bryan P. Saksa</P></TD>
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