Tricky Dog Show Coming to Library
The Tricky Dog Show will be coming to the Douglas County Public Library on Thursday, July 13, at 7 p.m. The Tricky Dog Show is 35 minutes of non-stop fun with Majik and/or Yorik performing over 30 tricks, including basketball, ring toss and a piano concert. Majik and Yorik are registered therapy dogs and have…
Read MoreThe Flower That Thrives
COLUMBIA. – Few garden flowers give more and ask for less than daylily. In the quest for a “no maintenance” perennial, daylily is about as close as one can get, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. There are some who maintain that daylilies thrive on neglect, he added. With their ease of care…
Read MoreDouglas County Fair Set For July 14-15
The 2017 edition of the Douglas County Fair will be held next week, July 14 and 15, with lots of activities and fun crammed into the two days. Gates will open at 5 o’clock Friday and the Little Britches and Fair Royalty competition will begin at 6:15. Boys and girls, ages 4 and under, participate…
Read MorePenmac Will Host July Luncheon Of Ava Area C of C
The July luncheon meeting of the Ava Area Chamber of Commerce will be held on Tuesday, July 11, at 12 noon, at MOCH Wellness Center. Hosting the July meeting will be Penmac. All Chamber of Commerce members are invited and welcome to attend the luncheon meeting.
Read MoreBOOKS-N-BITS
From the Douglas County Public Library We had great fun last month when magician Marty Hahne and entertainer Rick Rayburn performed for us at the Douglas County Public Library. This month we will have more fun when Yorik the Wonder Dog visits the library Thursday, July 13, at 7 p.m. Come by and be amazed…
Read MoreBody Found In Ava Monday; Officers Await Autopsy For ID
Local authorities are awaiting autopsy reports and DNA information to make positive identification on a decomposed body found in Ava Monday afternoon. In the meantime, Sheriff Chris Degase asks that anyone who has information about a person who may have gone missing in the past 60 days to please contact his office. This is currently…
Read MoreAmbulance District Opens Bids On Building Addition
Architect Steve Deckard of Keystone Architects, Marshfield, opened sealed bids last Thursday afternoon for a building addition at the district’s ambulance station in Ava. Two bids were submitted, and both came in well above the projected cost of the project. The board of the Ava Area Ambulance District has not met at this time to…
Read MoreWillow Springs Teen Seriously Injured In Douglas Co. Crash
A one-vehicle wreck on Highway 76, four miles east of Vanzant in Douglas County resulted in serious injuries to the driver last Wednesday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Kasara G. Cabano, 18, of Willow Springs, was traveling east on Highway 76 when she lost control of the 2007 Dodge Caliber she was driving. The…
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