Douglas County Livestock Report
Jefferson City, MO, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News, Ava – Douglas County Livestock Auction, Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for Sept. 19, 2019. Total Receipts This Week: 725; Last Reported (9/12): 1,159 Special Note: Year Ago Receipts 1,234. Compared to last week, steers and heifer calves traded steady to 3.00…
Read MoreAva City Council Plan To Dedicate Veterans Memorial, Update City 10 Year Comprehensive Plan
by Michael Boyink / mike@douglascountyherald.com On Tuesday, September 24th, the Ava Board of Aldermen convened for a business session at 5 p.m. City Finances Peggy Porter reported that the city’s cash reserves are at $2.4M. She also reported that the recent city audit went well. Porter (and Mayor Loftin) credited the city hall staff with helping…
Read MoreTake a Hike at Bennett Spring State Park Oct. 5
JEFFERSON CITY – Join park staff by exploring the Spring Trail at Bennett Spring State Park at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5. Meet at the nature center for the guided hike. Park staff will lead an exploration of the Spring Trail then loop around the Bennett Spring to the nature center in this little over…
Read MoreSchool Lunch Menus
Ava Schools Breakfast Menu Monday, Sept. 30 Cereal with yogurt, bananas, fruit juice, and milk. Tuesday, Oct. 1 Egg and Cheese breakfast sandwich, apple, fruit juice, and milk. Wednesday, Oct. 2. Blueberry muffin, bananas, fruit juice, and milk. Thursday, Oct. 3 Sausage pancake on a stick, applesauce, fruit juice, and milk. Friday, Oct. 4 Mini…
Read MorePublic Comment Period on Project PARTNER on Ava Now Underway –– Public Meeting Oct. 3 in Ava
The Ava / Cassville / Willow Springs Ranger District (ACWRD) of the Mark Twain National Forest is public comments on project PARTNER (Programmatic Adaptive Restoration of Terrestrial Ecological Resources) on Ava. The project area encompasses all of the 1.1 and 1.2 management prescription areas on the Ava Unit of the ACWRD (56,739 acres). A…
Read MoreCelebrity Fiddler Surprises Audience at Weekly Jam
Mike Ito, a retired Branson performer, entertained last Monday night during the Music Jam at the Senior Center. Mike played with the Baldknobbers for 37 years before retiring, and now during the off season, he returns to Japan on tour and performs to sell out crowds.
Read MoreBlevins Talks About Civil War Oct. 10 at Historium
Dr. Brooks Blevins, Missouri State University professor of history, will be at the Ozark County Historium in Gainesville at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, to talk about his new Civil War book, volume 2 of his History of the Ozarks series. Blevins is a popular speaker and his previous appearances at the Historium have attracted…
Read MoreDouglas County Sheriff’s Office Activity Report
During the week of September 16 to September 23, 2019, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has received and answered 92 Calls for Service, Arrested and Booked 11 individuals and we currently have 32 inmates in the Douglas County Jail. On September 17, Benny N Williams, of Ava, was arrested for and charged with Possession of…
Read MoreMinor Bulbs: Good Things in Small Packages
Small but spectacular pop-ups of color announce spring. COLUMBIA, Mo. – It’s the little things in life that make us happy, the saying goes. If that’s true, then so-called minor Dutch bulbs should bring extreme joy, especially for gardeners, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Even though the flowers of minor bulbs are…
Read MoreAssociate Court Day Proceedings
During Judge Bock’s Associate Court Day last week, there was a total of 76 criminal cases on the docket. There were 64 misdemeanor cases, 11 infractions and one felony case. There were ten misdemeanor and /or infraction guilty pleas, and 16 failure to appear warrants were issued.
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