Why We Asked About Busing
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] After our School Board Candidate Q&A ran last week, some readers wanted to know why we asked the questions we did. Let me back up. We weren’t even 100% sure we were going to do another candidate Q&A. Why? Because, historically, it doesn’t matter what questions we ask. There are always…
Read MoreWest Plains School Employee Charged with Producing Child Pornography, Soliciting
Solicited Explicit Images, Videos from Child Victims Online SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An employee of the West Plains, Missouri, R-7 School District was charged in federal court today with soliciting children to send him sexually explicit photos and videos through Snapchat and Instagram. Cody Ashton Ary, 29, of West Plains, was charged in a criminal complaint…
Read MoreNotice of Public Hearing
Application for Zoning Change to City of Ava, Missouri A public hearing will be held by the City of Ava Planning and Zoning Commission at 6:00 P.M. at City Hall on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, for the purpose of hearing a request for a zoning change submitted by J&L Tire. Present Zoning: l-1 Light Industry…
Read MoreAva R-1 School District Receives $1500 Grant for Food Travel Carts
Ava R-I School District has received a $1500.00 grant from GENYOUth’s COVID-19 Emergency School Nutrition Fund. The grant is part of a nationwide campaign by GENYOUth and America’s Dairy Farmers (including Midwest Dairy) to support schools in providing essential nutrition to students during Coronavirus pandemic school closures. There are currently 124,000 schools closed across the…
Read MoreThe Spirit of Stepping Up, Giving Back
As a participant in the Missouri State Senior Games, Ed Storey has earned many medals as a competitor in the annual event. Ed, an Army veteran who was once considered by the Chicago Cubs, is an avid enthusiast that vies for a win in life and on the court. In the Senior Games, Ed competes…
Read MoreA Little Douglas County History
Submitted by Ron Fleetwood, grandson of Franklin Luther Thomas Not a lot of folks can remember back in the late 50s when Luther Thomas had a fabrication shop setup in the back of his furniture store on South Jefferson Street, just off the square in Ava. In those days, Thomas Furniture was located in the…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Statistics (as of 5/27/2020 10:00 a.m.)
Douglas County Patients Tested 126 Positive Cases: 0 Self-quarantined: 0 Missouri Patients Tested: 179,943 Positive Cases: 12,291 Deaths: 686
Read MoreMarch 1, 1945
Douglas County Herald Receives Grant from Google Journalism Emergency Relief Fund
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] Last April, Google announced a $300M global Journalism Emergency Relief Fund aimed at small to medium sized local newsrooms. “Local news is a vital resource for keeping people and communities connected in the best of times,” said Richard Gingras, Google News Vice President. “Today, it plays an even greater function in…
Read MoreThree MSU Student-Athletes Selected for Career in Sports Forum
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. –– Three Missouri State University student-athletes are enjoying an opportunity of a lifetime this week. Tennis player Ellie Burger (Chesterfield, Mo.), soccer goal keeper Kaitlin Maxwell (Lincoln, Neb.) and football offensive lineman Derek Kohler (Platte City, Mo.) have been selected to participate in the NCAA’s National Career in Sports Forum. The 2020 Career…
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