By Ben Coffman the 63rd World Show and Celebration came to a conclusion Saturday at MFTHBA World Headquarters in Ava, Missouri. Saturday nights events seen the crowing of World Grand Champions and Reserve World Grand Champions in the final twelve class of the 8 day event. A total of 138 classes were exhibited since Sunday…

By Ben Coffman Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase, was elected Sergeant of Arms of the Missouri Sheriff’s Association on August 18th at their conference in Lake of the Ozark. The office is a 1-year term; every year the position moves up. There are seven positions Sergeant of Arms, Treasurer, Secretary, 3rd Vice President, 2nd Vice…

Confirmed-10 Probable-1 Hospitalized-9 Active-22 Recovered-1639 Deaths-41 Information from the Douglas County Health Department

A free electronic waste recycling event will be held Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon at 935 W. Washington Ave. (old bowling alley lot). Items will be accepted on a first-come, first served basis until transport truck is full. If it ran with a cord or battery, it will be accepted no matter the…

A Mountain Grove woman died Sept. 12 in an all-terrain vehicle crash in Douglas County. The accident occurred at 5:30 p.m. on private property on County Road 150, seven miles south of Mountain Grove. Karla S. Besson, 53, was driving a 2001 Polaris Sportsman 400. The Highway Patrol said the accident occurred when her ATV…