Douglas County
County’s Population Down 15.4%
Data released by the US Census Bureau on Thursday indicates Doug- las County lost population since 2010. The development is part of a down- ward trend in rural south-central Missouri. Across the entire United States a population increase of 7.4% was recorded. The 2020 population total for Douglas County is 11,578. That figure is a…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Outbreak Puts Sheriff’s Office on Emergency Status
Employees and inmates tested positive for COVID-19. That’s what caused the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office to announce on Monday, July 19th, that it was operating under emergency status. According to Sheriff Chris Degase’s post on the organization’s Facebook account, “We have the Health Department scheduled to come in and test those inmates that are symptomatic…
Read MoreDouglas County a COVID Hotspot
According to an update posted on Friday, July 16th by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: DOUGLAS, TEXAS & WRIGHT COUNTIES: Your counties are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases over the last week. Disease is expected to move east from Southwest Missouri. The Delta variant, which spreads more easily and poses higher…
Read MorePioneer Festival Seeks Volunteers
The Pioneer Heritage Festival of the Ozarks is seeking exhibitors and volunteers for its fourth annual festival, to be held October 1 and 2. This year’s free festival will change to a Friday-Saturday schedule and be held much closer to Ava at the Fox Trotters park on Highway 5. Putting on the festival requires considerable…
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Library Announces 2021 Summer Reading Program
Join us at the Douglas County Public Library as we present “Tails and Tales,” our 2021 summer reading program. Children from ages 3 to 12 can join us for storytime with take-home crafts and weekly prize drawings. Registration and face masks are required. Schedule: Ages 3 to 5 Mondays, 10:00 to 10:30 AM…
Read MoreMissouri to Hold 1st Black Bear Hunting Season
by Doug Berger The Black Bear is native to Missouri, but the numbers were almost non-existent in the state by the mid-twentieth century. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) in its bear management plan indicates a verified report of a black bear killed in southeast Missouri in 1931. The management plan history also referred to…
Read MoreApply Online for One of 400 Bear Permits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missourians interested in hunting black bears in the state to apply during May for one of 400 permits being offered by MDC for the state’s first black-bear hunting season this coming fall, Oct. 18–27. The maximum total harvest for the season will be 40…
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