Douglas County

It had been a while since Douglas County road crews had to tackle a significant level of snowfall. During the recent snowfall road crews were challenged by the unusual cold as much as the snowfall, Douglas County Presiding Commissioner Lance Stillings stated. He said crews had to deal with getting equipment running in the extreme…

During Associate Court Day on February 25, 2021, there was a total of 126 criminal cases on the docket with some still being conducted by video. There were 33 felony cases, 79 misdemeanor cases and 14 infractions. There were 15 misdemeanor and/or infraction guilty pleas and 21 failure to appear warrants were issued. Two cases…

                                                                                                   by Michael Boyink/[email protected] Slippery post-snowstorm roads…

During Associate Court Day on February 11, 2021, there was a total of 75 criminal cases on the docket with some still being conducted by video. There were 31 felony cases, 43 misdemeanor cases and 1 infraction. There were 8 misdemeanor and/or infraction guilty pleas and 10 failure to appear warrants were issued. One case…

On February 11, 2020 Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase and Ozark County Sheriff Cass Martin investigated the death of a Wright County Inmate in the Wright County Jail.  The inmate was identified as Daniel Moore, age 44, of Hartville. Moore was in a cell by himself and when jail staff went to serve breakfast Moore…