Douglas County

Citizens with confidential information are encouraged to contact the Whistleblower Hotline JEFFERSON CITY ––  Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway recently announced a regularly scheduled audit of Douglas County, located in south central Missouri.  The most recent audit of Douglas County was issued in March 2016, with the county receiving an overall performance rating of poor.…

Branson, Missouri – White River Valley Electric Cooperative’s trust program, Operation Round Up, has pledged 50,000 dollars to be matched by Community Foundation of the Ozarks in the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund Grant. ORU’s matched donation will be ear-marked for the five counties that the Cooperative serves; Taney, Stone, Christian, Ozark, and Douglas. CFO…

The Eastern Douglas County Volunteer Fire Department (EDCVFD) and Skyline Area Fire Dept. were dispatched at 4:48 p.m. Sunday, March 22 to a structure fire on County Road 240 in Vanzant, Mo.  Firemen from both departments fought the blaze for approximately 4.5 hours, along with a tanker and mutual aid from the Dora Fire Dept.…

Recently, the Douglas County Community Foundation (DCCF)  was awarded a $10,000 Grant. These monies were provided by the Rural Ozarks Health Initiative, a partnership of Community Foundation of the Ozarks and the Missouri Foundation for Health. Organizations which can apply for a grant are 501c3s, schools, churches and government agencies serving Douglas County. Grants awarded…

On March 9, Yellonda Adams, 43, Dora, was sentenced to 5 years in the Department of Corrections through the Institutional Treatment Center for violating her probation. She was on probation for Possession of Methamphetamine. The original offense occurred in August of 2019 and was investigated by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department. On March 20, Brandy…

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has received 85 Calls for Services during the week of March 9 to March 16, 2020, with 15 inmates being booked in to the jail.  Currently, we have 29 in jail.   On March 11, 2020, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received information about the possible location of a stolen…

Douglas County Commissioners met on Thursday, March 12, with Presiding Commissioner Lance Stillings, District #1 Commissioner, Craig Cunningham, and Karry Davis, County Clerk. In the meeting, commissioners signed a request to South Central Solid Waste Management District, on behalf of DOCO, Inc. applying for Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) funds for the purpose of…

During law day with Judge Craig Carter March 3, the following individuals were sentenced to the Department of Corrections.  David R. Thompson, 58, Ava, was sentenced to ten years in prison on two possession of methamphetamine cases after admitting to violating his probation on each case. The original offenses occurred in October 2017 and in…