Douglas County
Books-n-Bits The Douglas County Public Library
We are going to start getting busy at the Douglas County Library. We are gearing up for the children’s summer reading programs which will start the week of June 3 and run through the end of July. The theme this year is ‘A Universe of Stories,’ and we have lots of stories and activities planned…
Read MoreSuspect Dead From Self-Inflicted Gun Shot Wound Following Shootout With Douglas County Deputy
05/04/2019 3:00pm Update – The Sheriff Department released the name of the deceased. He is identified as Barry Wedge, age 42, from Cabool. He died of a self inflicted gunshot wound. By Sue Curry Jones On May 3, around midnight, a suspect traveling out of Cabool on Hwy. 181 proceeded to fire on Cabool Police…
Read MoreCouncil on Aging Ava Senior Center
By Tommy Roberts Good day in May to all of you! I trust that things are going well. It is good at the Center. If you need to visit with people and ask how we are, come on down and sit a spell. We’ll tell you everything we know, and it won’t take that long.…
Read MoreStorms Claim One
Man killed in flash flooding of Hunter Creek By Jason Hoekema A man camping at the Missouri Conservation Department’s Vera Cruz fishing access area was killed sometime in the late evening Tuesday, April 30, and morning of Wednesday, May 1 when a flash flood inundated Hunter Creek near Highway AB. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office…
Read MoreBooks-n-Bits from The Douglas County Public Library
We are going to start getting busy at the Douglas County Library. The Friends of the Library are having a Spring Book Sale in the library conference room beginning May 2 and running through Saturday, May 4. There are lots of recently donated books to choose from at very reasonable prices. Come early for the…
Read MoreSaturday Is Drug Take Back Day; Residents Are Urged to Dispose of Unwanted Opioids, Prescription Drugs
On Saturday, April 27, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is joining the effort to collect unwanted prescription drugs during Drug Take Back Day. The Sheriff’s Office has made special arrangements to have multiple disposal boxes on site to accommodate all those interested in disposing of unwanted prescription drugs, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. …
Read More90 Degree Work
Crews began fitting pre-formed wall panels into place this week at the construction site for the new Douglas County Sheriff’s Department and Jail in Ava.
Read MoreDouglas County Sheriff’s Office Activity Report
During the week of April 12, to April 18, 2019 the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has received and answered 84 Calls For service, and arrested and booked 15 individuals into the Douglas County Jail. There are currently 21 in the jail. During the early morning hours of Wednesday April 17, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office…
Read MoreAssociate Court Day Proceedings for April 11 and April 18
During Judge Bock’s Associate Court Day on Thursday, April 11, there was a total of 67 criminal cases on the docket. There were 48 misdemeanor cases, two infractions and 17 felony cases. There were eight misdemeanor and/or infraction guilty pleas and one probation violation that resulted in a 10-day jail sentence. There were eleven failures…
Read MoreDouglas County Sheriff’s Office Activity Report
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has received and answered 93 Calls for Service and arrested 17 individuals into the Douglas County Jail. Currently, there are 20 incarcerated in the Douglas County Jail. On April 1st, 2019, at approximately 11 pm, Deputy Kobby Roberts was patrolling on East 14 and attempted to make a traffic…
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