Douglas County
MSHP Troop G Releases Enforcement Operation Totals for March 17 in Douglas County
A total of 29 citations and 36 warnings were issued in conjunction with a hazardous moving violation enforcement operation conducted in Douglas County on March 17, 2019. During the operation, troopers arrested one person for driving while intoxicated. Totals from this enforcement effort include: 9 – speed citations; 7 – no seat belt citations; 9…
Read MoreDouglas County Health Department Schedule
417-683-4174 603 NW 12th Ave., P.O. Box 940, Ava, Mo. 65608 Regular Office Hours: Mon. Tues. Fri. 8:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. and 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. Wed. Thurs. 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 12:30 – 5:30 p.m. March 2019 Thursday 14 WIC 8:00 – 10:30 a.m. and 12:45 – 3:30 p.m. Thursday 14 Monthly Diabetes Support…
Read MoreDouglas County Sheriff’s Office Activity Report
During the week of March 3, to March 10, 2019, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received and answered 84 Calls for Service and Arrested and Booked 17 in to the Douglas County Jail. Currently, we have 23 in custody. On March 6, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received a call that Seymour PD Officers had…
Read MoreDouglas County Circuit Court Law Day March 5
During a large Circuit Court Law Day on March 5, 2019, the following individuals were sentenced to the Department of Corrections: Clayton Young, 23, Hartville, was sentenced to eight years in prison for second-degree assault and three years for resisting arrest. Young also admitted to violating his probation for first degree tampering and received three…
Read MoreDavid Aborn Found Not Guilty
The second degree murder trial of David Aborn ended at 8:30 p.m., on Wednesday evening, Feb. 27, 2019, as a six woman, six man jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Douglas County Circuit Court Judge Craig Carter presided over the three-day trial in which Aborn was charged with felony murder involving the death of…
Read MoreBooks-n-Bits
The Douglas County Public Library For those of you who have been waiting for the federal income tax forms to arrive, the Douglas County Public Library now has the Federal 1040 forms to go along with the instruction books we had already received. The Missouri income tax forms and instructions must be downloaded from the…
Read MoreReaching Out – Lifting Up
DCVMA Update By Larry Morrison The Douglas County Veterans Memorial Association (DCVMA) swore in new officers Tuesday evening, Feb. 26. The new officers are President – Butch Linder; Senior Vice – Dean Downs; Junior Vice – Irvin Reynolds; and 2nd Junior Vice – Dave Frohman. Thelma Martin was reelected Secretary, and Alice Downs…
Read MoreAssociate Court Day Proceedings for Feb. 21th, 2019
During Judge Bock’s Associate Court Day on February 21, 2019, there was a total of 72 cases on the docket. There were 62 misdemeanor cases, 6 infractions and 4 felony cases. There were 15 misdemeanor and/or infraction guilty pleas and there were 13 failure to appear warrants issued.
Read MoreAborn Murder Trial Now Underway in Douglas County
Trial proceedings against David J. Aborn, age 41, who is charged with second-degree murder in the 2017 death of John Aborn, age 57, are now underway in Ava. The charges against Aborn also include third-degree domestic assault. David Aborn was charged in July 2017 for acting in conjunction with his father to commit second-degree murder. …
Read MoreDOCO Blessing Box to Open March 1
The DOCO Inc. Sheltered Workshop is excited to announce the arrival of Ava and Douglas County’s first Blessing Box, a new idea that offers help and assistance to anyone in the community. Plant Manager Dawn Cox, who oversees the sheltered workshop facility notes, “the facility is so blessed to have worked with Keona Tacoronte-Tucker on…
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