Douglas County
Van Donated to Douglas County Veterans Association
At the monthly meeting of the Douglas County Veterans Memorial Association last week, the members were surprised and honored to receive a 12-passenger van. The van had been owned and used by the Christian County Memorial Team, which provided the military honors for funerals throughout the multi-state area of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Last…
Read MoreThree Will Serve Sentences In Douglas Co. Jail
During Judge Elizabeth Bock’s Associate Court Day on Aug. 17, there were 131 cases on the docket. There were 94 misdemeanor cases, 25 felony cases and 12 infractions. There were 22 misdemeanor and/or infraction guilty pleas, and 24 failure to appear warrants were issued. There were also six felony cases that waived preliminary hearing and…
Read MoreThree Women Charged for Setting Fire In Jail
Three women have been charged with setting fire in the Douglas County Jail on the morning of Saturday, July 15. A Douglas County Grand Jury has issued indictments on Courtney Smith, 26, Thornfield; Amanda Sue Wade, 36, Ava; and Erin Nichols, 24, Ava. All three women are charged with the class B felony of first…
Read MoreSheriff Activity Report
During the week of Aug. 5-11 the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received and answered 71 Calls for Service and arrested and booked 20 individuals into the Douglas County Jail. We currently have 28 in the jail now, with two being housed out of county. On Aug. 7, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received a call…
Read MoreSheriff’s Dept. Uncovers Major Marijuana Growing Operation
On Sunday, Aug. 13, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant in eastern Douglas County. Three men were taken into custody after officers seized a very large indoor marijuana operation. Uncovered and dismantled were some 200 marijuana plants and a very elaborate hydroponic grow system that took the sheriff and deputies nearly eight…
Read MoreActivity Report
During the week of Aug. 1 to Aug. 6, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received and responded to 71 Calls for Services, and arrested and booked 19 inmates into the jail. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is experiencing high numbers this week with 37 inmates currently being in custody, with three being housed in Ozark…
Read MoreDouglas County Ranks 2nd Statewide In Child Support Enforcement
The Missouri Department of Child Support Enforcement released its annual report for fiscal year 2017. The Douglas County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office ranked 2nd out of 56 offices statewide for percentage of cases paying. The office has collected $164,208.05 for fiscal year 2017 which runs from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. The Savannah Regional…
Read MoreFour Sentenced To Prison at Law Day
During Douglas County Law Day on Aug. 8, four individuals were sentenced to the Department of Corrections, according to the office of Prosecuting Attorney Chris Wade. Tommy Cooper, 34, West Plains, was sentenced to five years for forgery after his probation was revoked by the court. The original offense occurred in August of 2015 and…
Read MoreDouglas County Sheriff’s Office Activity Report
The month of July proved to be an insanely busy month for all those at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, with 481 Calls for Service taken and answered and 100 individuals arrested and booked into the jail. This includes the individuals that were arrested during the four search warrants that were served across the county.…
Read MoreEmergency Response Team
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), working in tandem with the Ava/Douglas County EMA, is in the process of organizing a local emergency response team that will be available to react when disasters occur. A kickoff meeting will be held next Thursday, Aug. 10, at 5:30 p.m. at the Ava/Douglas County EMA Office, just east…
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