Douglas County
More Beams Put In Place For New Rome Bridge
Three more huge beams were hoisted into place Monday afternoon as work on the new bridge across Beaver Creek at Rome moves toward completion. Giant cranes, one on each end, lifted the beams into place while workers made sure they were positioned correctly on the support pillars. The second of three beams is being lifted…
Read MoreOfficers Ask For Help Locating Suspect
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a man who fled from them on Tuesday of this week. Officers were attempting to serve a warrant on Daniel R. Lakey, 31, in the Dogwood area west of Ava when he escaped out a window and fled. Lakey has a capias…
Read MoreAva Man Dies In Wreck South Of Norwood Friday Morning
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that an Ava man died in a one-vehicle crash in Wright County early last Friday morning. Erec L. Hambelton, 40, was traveling south on Route C, two miles south of Norwood, when the 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser he was driving ran off the left side of the road and…
Read MoreDouglas County Republican Women’s Club Secretary’s Annual Report for 2015
The Douglas County Republican Women’s Club started 2015 with a meeting in February and began planning the Reagan Lincoln Dinner. Fourteen articles written by Miriam McElvain about the U.S. Constitution have been published in the Douglas County Herald starting in December 2013. The articles can be found on the Women’s Page of the Douglas County…
Read MoreSquires Man Dies In Ozark County Wreck
A 38-year-old Squires man died Monday night in a one-vehicle crash in Ozark County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Jason M. Shea, was traveling south on Ozark County FF, three miles west of Sycamore, when his vehicle went out of control and left the roadway. The Patrol said Shea was driving a 2003 Chrysler…
Read MoreSecond Person Charged In Murder of Robert Koch
Sheriff’s Dept. Is Investigating Another Homicide In the Vanzant Area Monday Douglas County Prosecuting Attorney Christopher Wade and Sheriff Chris Degase held a press conference Tuesday morning to announce that a second person has been charged in the death of Robert Koch. Koch, 37, was stabbed to death at a residence in the Goodhope community west…
Read MoreRoute 14 in Douglas County Reduced for Continued Bridge Maintenance
WILLOW SPRINGS – Route 14 in Douglas County will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as the Missouri Department of Transportation crews continue to perform bridge maintenance. The bridge over Brush Creek is located between County Road 14-247 and County Road 14-347. Weather permitting, work will continue through Thursday, Feb. 25…
Read MoreZZ Bridges Over Fox Creek in Douglas County
SIKESTON— The Missouri Department of Transportation will post a 15-ton weight restriction on two Route ZZ bridges over Fox Creek in Douglas County. “We compared the results of the most recent inspection to that of the previous and found that the condition of each structure has deteriorated,” said Southeast District Bridge Engineer Ed Hess. “Based…
Read MoreCounty Approves Budget Of $4.8 Million for 2016
Douglas County Clerk Karry Davis released a copy of the 2016 county budget which reflects total expenditures of $4,328,448. Like the 2015 budget, this year’s budget is inflated by the $900,000 grant for the Rome Bridge project which should be completed this year. The Budget Message gives a brief summary of revenues and expenditures contained…
Read MoreDouglas County Sheriff’s Office Activity Report 1.15.2016
During the week of Jan. 4-10 the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department has answered 95 Calls for Service and has arrested 12 subjects. There are currently 19 subjects incarcerated in the Douglas County Jail and one being held out of county. On Monday, Jan. 4, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department assisted with Active Shooter Training at…
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