Douglas County
Goodhope Area Family Scammed by Bogus Sweepstakes Call
Area residents are being warned once again to beware of scams. The best rule of thumb is to never pay anyone to activate your winnings and do not give credit card information over the phone for anything you did not order. A Goodhope area resident told the Herald this week that she received a phone…
Read More‘Terrorist’ Charges Against Ava Man Dropped This Week
Charges against John Medlock, 31, of Ava, were dropped this week due to insufficient evidence, according to the Douglas County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Medlock was charged in February of this year for making a “terrorist threat with criminal negligence” after he reportedly displayed a firearm in a shoulder holster in the courthouse. Medlock has been…
Read MoreFire Dept. Wins TV
The Eastern Douglas County Volunteer Fire Department entered a contest by Missouri 1 Call, with the main focus of getting the word out to the public to call before you dig. EDCVFD hung a “Call before you dig” banner on its building and was entered into a contest to win a 40″ flat screen television…
Read MoreBOOKS-N-BITS From the Douglas County Public Library
We will be kicking off our special summer program series with a visit by Dr. Phillip Howerton, associate professor of English at Missouri State University on Thursday, May 22, at 7 p.m. with a program called “Bloodroot: Stories and Poems of Rural Missouri.” Local history programs are usually very popular. Please plan to join us.…
Read MoreAva Man Jailed Following Stabbing Tuesday Morning
An arrest warrant was issued early Tuesday morning, April 29, for Thomas D. Hearin, 28, of Ava, following a stabbing incident just outside Ava. Hearin is being held in the Douglas County Jail on six felony charges. The victim, a 31-year-old Ava man, was stabbed multiple times and was airlifted to a Springfield hospital where…
Read MoreLEPC, Fire Chiefs Meet To Plan Upcoming Exercise
The Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) met Monday, April 14, in the Ava/Douglas County EMA Office. The meeting of the LEPC was followed by a meeting of fire chiefs of Douglas County. The main topic of the LEPC was the organization and planning of a tabletop exercise to be held in June, in which members…
Read MoreHighway Patrol Investigates Wrecks In Douglas County
The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated two motor vehicle crashes in Douglas County during the past week. One of the wrecks, that occurred in eastern Douglas County, resulted in serious injuries to one driver. Troop G reported that wreck occurred on April 17 at 10:37 a.m., on Highway 181, three miles north of Highway 76.…
Read MoreIndividuals Charged With Burglarlies In Wright, Douglas Counties
While assisting the Wright County Sheriff’s office in an investigation, on March 27 Douglas and Wright county authorities recovered a bow and gun in Douglas County that had allegedly been stolen in Wright County. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 19-year-old Ava man who was charged with felony receiving stolen property and is still…
Read MoreSchool Bond Issue Is Main Topic on Ballot Today
Today is election day for cities and school districts across the state. However, in Douglas County, not a lot of races developed, and the main issue for local voters will be a school bond election in the Ava R-1 District. Two aldermen will be elected to the Ava City Council, one from the East Ward…
Read MoreMarch Was Month Of Extremes
The month of March was a month of extremes, temperature-wise, with a low reading of 2 degrees on March 3 and a high of 77 on March 11. Almost four inches of rainfall was scattered throughout the month, with the heaviest single amount of 1.59 inches recorded on March 16. The only other day with…
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