Douglas County
Jensen Found Guilty, Jorgensen Sentenced In Death of Kenny Stout
On Friday afternoon, Nov. l, after more than five hours of deliberation, a Pulaski County jury found Nathan Jensen, age 28, of Ava, guilty of murder in the 2nd degree, armed criminal action and unlawful disposal of a corpse, for the beating and stabbing death of Kenny Stout, 17, Ava, in Dec. 2011. Then on…
Read MoreJensen Found Guilty Of 2nd Degree Murder In Kenny Stout Case
Nathan Jensen, 28, of Seymour, was found guilty of second-degree murder by a Pulaski County jury last week. Jensen, one of two men charged in the death of 17-year-old Kenny Stout, of Ava, in December 2011, was being tried on first-degree murder charges in Waynesville, on a change of venue. In addition to the conviction…
Read MoreDeadline Extended to Nov. 15 For Emergency Food & Shelter Program
The application period to receive emergency funding in Douglas County has been extended to Friday, Nov. 15. Douglas County has been chosen to receive $5,202 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county for phase 31. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the Department of Homeland Security’s…
Read MoreBOOKS-N-BITS From the Douglas County Public Library
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, many have questions about signing up for health insurance. A counselor from Cox Hospital in Springfield will be available at the Douglas County public Library to meet with anyone interested in learning about health care options on Thursdays, Nov. 14 and Nov. 21, at 10 a.m. and…
Read MoreHealth Dept. Provides Relief Following SNAP Program Cuts to Local Residents
The 2009 Recovery Act’s temporary boost to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administered by the United States Department of Agriculture as part of the Food & Nutrition Service, more commonly known as the food stamp program, ended on Nov. 1, resulting in a benefit cut for every SNAP household. Locally, for Douglas County residents,…
Read MorePlans Are Coming Together For Next Year’s Summer Festival
Another planning meeting was held last Monday night for the Ava Summer Festival to be held May 22-24, 2014. The plan is to make this an annual event to be held on the fourth weekend in May every year. Spearheaded by the Ava Area Chamber of Commerce, the festival committee involves a lot of folks…
Read MoreFour Get Prison Sentences At Law Day Tuesday
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, during Douglas County Law Day proceedings, Judge Craig Carter sentenced four defendants to the Missouri Department of Corrections. The following convictions were pronounced, according to the office of Douglas County Prosecuting Attorney Roger Wall. Gary Turnbull, 46, of Ava, was sentenced to three years in prison for felony assault in the…
Read MoreNot As Bad As it Looks
This situation that occurred on Highway 76 west of Ava just after noon Monday looked much worse than it was, in reality. The vehicle that is upside down in the roadway was being hauled on the flatbed trailer parked at right, and fell off the trailer, landing in the middle of the roadway. There were…
Read MoreHighway Patrol Investigates Wreck West of Ava Oct. 16
An Ava woman received minor injuries and was taken to the hospital by private vehicle on Oct. 16 after the car she was driving overturned on Highway 14 west of Ava. The Highway Patrol said Lyndi D. Terry, 25, was traveling east in a 2004 Dodge Stratus when the car went off the roadway and…
Read MoreDouglas Co. Awarded Federal Funds Under Emergency Food & Shelter Program
Douglas County has been chosen to receive $5,202 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county for phase 31. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from American Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council…
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