Douglas County
Troop G Conducting Radio Coverage Survey In Douglas County
Radio coverage surveys have been done in other counties; now they are moving to Douglas County. Captain Dwayne F. Isringhausen, commanding officer of Troop G, Willow Springs, would like to make the citizens of Troop G aware of a radio coverage survey. Patrol members and retired Patrol personnel are conducting the radio coverage survey in…
Read MoreTwo Hurt In Separate Wrecks
Daniel W. Young, 31, of Ava, suffered moderate injuries last Thursday when his pickup was struck in the rear by another car. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the wreck occurred on Highway 125, four miles south of Strafford in Greene County. Young’s 1992 Ford Ranger was waiting to make a left turn and was…
Read MoreCoroner’s Inquest To Be Announced
Douglas County Coroner Rick Miller has informed the Herald an inquest on the August 30 shooting death of David Phillips will convene at a later date. Miller said the first inquest was postponed due to scheduling issues. He noted that after appropriate agencies confer on Nov. 16, a new time will be announced.
Read MoreTown Hall Meeting Concerning Squires Post Office Operation Was Only a Formality
A crowd of about 75 people attended the town hall meeting at the Squires Community Building at noon last Friday to support their post office. Most of them went away discouraged, however, with the feeling that the meeting was only a formality and had no real purpose. Rick Belcher, manager of Postal Operations, from Springfield,…
Read MoreThe Historic Glade Top Trail
Situated in an area southwest of Ava on the Douglas-Ozark county line is the 23 miles of Glade Top Trail. This is the only National Scenic Byway in Missouri. The two lane gravel road that winds along the ridgetops and over the hills was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the late 1930s. Depending…
Read MoreNoblett Lake Is Again Open To The Public
Mark Twain National Forest’s Noblett Lake is once again open for public use. Mark Twain National Forest Acting Forest Supervisor Teresa Chase has rescinded the Aug. 31, 2011 closure order placed on Noblett Lake after suspected vandals opened the dam spillway and drained the lake. “The public is now welcome to use this popular recreation…
Read MoreDouglas County Museum
We appreciate Mrs. Roberts for bringing her Bear’s Den students through on Tuesday, and to Mr. Moore for taking our pictures. They got to do a scavenger hunt to find things in the Museum. Sharon took through the second graders from Ava School last week and they had a really good time. The Museum will…
Read MoreDouglas/Ozark Counties RTA Met Tuesday, October 9
Douglas and Ozark Counties RTA members, Barbara Roberts, Ida Mae Huse, Geraldine Gray, Terri Hall, Ruth Evans, Caryl Feiler, Edith McKinnon, Julane Williams, Betty Moore, Sue Robirds, Jane Elder, Marie Bristol, Norma Stillings, Norma Griffith, and guest, Lin Waterhouse met Tuesday, October 9 for lunch at the Gainesville Senior Center. President, Marie Bristol thanked everybody…
Read MoreColors Should Be Perfect For Sunday's Glade Top Trail Flaming Fall Revue
The annual Glade Top Trail Flaming Fall Revue will be held this weekend, with the highlight of the event being the program on Sunday at the Caney Picnic Area in the Mark Twain National Forest. For more than five decades the Glade Top Trail has been an annual event of the Ozarks, originating in Ava…
Read MoreDriver Hospitalized Following Wreck In Eastern Douglas Co.
Susan I. Willhite, 39, of Mtn. Grove suffered moderate injuries in a one-vehicle crash in eastern Douglas County last Saturday morning. Willhite was taken to Ozarks Medical Center, West Plains, by ambulance following the 7:15 wreck that occurred 15 miles west of West Plains on Highway 14 in Douglas County. Troop G, Missouri State Highway…
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