Douglas County

Ann was a town in Douglas County in 1904 located three and one-quarter miles northwest of Florilla; Biggs was seven and one-half miles south of Phlegeton; Granada was shown to be two and one-half miles northwest of Beaver.  It was named for the city in Spain in 1895.  Iron ore mines were going strong in…

Firefighters from some 28 different departments were dispatched to a major brush fire last Thursday that involved more than 1,200 acres at the Douglas, Christian, Taney county line. After more than a week of triple-digit temperatures, low humidity, and no significant rainfall for an extended period of time, vegetation had become very dry and it…

From the Douglas County Health Dept. A bat sent to the State Public Health Laboratory this spring by the Douglas County Health Department tested positive for rabies. A follow-up investigation was conducted by the health department to identify any persons or animals that may have come in contact with the rabid bat. Raccoons, bats and…

A July 2 wreck on Highway K, at Smackout, sent two Seymour residents to the hospital. The Highway Patrol said the wreck occurred at 4 p.m., just across the county line in Webster County, four miles south of Seymour. The investigating officer, Tpr. Justin Piccinino, said a 1997 GMC Savana, driven by Lendon H. Manar,…

We appreciate the donations to the Historical Society in memory of Stephen Norman. Other local artists from Douglas County who have shared their books with us are:  Bevy Bice, Inspirational Poems; Hershel A. Pahl, Stroke Survivors Living a Joyful Life After a Stroke; Jack C. Vineyard, The Battle of Clark’s Mill; Chester A. Murray, The…

The 2012 Douglas County Fair will be held next week, July 12-14, with livestock shows every day and grandstand events each evening. The fair will open on Thursday with Family Fun Night from 6 to 10 p.m. Carnival ride wrist bands will be available each night and are offered at reduced rates if purchased in…

Stop by the Museum and see these items in the Industrial Room:  Permanent wave machine, hair combs, curling iron, Kodak folding pocket camera, Keystone projector, Kodak Hawkeye camera, Dan Bushman’s shoe store sewing machine, shoeshine chair and barber pole from the Duck-In barber shop, shoe lasts, wicker rocking chair, broken bat handmade at the Vanzant…