Douglas County
Route 14 in Douglas County Reduced For Edge Rut Repairs
Also, Route 5 In Douglas and Ozark counties will be reduced for repairs. WILLOW SPRINGS – Route 14 in Douglas County will be reduced to one lane while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform edge rut repairs. This section of road is located from Route 5 to County Road 14-535S. Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, Jan. 17 through…
Read MoreCaulfield Woman's Death Is Homicide; Charges Filed
The death of a 63-year-old woman at Caulfield last week has been ruled a homicide, according to information released this week as the investigation continues. Joy Dishneau’s body was found inside her home on Monday, Jan. 2, and at that time the death was ruled “suspicious.” Dishneau’s Jeep Liberty was also missing from the residence…
Read MoreReplacement of Bryant Bridge Postponed (Again) Until Summer
Schedule Adjusted to Coordinate with Schools, Minimize Impacts SIKESTON – Work to replace the Route 76 bridge over Bryant Creek in Douglas County has been postponed once again, and is now expected to begin in June 2012. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) first had the project scheduled to begin in September 2011, then later…
Read MoreQuick Pleads Guilty to 2nd Degree Murder In Circuit Court Here Tuesday
April Dawn Quick, 33, of Mtn. Home, Ark., entered a plea of guilty to 2nd degree murder and armed criminal action in Douglas County Circuit Court here Tuesday. Quick’s plea is for the part she played in the murder of Phillip Taylor, of Mansfield, on Sept. 10, 2010, at the Gentry Roadside Park between Ava…
Read MorePickup Snaps Power Pole North of Town Wednesday
The driver of the truck shown above escaped serious injury around noon Wednesday when he ran off Highway 76 and hit a utility pole at the Don Cunningham residence north of Ava. The pole snapped, causing both telephone and electric lines to come down across the highway. The driver, whose name was not released at…
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