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One Arrested; One Still at Large Following Burglaries
One man was arrested last Saturday and returned to custody on stealing charges, and a second individual is still being sought by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office following an incident last Thursday in the Squires area. On Thursday, Jan. 5, Sheriff Chris Degase and Deputy Nathan Long responded to a residence on County Road 416…
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…
Read More2011 Business Updates, Expansions, Renovations and New Construction
By Mindy Crandall It’s hard to imagine how much transformation can take place in a small town with a population of 3,186 in a year’s time. Much more than you would think. Not only did Ava elect a new mayor, Eddie Maggard and install several new stop signs at four-way intersections and busy residential neighborhoods,…
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