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COVID-19 Outbreak Puts Sheriff’s Office on Emergency Status
Employees and inmates tested positive for COVID-19. That’s what caused the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office to announce on Monday, July 19th, that it was operating under emergency status. According to Sheriff Chris Degase’s post on the organization’s Facebook account, “We have the Health Department scheduled to come in and test those inmates that are symptomatic…
Read MoreHistory of Wasola Pt. 2
Editor’s note: This two-part series was originally published in the Herald in February of 1989. The articles cover the history of Wasola, Mo., located just south of the Douglas County line in Ozark County, on Highway 5. The history was compiled and submitted to the Herald for publication by J. Venue Hicks, of Springfield. (Continued…
Read MoreDouglas County a COVID Hotspot
According to an update posted on Friday, July 16th by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: DOUGLAS, TEXAS & WRIGHT COUNTIES: Your counties are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases over the last week. Disease is expected to move east from Southwest Missouri. The Delta variant, which spreads more easily and poses higher…
Read MoreBarn Quilt Show
Entries in the Barn Quilt Show currently running at the Ava Art Gallery. The show runs through July 24th and will feature a winner selected by viewer choice votes. Visit the gallery at 303 E. Washington Ave, Ava, Missouri, just east of the Ava square.
Read MoreAva Flag Exhibit
The Ava community is invited to view a display of all the entries for the Ava Flag Contest, sponsored by the Ava Lions Club, on July 22nd through July 24th – from 12:00 noon to 3:00pm. The location of the Flag Exhibit is The BoardRoom, next to the Art Guild. Enter on the East side…
Read MoreTwo Single-Car Crashes Injure Two
On July 14th, Kylee Atkison, 33, of Branson, received serious injuries when her 1993 Chevy pickup traveled off the side of Highway 14, ten miles west of Ava. Atkison, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected when the vehicle returned to the road and overturned. Atkison was transported by Ava Ambulance to Cox…
Read MoreVFW Post Opens
by Scott Huffman A new building. And a new name. On Saturday, July 10th the G.L. Adrain Owen Post 5993 officially came into existence on the Ava square. The Post is named in honor of George Lee Adrain Owen, who embodied everything the citizen soldier should. Mr. Owen was a local farm boy, drafted at…
Read More16 Confirmed Cases of COVID
The Douglas County Health Department received notification of one probable and 16 confirmed cases on Tuesday, July 13th. Two breakthrough cases (where an already-vaccinated person was diagnosed with COVID) were reported as well. The department said there were currently 4 individuals hospitalized. Visit the Douglas County Health Department’s Facebook page for more: facebook.com/DouglasCountyHealthDepartment.
Read MoreHistory of Wasola
Editor’s note: This two-part series was originally published in the Herald in February of 1989. The articles cover the history of Wasola, Mo., located just south of the Douglas County line in Ozark County, on Highway 5. The history was compiled and submitted to the Herald for publication by J. Venue Hicks, of Springfield. The…
Read MoreAva City Council: Ava has $1.9M in Reserves, Reduced CoC Agreement Approved
On Tuesday, July 13th, the Ava Board of Aldermen convened for a business session at 5 p.m. City Finances City Treasurer Peggy Porter said that the city completed the 2021 fiscal year with $3,697,710 across its funds. $1.9 Million of that amount are reserve dollars the city has built up. “It’s a wonderful position to…
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