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Associate Court Day
During Associate Court Day on February 11, 2021, there was a total of 75 criminal cases on the docket with some still being conducted by video. There were 31 felony cases, 43 misdemeanor cases and 1 infraction. There were 8 misdemeanor and/or infraction guilty pleas and 10 failure to appear warrants were issued. One case…
Read MoreSenator & State Reps Meet with Area Officials to Discuss Bills Affecting Area Law Enforcement
On Friday February 12, 2021, area law enforcement leaders attended a meeting at Shield Solutions in eastern Douglas County. Senator Karla Eslinger reached out to Sheriff Chris Degase regarding several Senate and House Bills that directly impact law enforcement. Sheriff Chris Degase then reached out to area law enforcement and arranged the meeting with the…
Read MoreSenior Center Calendar
ACTIVITIES Monday: Feb. 22 Noon – Pinochle 1:00 – TOPS Tuesday: Feb. 23 Noon – Pitch Tournament Wednesday: Feb. 24 11:30-12:30- Lunch Served 12:30 – Pool Tournament Thursday: Feb. 25 Noon – Pinochle Senior Age Tax Clinic – By Appt. Grace Foot Clinic – By Appt. Friday: Feb. 26 11:30 – 12:30 – Lunch Served…
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Snow Job: Ava Gets Hit with Snow and Frigid Temperatures
by Michael Boyink/[email protected] If you sang…
Read MoreDouglas County Sheriff’s Activity Report
On February 11, 2020 Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase and Ozark County Sheriff Cass Martin investigated the death of a Wright County Inmate in the Wright County Jail. The inmate was identified as Daniel Moore, age 44, of Hartville. Moore was in a cell by himself and when jail staff went to serve breakfast Moore…
Read MoreRunning for His Life: Ava’s Gary Emrick, Sr. Averages 39 miles/week
by Doug Berger A fall off a roof stopped him for a period of time, and temperatures under 20 degrees with a wind can make him less likely to take to the pavement, but otherwise Gary Emrick Sr. is a regular runner on Ava streets and Hwy. 5. Emrick tries to record 39 miles in…
Read More‘At The Whims Of The State’: Confusion Persists For Missouri’s Covid-19 Vaccinators
By Tessa Weinberg –MissouriIndependent.com When the St. Louis County Department of Public Health saw itself listed among the hospitals expected to receive thousands of vaccines last week, it came as a surprise. No one had told the health department or hospital systems that was the plan, or even what that meant — setting off days…
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Covering Ava’s Tracks: Jon Cluff researches the 1910-1935 Ava-Mansfield train
by Doug Berger It has been over 110 years since the first railroad locomotive rolled into Ava. It was a time when the horse was still important to transportation of people and materials in the area. But today it is a modern technology which is helping with rekindling an interest in the railroad that operated…
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