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By Jennifer Harrison Long before COVID-19 made it necessary for students to learn at home this past spring, homeschooling was already a growing movement. The Mountain Grove area has seen a significant increase in homeschool families. A decade ago, there were around twenty families attending the local homeschool group. Now, there are many groups in…

by Michael Boyink / [email protected] COVID-19 continues to impact our world. While most events of any size have been canceled, others are being refactored, resized, and rejiggered. Such is the case out at the Foxtrotters facility north of Ava. The local group – the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association – canceled their show that was…

Photo:Keith Moore On July 4, approximately 70 people took part in a “Hero Flag Run” organized by Ava runner Mike Schiff. The course of approximately 3 miles started at the Set Free Ministries building on North Jefferson, made its way past the Ava Fire Station on North Jefferson, the Ava Police Station on Springfield Road, the…

Content and focus of the newspaper to remain the same Last week Tuesday, the papers were signed and the deal was done. Better Newspapers, Inc., based in Mascoutah, Illinois purchased the Douglas County Herald from owner Sue Jones Curry and other shareholders. The Herald is now the 25th paper owned and operated by Better Newspapers.…

by Michael Boyink [email protected] Money for roads. Where all does it come from? Last week we looked at one source – the road maintenance-specific sales tax Douglas County Voters approved in late 2018 and the County began collecting in April of 2019. But there’s more. According to Douglas County Clerk Karry Davis, in 2019 Douglas…

In this week of birthdays, celebrating a shared heritage. By Janet Taber Cousins – the very word evokes fond memories of childhood for most people, of playing together at family gatherings on holidays and vacations, of spending time together with shared grandparents, of similar-age relatives who sometimes grew to become the very best friends. The…