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Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
by Michael Boyink [email protected] The Five Man Electrical Band sang it in 1971. “Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?” © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc Everywhere a sign. Signs of the times. The COVID-19 times. And, given the seriousness of the…
Read More132 Years of the Douglas County Herald Now Online
by Michael Boyink /[email protected] Within the walls here at Herald offices is one of the most valuable assets in the county. The archive room. Large books, each binding together a publication year, fill the shelves. The dates on those books go back to the late 1800’s. Sitting in the archive room often feels like sitting…
Read MoreGood News for Diabetic Patients
JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Mike Cunningham, R-Rogersville, is pleased to inform his constituents that pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lilly has announced discounted pricing for prescription insulin in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The drug is used to treat diabetes, one of the underlying medical conditions believed to increase the danger of the coronavirus infection. “The…
Read MoreCOVID-19 & Ava: Community Guide to Changes, Cancellations, Restrictions
by Michael Boyink / [email protected] Editor’s note: The information below is the most complete and current guide we could create while working within our publishing schedule. Between how fast the coronavirus situation is changing and the delays inherent in publishing a newspaper, some of our information is sure to be out of date. Please check with…
Read MoreAva Mayor and Douglas County Presiding Commissioner Respond to Gov. Parson’s State Stay-At-Home Mandate
(April 4, 2020) –– This morning, City of Ava Mayor Burrely Loftin and Douglas County Commissioner Lance Stillings released the following statement concerning the stay-at-home order announced by Missouri Governor Mike Parson on Friday, April 3. “An order has come down from Governor Parson that will impact the city and county. Beginning at…
Read MoreYard Sales Canceled
The City of Ava and Douglas County are requesting that all community yard sales be postponed through the month of April. We will evaluate the COVID-19 situation by the end of the month to see if this needs to be prolonged. Thank you for your cooperation to help keep the community safe!
Read MoreMayor and Presiding Commissioner Commend Community Response
Mayor Burrely Loftin and Presiding Commissioner Lance Stillings announced this week that they were pleased on how City and County officials are attempting to communicate during this COVID-19 crisis. The Douglas County Health Department has done an awesome job of keeping City and County officials updated on the crisis and communicating recommendations from the CDC…
Read MoreNegative, Pending COVID-19 Results No Longer Reported to Health Department
by Valerie Reese, Douglas County Health Department The local public health agencies received notification that some processes were changing at the state level that will impact reporting on numbers of individuals being tested. These changes include: The Missouri Department of Health will no longer be emailing negative results received each day from the state health…
Read MoreCARES Act: Recovery Check FAQ
The Republican Finance Committee recently prepared this guide to the recovery checks announced under the recently approved CARES Act. Q: Who is eligible for a recovery rebate? A: All U.S. residents or citizens with adjusted gross income under $75,000 ($112,500 for head of household and $150,000 married), who are not the dependent of another taxpayer…
Read MoreBypassing Ava: For Harold Hutchinson, and a wife with a way with food, the highway was the best thing that ever happened
(Editors Note: This article is reprinted from the 1963 Missouri State Highway Commission Annual Report, investigating how the Route 5 bypass had affected Ava. Two things put Harold “Hutch” Hutchison in the restaurant business – his wife’s way of making food plain mouth-watering good and the Missouri Route 5 bypass around Ava. One of the…
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