A five-vehicle crash on Missouri Route 5 north of Ava resulted in one serious injury Friday afternoon, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 4:20 p.m. on May 30, ...

A Douglas County deputy and an Ozark County dispatcher rescued a child Thursday that had been swept away in a culvert at a popular swimming hole. The incident happened near State Highway PP. Deputy ...

Douglas County investigators said a woman was critically injured during an officer-involved shooting. The shooting happened on Wednesday around 6 p.m. Deputies attempted to arrest the woman wanted on ...

During Associate Court Day on March 18, 2021, there was a total of 94 criminal cases on the docket with some still being conducted by video. There were 20 felony cases, 63 misdemeanor cases and 11 ...

A Douglas County man was injured Thursday, March 6, when a log he was holding with his tractor fell, hitting him in the head and chest and ultimately trapping him. According to family members, the log ...

Audrey Faye McVay, 95 years, 10 months, and 8 days old, entered Heaven on March 4, 2025, at her home with family by her side. On April 27, 1929, Faye was born in Mansfield, Missouri, to George and ...

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office interrupted a burglary on Feb. 16; ultimately, three individuals were taken into custody. Arrested were Joshua R. Melton, Ciara Dianne Ellis, and Dustin Benson. On ...

A video was recently posted on youtube of a visit to the Ava Police Department by a man who proclaimed himself a journalist and a First Amendment Auditor. He had a confrontational meeting with the ...

Teresa Lynn Vaverka, 59 years, 1 month, 1 day old, passed peacefully to Heaven on May 10, 2023 at her home with all her family by her side. Teresa was born April 9, 1964 in Mansfield, MO to Narvil and ...

The Lady Bears made sure to finish the game in five innings, clearing the hurdle from the previous season and winning the district title before the Lady Bears bid farewell to one of the most prominent ...

The Benedictine’s of Mary is an order of Catholic cloister nuns that follow the rule of St. Benedict which focuses on prayer and work. Their days are spent in prayer and maintenance of their community ...