Dear Editor: Our public schools have been failing miserably since the Department of Education was instituted in 1979 by Jimmy Carter. This is not the teacher’s fault; this is the fault of the Missouri ...

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 ...

Almost two years ago, White River Electric raised their rates and changed their administration fee to $31.00 dollars per month and then added the kilowatt usage to the fee. They raised their electric ...

9:00 a.m. – Lazy F Ranch vs. Ava Parks and Recreation 9:35 a.m. – Osburn’s Auto, LLC vs. Reed Construction ...

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 ...

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 ...

Luther Van Curtis, 84 years, 8 months, and 11 days old, passed away on March 5, 2025, at Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri. Van was born at home in Douglas County, Missouri, June 25, 1940 to ...

During the Ava R-1 School Board Meeting last Thursday night, the board voted 4-3 to allow local homeschool students to join Ava R-1 bands and sports teams taking part in activities governed by the ...

Patricia Sue Hodges was born was born February 4, 1956, in Seagoville, Texas, to Delmar and Maxine (Hammons) Hodges and passed away suddenly at her home in Mountain Grove, February 26, 2025, at 69 ...