While the proportion of non-resident hunters is low compared to resident hunters, a public opinion survey by MDC and other public feedback showed that Missourians generally support raising the costs ...

Options Pregnancy Center (OPC) of Ava has been offering resources for crisis pregnancies and educational support for the community for over 15 years. The Center operates a satellite clinic in ...

Municipal Court Judge Shannon Bryant Gamble, center, was recognized on Friday, March 15, for 15 years of dedicated service to the City of Ava’s municipal court system. Gamble, who has adjudicated city ...

A man once arrested for the murder of an Ava bartender has now been connected to a 2006 homicide in Wisconsin, authorities report.

Congratulations to Thomas Brown for his acceptance and decision to attend Ole Miss – University of Mississippi. Thomas is the son of Jason & Rachelle Brown. While attending Ole Miss, Thomas plans to ...

Located in eastern Douglas County is a ranch which is home to the largest seed stock herd of Polled Herefords in the United States. Since 1981, Marty Lueck has been working as ranch manager for the ...

The Pottery Place will host a full afternoon of holiday activities during its “Pottery with Santa” event on Sunday, December 7, beginning at noon. The studio is located at 519 North Main Street in ...

Cedar Gap is known to many people just by the highway sign along Hwy. 60 several miles west of Mansfield. A limited number of the travelers on Hwy. 60 have ventured off the highway to see what remains ...

Butch Stone’s interested in flint knapping was not for its artistic element, but for a desire to see if he could kill a deer with an arrow point he made for himself. Along with knapping out his own ...

An Ava man is reportedly in custody after the US Marshal Service assisted local law enforcement in apprehending him for failure to register as a sex offender, says the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

A 48-year-old Norwood woman was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash on Highway N, 5 miles west of Mountain Grove on Monday. The accident occurred when the 2015 Jeep Cherokee she was driving ran ...

A two-vehicle crash on Fall Creek Road in Branson resulted in a minor injury Wednesday afternoon, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.