What started as a response to a call of a dangerous domestic situation led to an arrest with 18 felony charges in Douglas ...

The Ava Police Department recently announced the promotion of two officers and welcomed a new officer to the department.

The Ava Pride Band is preparing for the 2026–27 school year with a new student leadership team, a slate of award recipients, ...

Ava, Missouri . Irvin Sheldon Reynolds, 87 years, 7 months, 13 days old, passed away on July 14, 2026, at Heart of the Ozarks ...

The Ava Board of Aldermen approved an updated version of Ordinance No. 1173 during a meeting held Wednesday, July 1, putting ...

A Mountain Grove man is facing felony witness tampering charges in Douglas County after authorities allege he contacted a ...

The Ava Pride Band is preparing for the 2026–27 school year with a new student leadership team, a slate of award recipients, an upcoming band camp and continued fundraising for a planned trip to ...

The Ava Police Department recently announced the promotion of two officers and welcomed a new officer to the department. Jason Hoekema was promoted from corporal to sergeant, while Joe Dering was ...

The Ava Pride Band is preparing for the 2026–27 school year with a new student leadership team, a slate of award recipients, an upcoming band camp and continued fundraising for a planned trip to ...

Former Norwood High School baseball standout Chase Blakey has been named among the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame’s Diamond 9 honorees as part of the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 Spring Sports Luncheon.

In approximately 1950, Ivan and Edna Sullivan took their boys Larry (age 3) and Garland (age 5) to the swimming hole that later became the roadside park on Highway 5 north of Ava. Highway 5 didn’t ...

For 47 years, Gary Herd has been in the woods near his Thornfield home during the spring and fall seasons hunting turkeys. But since 1987 he has gone hunting with calls he has crafted himself. Today ...