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, an upcoming band camp and continued fundraising for a planned trip to ...

A Mountain Grove man is facing felony witness tampering charges in Douglas County after authorities allege he contacted a witness from the Douglas County Jail and advised him to provide a statement ...

Vanzant, MO. – What started as a response to a call of a dangerous domestic situation led to an arrest with 18 felony charges in Douglas County this past Monday. On July 6, at around 2:37 p.m., three ...

A Hartville man was arrested July 10 following a Douglas County grand jury indictment on multiple felony charges. John Crossland, 53, was indicted on charges of rape, first degree kidnapping, first ...

Richard Larry Martin has been charged in Douglas County with second degree drug trafficking and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia following a July 4 traffic stop by the Missouri State Highway ...

Irvin Sheldon Reynolds, 87 years, 7 months, 13 days old, passed away on July 14, 2026, at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center in Ava, Missouri. On December 1, 1938, Irvin was born in Paola, Kansas, ...

Irvin Reynolds Ava, Missouri Irvin Sheldon Reynolds, 87 years, 7 months, 13 days old, passed away on July 14, 2026, at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center in Ava, Missouri. On December 1, 1938, ...

The Ava Board of Aldermen approved an updated version of Ordinance No. 1173 during a meeting held Wednesday, July 1, putting a temporary one year moratorium in place on certain data centers, high ...

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.