JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds deer hunters that it will be again holding mandatory CWD sampling during the opening weekend of the November portion of firearms season, Nov. 11 and 12. Hunters who harvest deer in 39 MDC CWD Management Zone counties are required to take their harvested deer or the head on the day of harvest to one of MDC’s numerous mandatory CWD sampling stations located throughout the CWD Management Zone. Sampling and test results are free. more

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Top harvest counties were Franklin, Osage, and Texas. more

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The Bolivar Liberators soccer team hosted their annual senior night on Thursday, Oct. 26. The team thanked the seniors and their families for the support over their time at the school. The Liberators have fought hard all year to put themselves in a spot to compete in a tough district. Being in the district the Liberators are in, shows that they have been able to play up to the skill level needed to compete. This extra step forward is a good propellant for the Liberators going forward into the postseason. more

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This is the time of year when a number of trees throughout the area receive a fresh coat of purple paint. more

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds deer hunters that it will be again holding mandatory CWD sampling during the opening weekend of the November portion of firearms season, Nov. 11 and 12. Hunters who harvest deer in 39 MDC CWD Management Zone counties are required to take their harvested deer or the head on the day of harvest to one of MDC’s numerous mandatory CWD sampling stations located throughout the CWD Management Zone. Sampling and test results are free. more

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Once a hunter has bagged a deer, the work is only half over. How to field dress it, skin it, process the meat and store it for future tasty meals are skills hunters need to know. more

Friday, Oct. 20 the 6-2 Bolivar Liberators went to Springfield's south side to confront the 7-1 Kickapoo Chiefs. more

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Bolivar Liberator soccer entered their game against Kickapoo on Thursday, Oct. 19, looking to improve upon their 13-6 record so far. The effort and teamwork all year long have been the focal point of this squad. The captains on the team have helped improve their teammates and show them the success that comes with working together. more

Lurking in the waters of Fellows Lake and Lake Pomme de Terre is a southwest Missouri more

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The Bolivar Liberator football team rolled into the Ozark Conference foe Waynesville, on Friday, Oct. 6, to be greeted by a big Homecoming celebration. more

“Hungry as a bear” is a phrase humans sometimes use to describe their pre-meal salivations. Meal preparers can be thankful this is just a saying because, at this time of year, if people truly were as hungry as a bear, no amount of cooking could satisfy them. more

Bolivar’s Lady Liberator tennis hosted their District Championship on Saturday, bringing in teams from Clinton, Lamar, and Nevada. Tensions and emotions were high throughout the sunny and hot day. “Not only is it physically demanding on a hot day like today, tennis is 90% mental,” head coach Nathan Rothdiener said about his team’s preparation going into today’s contest, “You are out on an island, nowhere to hide when things go bad, and you have to battle your opponent, the conditions, crowd, and your own emotions. As a coach, we do our best to reiterate to the girls that success is not defined by wins and losses, it’s defined by how you approach the game.” more

Lady Liberators softball hosted three games in the second half of this week. As the team looked to turn their season around for a late postseason push, they fell short of their opponents. On Thursday, Sept. 28, Bolivar hosted the Kickapoo Chiefs. This has become a match-up known for being physical and filled with great play. However, by the end of the 4th inning, Bolivar was down 4-3. The Lady Liberators could not consistently get hits throughout the contest. Kickapoo put up nine runs in the next two innings as their offense outplayed Bolivar’s defense. After the poor defensive performance, the bats fell silent for the Liberators, failing to record a run and only having 3 hits in the final 4 innings. It was an unexpected outcome for a Bolivar team that has seen major improvements throughout the year. more

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Two of the best football teams in the Ozark Conference faced off on Friday, Sept. 29, in Bolivar. The Camdenton Lakers with a 4-1 season came to Plaster Stadium to meet the Bolivar Liberators also 4-1. more

Bolivar tennis had a very long and hard season this year. The Liberators were able to squeeze out wins from matches that had seemed lost. Monday’s match against Republic was one that the team was unable to get over the hump losing 4-5. Getting wins for the Liberators was Kami Bryan and Emma Goodman as the #2 doubles team, and Bryan also won her singles match 8-2. Also getting wins in singles was Jillian Horner at the #4 spot with a hard fought tiebreaker winning 9-7, and Goodman wins at the #5 spot 8-5. Republic has a very hard and talented team from top to bottom. more

After a good start by the Liberators on Thursday, Sept. 21, the team fell short of Glendale 3-11. Bolivar put up a 3-2 lead through the first 4 innings. more

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