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Christina Bravado with CMH Board of Directors presents a check to Sheriff Danny Morrison and Emergency Management Director Rick Davis. STAFF PHOTOS/LINDA SIMMONS
AED Initiative - striving to save lives
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Homecoming weekend of fun
Homecoming weekend for BHS and SBU
Keith and Beverly Stevens. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Keith Stevens: Amplifying beef in local communities

Keith believes that agriculture is the driver of his local economy, and he wants to share the story of the beef industry with his neighbors and community.
Golfers lined up and loaded up, ready to get on the course. STAFF PHOTOS/LINDA SIMMONS

“Paws” for a good cause

“Our inaugural Putts for Paws golf outing was a great success due to an outpouring of donations from Bolivar area businesses,” said Amy Ridall Campbell, Polk County Humane Society board member.
Dr. Michael Methvin. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

New Superintendent Dr. Michael Methvin leads Bolivar School District into the 2024-2025 school year

The first day of school for the Bolivar School District is August 20, and this year, it will have a new leader at the helm. In February, Bolivar Schools announced that Dr. Michael Methvin was named the new superintendent after Dr. Richard Asbill announced he was retiring at the end of the year.
Presenting Parks with a commemorative plaque, Prosecutor Keaton Ashlock. STAFF PHOTO/LINDA SIMMONS

John Parks serving the community for 21 l/2 years

After serving the community as the Regional Prosecutor for Child Support, John Parks is retiring. Parks has had the position since 2003 and has served the counties of Polk, Dallas, Hickory, Cedar, and Benton. Friday, July 26, colleagues, friends, and family, honored Parks at a reception at the Polk County courthouse. Stepping into the position is Jill Espelien.
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Election

Absentee ballots

The Polk County Clerk’s office will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and open through the lunch hour for absentee voting. Those casting a ballot by mail must make sure their written and signed request states the reason for voting absentee, and an address to where the ballot should be mailed. Those requesting ballots by mail must make sure their written request for a ballot arrives at the County Clerk’s office by 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in order to be processed. The deadline for casting an absentee ballot in person at the County Clerk’s office is 5 p.m. the day before the election, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. The County Clerk’s office will also be open on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 from 8 a.m. to noon.

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SHERIFF’S REPORTS

Charley Dee York

Charley Dee York

MDC stresses non-hunter safety during hunting season

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With deer and turkey hunting underway in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds non-hunters to practice safety measures when afield during hunting seasons.
Witham

Repeat offender arrested in Humansville

Daniel Perry Witham was arrested on Sunday, Oct. 13 for two separate instances of harassment, according to the probable cause statements.

Evelyn Sue Curry Gustason

Evelyn Sue Curry Gustason

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Sports
Caitlyn Cribbs. STAFF PHOTOS/LINDA SIMMONS

Lady Liberators golf team going the distance.

Class 3 District 3 girls golf districts were held at Silo Ridge on Thursday, Oct. 10. 15 schools were participating. Bolivar had 2 golfers, junior DeLaney Daniels, and senior Caitlyn Cribbs who qualified for the state tournament.
#8 Danny Kowslowski hits paydirt for the Liberators. STAFF PHOTO/BOB CAMPBELL

Polk County Scoreboard

Boys
#5 Gardner Casey walks in for the TD. STAFF PHOTOS/BOB CAMPBELL

Liberators swat the Hornets 42-7

Friday, Oct. 11, the Bolivar Liberators traveled to meet the Hillcrest Hornets in an Ozark Mountain Conference game on a beautiful fall evening.
8410: Emma Goodman and Sofia Smashey watch as a blast from Smashey finds the corner for the point in their 8-4 semifinal win. STAFF PHOTOS/ANNIE THOMAS

Tennis Takes Title in First OMC Tournament

For the second consecutive year, the tennis Lady Liberators have captured a conference championship. The 2023 conference title came in Bolivar’s final year with the Ozark Conference. This week, the Lady Liberators became the first ever Ozark Mountain Conference tennis champions in the inaugural season of the OMC. Bolivar hosted the six team tournament for nearly nine hours of competition on Oct. 8. With the low score of 16 points, the Lady Liberators secured first with a three point margin of victory over Branson with 19 followed by Carl Junction with 20, two teams that bested Bolivar in tight matches previously in the season.
#13 Makayla Methvin sees a pitch she likes. STAFF PHOTO/BOB CAMPBELL

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STAFF PHOTOS/ Chris Herbolsheimer

Liberator defense takes the "zizz" out of West Plains, 20-3

The Bolivar Liberators made the long trip to West Plains to take on the Zizzers in an Ozark Mountain Conference matchup, on Friday, Oct. 4.
#13 Makayla Methvin had a solid game from the circle. STAFF PHOTOS/BOB CAMPBELL

Lady Liberators shine against Log-Rog, win 14-4

Ozark Mountain Conference members, the Bolivar Lady Liberators, and Logan-Rogersville Lady Wildcats met in Bolivar, on Thursday, Oct. 3, to play the first conference softball game between the two schools. Bolivar had met them in the conference tournament earlier in the year and outlasted Log-Rog 9-8.
Senior defender Connor McClelland clears the ball out of the backfield to shut down Parkview’s attack. STAFF PHOTOS/ANNIE THOMAS

Bolivar Soccer Striking Up Success

Bolivar soccer improved to 9-2 on the season after picking up two wins at home in the last week. With their only losses coming back-to-back in week two, the Liberators have since built an eight game winning streak that includes capturing a first place finish in the Willard Tournament after three difficult games with Logan Rogersville, Hillcrest, and the host team, Willard. Outscoring their opponents at nearly a 9 to 1 rate, the Liberators have tallied an impressive 35 goals on the season while allowing only four defensively.

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Coach spotlight - Wyketha Harrell

Wyketha Harrell enters her second season at the helm of the SBU women’s basketball team. She began her head coaching career as a Bearcat and made significant impact right away defeating rival and #12 ranked Drury University.

Rock Hill, S.C. – SBU women’s basketball head coach Wyketha Harrell is selected to participate in the NCAA College Basketball Academy. This event takes place on July 27-29, in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Harrell is one of the few coaches across Division II, Division II, NAIA, and junior college to be selected for this opportunity.
SBU athletics department announced Issac Scroggins and Kallyn Stumbo as this years’ Rex Brown award winners as announced at the 2nd annual Purple Carpet Premiere.
Conner Neal looks over the Trailblazer defense. STAFF PHOTO/BOB CAMPBELL
On Tuesday, March 5, the Bolivar Liberators were looking to bring the amazing energy and teamwork that powered them through the district tournament to the state sectional game with Father Tolton Regional Catholic High School of Columbia.
Front row - Hannah Hale, Serenity Wade, Katelyn Sandidge, Destiny Larimer, Payton Gray, Manager. Back row - Chad Burton, Arieanna Larimer, Anna Everson, Anna Roller, Nora Everson, Lexi Clemons, Brian Gray
The Lady Knights of Polk County Christian School were recognized as state champions in division 4 for the girls Missouri Christian Schools Athletic Association ( MCSAA) basketball state championship.

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Opinion
When I was a boy learning of life in the woods, my dad taught me to recognize animals by what they left behind — the contents of their scat.
Imagine that you are watching a race. The participants are tired, their pinned-on numbers damp from sweat, as they pant and force themselves ever closer to the finish line. Your favorite racer is in the lead - his breathing is heavy but there is determination in is eyes. All that training, the hard work, the passion - it’s about to pay off as he approaches the finish line. Just a few more feet, and then - nothing. He just stops - detours a bit, runs backwards, retraces some of his steps, visits with some observers. He goes over to the basketball court and shoots a few hoops. Finally, he comes back and drags himself across the finish line. All the while, you are stunned. He was so gung ho, just to fizzle out?
What’s your edible timeline?
Bo was a beagle, and they were usually rabbit dogs, but Bo was a squirrel dog. He cared nothing about rabbits. He loved to chase and tree squirrels. Creeks, barbed wire fences, or briar thickets could not keep him from his mission.
As I sit to write this, Buffalo is preparing to host another Celtic festival to celebrate the Scots-Irish heritage of many Ozarks families.

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School
As summer vacation comes to a close, it’s almost that time of year when parents rush to the stores for supplies and teachers dress up their classrooms to welcome back fresh-faced students.
While donations of supplies have poured in, organizers of Saturday’s Tenth Annual Polk County Back to School Extravaganza say more are always needed.
A Missouri State University student from Halfway was awarded for her success at the 2023 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 22-25.
Registration for all Humansville R-IV students will take place Aug. 9 through Aug.11, from 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration packets will be available for parent pick up starting Tuesday, Aug. 8.
Sullivan Bank in Pleasant Hope will be doing a school supply drive for the Pleasant Hope School District.

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Business
Solar salesperson at your door? Better Business Bureau® (BBB®) recommends that homeowners weigh unsolicited offers from solar energy companies carefully.
David Michael Semple
David MIchael Semple
Zona Varnell Abel Meadors
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