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Homecoming weekend for BHS and SBU

Bolivar High School and Southwest Baptist University are gearing up for an exciting time as both institutions celebrate their respective homecoming events on the same weekend, Friday, Sept. 27, and Saturday, Sept. 28. To enhance community spirit and engagement, Bolivar High School and Southwest Baptist University have announced a special collaboration. Alumni of both BHS and SBU can take advantage of a bundled ticket offer, which includes admission to both football games at a discounted rate. Tickets can be purchased online at bolivarschools.org/article/1750321.

Country Days - Fun For All

The annual Country Days event is scheduled to take place beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, on the Bolivar square. There is going to be a day full of fun for all to enjoy, with a great line-up of entertainment, booths, games, food vendors, and other festivities.

Friday night lights are back

Correction: The Bolivar Liberators will travel to Osage Friday, Aug.30, to go up against the Osage Indians in the first game of the season. The first home game will be Friday, Sept. 13. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Keith and Beverly Stevens.


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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.
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.

News

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David Hailey

MU Extension, MDC partner to offer free white oaks

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension has partnered with the Missouri Department of Conservation on a unique program to establish white oak seed orchards on private land. These orchards are intended to provide a steady supply of white oak acorns from trees of known quality and growth characteristics, says Brian Schweiss, MU Extension specialist in sustainable forestry.

Deaths

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The lights of Christmas

The Christmas season is in full swing with parades, events and celebrations. There is still time to enjoy this year's beautiful Light the Park drive through.
Sports

Public Record

SHERIFF’S REPORTS
#5 Gardner Casey makes a nice assist to Lucas Pock.


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Liberators outslug Fair Grove Eagles 65-63

Tuesday, Dec. 10, Fair Grove Eagles fresh off the state championship football game traveled to the Bolivar field house to challenge the Bolivar Liberators.

Hornets slip the Morrisville championship away from Liberators 37-33

Saturday, Dec. 7, the Bolivar Lady Liberators lost a defensive struggle in a rematch with the Hillcrest Hornets for the Morrisville Tournament.

Men Liberators basketball lose to Glendale 73-49

Wednesday, Dec. 4, opening the Willard Classic Basketball Tournament the Liberators got their first action of the new season.
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Basketball Sweeps Lincoln in Conference Opener

It was a Saturday sweep for SBU basketball as both men’s and women’s teams beat Lincoln University. In the GLVC opener, they welcomed the newcomer Blue Tigers with open arms by beating them a combined 54 points. Women’s basketball won their game 102-67 while the men won their game 75-56.
Basketball
Carly Cribbs penetrates the Cardinal's defense for a shot.   STAFF PHOTOS/BOB CAMPBELL

Lady Liberator' defense dominates Clinton, 51-3

Friday, Nov. 22, basketball has arrived after an exciting fall sports season in Bolivar.

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.
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.
Opinion
“Gladiator II” has some awfully big sandals to fill, both commercially and creatively. Its predecessor, 2000’s “Gladiator,” made $187 million at the domestic box office. The new film has thus farmade an estimated $132 million after three weekends of release. With a lot of money up for grabs in the upcoming holiday season, another $55 million isn’t out of the question. Maybe I could even stretch to see it making the $68 million it needs to hit the $200 million mark. Yes, inflation means that it’s less impressive to make these numbers now than it did nearly a quarter-century ago, but these are attainable goals. What I do not see as attainable is the sequel ever becoming as well-regarded as the original. That film won the Academy Award for Best Picture, so already the new one has to live up to an impossibly
When life is far from fa-la-la-la-la
For some area birds, winter is a time to come together.
I get in trouble sometimes for complaining about changes in the Ozarks.
As the holidays approach, it is common to look back at memories from our past - the people who are gone, the moments we shared, and the times that can’t be recaptured. Recently, my thoughts drifted to autumn days in Calhan, Colorado where my grandparents owned a seven-acre homestead with a small collection of animals. One critter in particular was a grey goose with a major attitude. His name was Gus, and for much of my childhood, he terrified me.
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.
Business
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 9, 2024 – As the year winds down, Better Business Bureau® (BBB®) is writing its naughty list of the top 12 holiday scams.
Get out of your house and go to a quiet place. Escape the politics, diversity and division.
Monday, Dec. 16 — Ham and Beans, tomatoes and zucchini, WG cornbread, peanut butter fudge.
Do you recognize where this might be? Watch each week for a picture to see if you can guess where it is. A new picture of the same spot will be featured each Wednesday and Friday. Winner will be chosen in a random drawing from the entries with the correct guess. Winner will be announced in the last edition of that month’s Friday paper. Place your guess for the chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the sponsoring business.
Friday, Dec. 13
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