Community Events more

The community is invited to attend the Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting on Thursday, Nov. 9, at noon in the fellowship hall of Bolivar First Assembly, 1320 S. Springfield Ave. Lunch is $10. more

Weather report more

Shop local during Bolivar’s Christmas Open House Nov. 10 and 11 more

The Polk County Courthouse will be closed on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023 in observance of the Veteran’s Day Holiday. more

CIVIL PETITIONS more

Steve Garretson more

CMH Hospice's annual holiday fundraiser honors the lives of loved ones more

The Bolivar Herald-Free Press invites residents to send their engagement, wedding, baby, and other milestone announcements. more

Monday, Nov. 6 — Kielbasa and potatoes, cabbage, wheat roll, apple cobbler. more

The Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce has released the 2023 nominations for business and community partner of the year after accepting nominations from the community. Winners will be announced at the chamber’s annual luncheon, Nov. 9. Nominees include: more

How well do you know Polk County? more

Veterans dinner at the American Legion more

Halloween 2023 brought out goblins of all ages to the Bolivar square to trick-or-treat and have an all around fun night, visiting several businesses handing out goodies, going to haunted houses and socializing with other goblins. more

Missourians reminded to prepare for cold and potentially dangerous weather this winter more

Darla Walkup happily poses with her gift card to Brenda’s Cafe after winning the I-Spy game, correctly guessing Bolivar City Hall. Darla is proof that reading the paper doesn’t just provide you with news and entertainment, it can pay off as well. more

Preparation for Polk County Christian Social Ministries annual Share Your Christmas program is underway. This is the 38th year for PCCSM to sponsor Share Your Christmas. What began as giving out a single bag of groceries and no gift bags to families in need in 1985, the has grown into an abundance of gifts for every child as well as gift bags for adults and groceries for the families. more

Nine members of the Sew-N-Sew Quilt Guild presented a ‘trunk show’ of their favorite quilts to the residents of Butterfield Residential Care Center in Bolivar. Each member brought two of their favorite quilts and gave a short story about their quilt. Several of the quilts were vintage. The residents were more impressed if the quilt was hand quilted rather than machine quilted. A quilt made by a member of the quilt guild was given to the resident whose name was drawn at the end of the program. Ginger Hutts was the lucky winner 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

We want to see your deer pictures. more

The annual Southwest Missouri Beef Conference and Trade Show will be held Monday, Nov. 13 from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Church in Bolivar. more

Thursday, Nov. 9 more

There should be a warning on this column because it’s graphic, and if your stomach is as weak as mine, perhaps you should turn back now and save yourself. more

Show us what you love about Polk County! more