This Nov. 11, the Polk County Genealogical Society (PCGS) will be honoring Veterans with a display of carnations on the front steps of their building. Individuals will have the opportunity to purchase a carnation to honor a veteran. A card will be attached to the carnation with the veteran’s name and service information. Then PCGS volunteers will place the carnations on the steps of the PCGS Research Facility early on Nov. 11. Any veteran whether living or deceased may be honored. more

Halloween at the City Park in Pleasant Hope on Hwy H. more

In celebration of October as Housing America Month, the Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC) Housing Assistance Program will host an Open House on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The public is invited to stop by between 1-3 p.m. to learn about the program, visit with staff, hear about HUD’s NSPIRE inspection process and new smoke detector rule, and more. more

Thursday, Oct. 31, the annual Kiwanis Halloween costume contest will take place in the gazebo on the Bolivar square. The gazebo is located on the southeast side of the square. more

How well do you know Polk County? more

Bolivar High School more

The Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce that the response to the nominations for the new BOMO’s Best awards has been overwhelmingly positive. In light of this excitement, the chamber board has decided to reschedule the annual banquet to January 2025. more

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. more

Boys more

DEATHS more

Marcia Anne Bowers more

DEATHS more

Rhonda Lynn Jump Jones more

Art Sync Gallery & Gift will have their Animal & Pet Art Showing, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Oct. 19, at the gallery on the Bolivar square. more

Blood collection disrupted in Southeast; threat of storms persists through October more

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - The Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) Family Support Division (FSD) is alerting all SNAP participants about a concerning increase in theft related to skimming and cloning of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards. Many Missouri residents have reported their benefits being stolen, with most incidents occurring in stores outside the state. more

Oct. 9-19 more

It’s time to find out what’s going on in there more

The Dunnegan Rural Fire Department will be holding their annual meeting at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 at station #1, located at the intersections of State Hwy 123 and Polk County Hwy A. more

For better or worse, late September this year is certainly the time for animated robot movies. more

Monday, Oct. 7 — Cheeseburgers with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle, pasta veggie salad celebration cake, ice cream. more

Art Sync Gallery & Gift will have their Animal & Pet Art Showing, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Oct. 19, at the gallery on the Bolivar square. more

Autumn has always been my favorite time of year. Colorful trees paint the landscape. A plethora of hunting seasons start. Fish feed aggressively preparing for the cold days ahead. Sitting around a campfire looking at a night sky filled with millions of stars is magical. All too soon, the days will become short. Nights long. I recognize my own life is in its autumn years. I am happy to have made it this far. more

The Polk County Democrats will be meeting at Flat Creek Restaurant in Bolivar for their Oct. 21 meeting. Dinner is optional at 5:30 p.m. with the meeting following at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Matt Patterson, Missouri Democratic Party Executive Director. He was unable to attend our last meeting due to illness and is excited to join us for our October meeting. Matt will present the latest news of all Democratic candidates across the state and where they are in the campaigns and how to volunteer. more

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