The Polk County Courthouse will be closed on Thursday, Nov, 27 and Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. more

Citizens Memorial Hospital welcomes Tina Cloney, Ph.D., MSPH, RD, LDN, CDCES, CSSD, as its new diabetes educator at the CMH Endocrinology Center. more

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway launched an investigation into the Missouri State HighSchool Activities Association on Tuesday, Nov. 18, following a whistleblower’s claims of race and sexdiscrimination. more

Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds everyone there will be an increase in traffic over the Thanksgiving holiday. The Thanksgiving holiday is one of the busiest travel periods of the year, with Wednesday and Sunday afternoon/evenings being the most heavily traveled times. Drivers should expect more traffic and the possibility of delays throughout the weekend. Regardless of traffic patterns, safety should remain a priority. more

We need your recipes! more

“The Wonder of Christmas” more

At the Nov. 18 Bolivar Board of Aldermen meeting, City Administrator Thomas Relford reported that there have been some delays on two street projects. more

Bolivar City Administrator Thomas Relford presented the second version of the city’s 2026 budget in the aldermen meeting Nov. 18. more

Thursday, Nov. 27 more

Christmas is a time for giving, and with the holiday season coupons us, organizations are seeing gift donations. This year, the community can donate stocking stuffers to the youth in foster care at Good Samaritan Boys Ranch. more

It is the time of the year to start getting ready for Christmas. Toys For Tots is now accepting donations at the following locations: more

The City of Bolivar honored long-time employee Dwayne Lockhart on his retirement from the Bolivar Police Department with a reception at Bolivar City Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 22. more

Those two words best sum up my 30-year career with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). While it’s true I’m sending plenty of thanks to my co-workers for the help and support they’ve given me over the years, my biggest “thank you” goes to you – the citizens of Missouri. more

Festival of Christmas more

How well do you know Polk County? more

Pass the old rusty iron gate, farmer Joe was sitting on his covered front porch eating a breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast, bacon, sausage, and hashbrowns and he wanted to harvest his crops with the new combine harvester that had just been invented by John Deere. more

The Halfway High School class of 1970 met Saturday, Nov. 1, at Smith’s for their annual class get together. more

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at BH-FP! We’re grateful for the trust and support you show us throughout the year. Wishing you a holiday filled with joy, rest, and time spent with the people who matter most. Have a safe and fulfilling Thanksgiving. more

On Sunday, Nov. 23, at 7 a.m., a Preston man received moderate injuries in a one-car accident on Route H, one mile south of Halfway. more

Howard William Kinman Jr. more

Charles “Charlie” Franklin Taylor more

Southside Missionary Baptist Church will host a fifth Sunday singing Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. more

Hickory Grove Missionary Baptist Church located at 22496 E. 480th Road, Humansville, will host the Cedar County Fifth Sunday Services for November, and 100th anniversary of Hickory Grove Church. The schedule is as follows: more

Sunday, Nov. 30, the Rondo Baptist Church will host a free chili and soup supper along with their Fifth Sunday Sing. more

“Providing education to cattle producers in the areas of cattle grading, feeding and marketing helps them make management decisions to add value to their cattle operation,” says Patrick Davis MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist. Understanding calf feedlot performance and carcass characteristics helps build a reputation that leads to marketing your calves postweaning at a premium. Therefore, MU Extension is partnering with the Show Me Youth Ag Academy, Missouri State University, and ACRISURE®-Gibson Insurance to hold a Feeder Cattle Grading, Feeding and Marketing Workshop on Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Lamar First Baptist Church FLOC Building at 1301 East 6th Street, Lamar, MO 64759. more