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The County of Polk, Pleasant Hope R-6 School District, and the City of Fair Play have called for a Special Election on Aug. 5, 2025. Absentee Voting will start on June 24, 2025. The Polk County Clerk’s office will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and will remain open through the lunch hour for absentee voting. The deadline for casting an absentee ballot in person at the County Clerk’s office is 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. The County Clerk’s office will also be open on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, from 8 a.m. to noon.
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6/25/25
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Donate blood June 26 in Bolivar with Community Blood Center of the Ozarks and dive into summer perks
The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, the sole supplier of blood, platelets, and plasma to patients at over 40 area healthcare facilities, encourages community members to help keep the summer blood supply strong. Make a splash by giving blood at the blood drive in Bolivar on Thursday, June 26. The Bolivar Community Blood Drive is sponsored by Citizens Memorial Hospital.
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6/25/25
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Jack and Bluebell Crozier will be celebrating their 68th anniversary on Sunday, June 29, 2025. The two were married June 29, 1957 in Greely, Colorado. The couple have three children, Richard (Fran) Crozier, Aldrich, Rhonda (Randall) Austin, Camp Verde, Arizona, Rory (Stella Crozier, Cottonwood, Arizona; five grandsons, three granddaughters and their spouses, four great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters. Also 39 nieces and nephews, too many great-nieces and -nephews to count and also some great-great-nieces and nephews.
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Lewis and Wanda Dodd McBride of Bolivar celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Saturday, June 21, at the Humansville High School reunion. A good time was had visiting with "old " friends.
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6/25/25
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Virginia Lee Nottingham Stauffacher
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There is only one way to live, one way to hope, one way to God. You will not find salvation in your strength, your status, or in the voices of this world.
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By Larry Whiteley
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6/25/25
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The SBU men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the GLVC Championships this past weekend. Both teams had incredible finishes, with the women taking third place and the men taking fifth place.
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5/9/25
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Know anyone who loves vehicles of all kinds? Dreams of driving a police car, fire truck or dump truck someday? Just likes to learn about cool stuff? If so, the City of Bolivar has the perfect event for you!
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5/9/25
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Friday, May 9
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The Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce the return of Bolivar Night at the Springfield Cardinals, happening Sunday, June 1 at Hammons Field in Springfield, Missouri. Gates open at 5:05 p.m., with first pitch set for 6:05 p.m.
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5/9/25
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Citizens Memorial Hospital recognized Auxiliary volunteer Barbara Owens with the 2025 Lillian Hutcheson Award during the Auxiliary’s quarterly meeting April 18.
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5/9/25
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The future of agriculture was on full display at the 2025 Missouri Beef Days Classic Junior Jackpot Show, held April 12 at the Polk County Fairgrounds, where more than 100 young exhibitors from across the region gathered to compete, learn, and celebrate their passion for livestock. Now in its third year, the show continues to grow in size, drawing youth from across Missouri and beyond.
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5/9/25
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How well do you know Polk County?
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5/9/25
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Barren Creek Cemetery
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5/9/25
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Sew 'N' Sew Quilt Guild will meet Friday, May 16, at the United Methodist Church, 105 E. Division Street. Please come to the east entrance into the Fellowship Hall. Social time is at 9:30 a.m. with the meeting starting at 10 a.m..
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Monday, May 12 — Celebration Day! Goulash, side salad, WG roll, ice cream.
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May 21 will see the district baseball tournament at Central High School in Springfield.
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By Bob Campbell
news@bolivarmonews.com
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5/9/25
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The Bolivar Herald-Free Press invites residents to send their engagement, wedding, baby, and other milestone announcements.
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5/9/25
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Program will focus on avoiding poison ivy, ticks, and other outdoor worries.
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5/9/25
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“Thunderbolts*” is the latest offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, seems like awfully familiar territory. In the film, a group of assassins, criminals, and burnouts band together to form a ragtag group of do-gooders looking for redemption. There are definitely shades of the MCU’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” in play. Or how about that Sony-controlled “Sinister Six” movie that may never materialize?
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By Bob Garver
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5/9/25
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Can a Nervous Nellie burn her belly?
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5/9/25
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Sixty eight years ago, Nixa mayor and local barber Finis Gold came up with an idea.
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By Larry Whiteley
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5/9/25
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