DEATHS more

DEATHS more

The Bolivar Liberators met the Strafford Indians in the championship game in District 10 with a chance to move on to the state playoffs. more

Boys more

Andrianna Meneses-Lilly more

Applications for the Riedesel Charitable Trust scholarships given to seniors and graduates of Fair Play School are now available. Renewal applications are also being accepted. more

The 4-H Annual Soup Supper and Dessert Auction was held on Saturday, March 1, at the Polk County Fairgrounds. It was a great success! Around 80 people came and about $2,000 was raised to support 4-H in Polk County. Many of the 4-H families donated soups and desserts. The desserts were auctioned off by Zach Artz who donated his time. Thank you to all who brought desserts, to all the sponsors for the YETI cooler, and to all who attended. more

It is hard for me not to give into a severe dose of Spring Fever when the temperatures cooperate with that notion several days in a row. My youngest grandson, Kolin, shares my enjoyment of planting seeds and watching them grow. He already thinks we ought to be spending some time in the greenhouse. He knows that I am always saving containers to use to start plants in, so he also has an eye out for such things. After enjoying his Lunchable the other day, he smiles and tells me he has an idea for his empty Lunchable container. Off he goes to rinse it out and then place it upside down to drain. He was pretty pleased with himself and I was equally proud of him. Reduce, reuse and recycle. At four years old, he is getting a great head start on at least one of the 3Rs…reuse! more

The Bolivar CTA is hosting the annual School Board Candidate Forum on Tuesday, March 25, in the Bolivar board room at the Central Office. The forum will begin at 6 p.m. with general questions, break for a meet and greet with the candidates, then conclude with submitted questions and closing comments. more

There is something special about time spent around a campfire any time of the day or year. Smoke drifts up into the sky, wood crackles and pops. Flames dance and flicker. Sparks float hypnotically upward. more

CIVIL PETITIONS more

The Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Bolivar High School, hosted the eighth annual Job Fair on Wednesday, March 5, bringing together businesses and job seekers. more

The Polk County annual Livestock and Forage conference will be held Monday, March 24, at the Sacred Heart Church, 1405 W Fair Play Street, Bolivar. The evening will begin with a complimentary dinner at 6 p.m. more

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. ---The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) accepted an amended rate filing request from Empire District Electric Company d/b/a Liberty and set new intervention and case decision deadlines. more

How well do you know Polk County? more

On Saturday, March 8, the annual JAG Princess Tea Party made a lot of little girls' dreams come true. Getting to meet their favorite fairy tale figures, enjoy refreshments, games and activities to take part in and picture opportunities made for a very exciting morning. more

The Polk County Democrats will be meeting on Monday, March 17 at 6:30 pm at Basil & Bourbon. Social hour and dinner for those who wish to do so will be from 5 to 6:30 pm. The guest speaker will be Will Westmoreland, Political Strategist and previous POCODEMS Chair. Will has vital information and insight to share concerning the current political climate and issues that concern us locally. more

The Historical Society of Polk County Missouri is pleased to announce the Museum’s 2025 Open Season is just around the corner. (You probably already know it’s in Missouri, but there are TWELVE Polk Counties in the United States, which often causes some confusion.) more

The Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly Networking@Noon luncheon on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at noon in the Fellowship Hall of Bolivar First Assembly, 1320 S. Springfield Ave. more

The local chapter of the Missouri Retired Teachers Association will meet Tuesday, March 18 at 9 a.m. at Brenda‘s Café on Broadway in Bolivar. Any retired school personnel are welcome and encouraged to attend. This includes support staff as well as teachers and can be from any school district. Breakfast will be available for purchase if desired. Kermit Hargis from Polk County health center will be presenting a program called Ready in Three, which is a three-step process to preparing for a large emergency or disaster. For more information contact Jodie Young at 417-327-3094 or email at 4youngnz@gmail.com. more

Thursday, March 13 more

The SBU softball team began conference with a bang this past weekend. For the first time in over 25 years, they started 4-0 in conference play, currently leading all the GLVC. This came off two road sweeps against Missouri St. Louis (UMSL) and Lincoln University. more

The Bolivar Lady Liberators competed in the class 4 district 10 tournament at Osage High School this week. more

Ozarks Community Health Center (OCHC) is thrilled to announce the first and only optometry clinic in Hickory County, designed to serve not only our local community, but also the surrounding counties. This service will be located on the lower level at the OCHC Hermitage Dental Building on 18627 Jackson Street, offering eye care for residents in a region previously underserved in optometric care. more

Gary Dean Ikerd more