MSHSAA Boys Class 3 District 3 was held at home in Bolivar, Saturday, Feb. 21-22. The Bolivar Boys started with eight wrestlers and ended with 3 qualifiers: Cooper Moore, Cale McCurry and Mason McCurry while the Girls Class 1 District 3 wrestled in Nevada the prior week and qualified one, Adrianna Meneses-Lilly. more

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How well do you know Polk County? more

Olin Gladden more

Gary Thomas Risko more

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A new publication highlights and brings attention to Bolivar’s historic downtown buildings. more

In Missouri, landowner property rights have come under increasing pressure due to large-scale infrastructure projects, particularly high-voltage transmission lines and renewable energy developments like wind and solar farms and data centers. Central to the debate is the use of eminent domain, a legal process allowing the government, or even out-of-state private companies, to acquire land for public use. While this tool has long been used for roads and utilities, its application in energy projects sparks significant controversy among Missouri landowners. more

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. – Few things thaw feelings of winter’s cold more than spring flowering bulbs, says University of Missouri Extension field horticulturist Katie Kammler. more

Betty Jean Wooten more

Norma Lee Foster Cox more

Sharon Kay Duncan more

Peggy Sue Sharpe more

Lloyd Lee “Tub” Boyd more

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MERGE is back! MERGE is Polk County KLIFE and FBC's spring retreat for high school and middle school students on March 28-30th. It's a weekend to take a step away from their normal daily distractions and stress and have a fun-filled, intentional weekend pursuing Jesus. We want to create space for our students to ask questions, dive deeper, and know that they aren’t alone in their walk with the Lord. This year we are focusing on the parable of the Prodigal Son! more

The MBC is for both new and experienced birders. Get prepared through free webinars on various aspects of birds and birding, including how to get started and how to help birds. more

Two sprinters from the SBU women’s track and field team are off to an incredible start early in the 2025 indoor season. After only four weeks of competition, both Collinique Farrington and Stephanique Dean have broken records and hit National marks. This has led to three straight GLVC Track Athlete of the Week awards, two for Farrington and one for Dean. more

How to cure creative constipation more

The Marvel Cinematic Universe at large got to take a break in 2024. Sure, “Deadpool & Wolverine” was one of the biggest hits of the year, but that was more about Disney showing off its newly-acquired 20th Century Fox toys than advancing the lore of its bread-and-butter franchise. But “Captain America: Brave New World” brings back the classics, invoking two characters that brought fans into the MCU in the first place: Captain America and The Incredible Hulk. Sure, it’s the Sam “Falcon” Wilson (Anthony Mackie) version of Captain America, and the Hulk connection doesn’t actually involve Bruce Banner, but a good movie can make audiences care about the evolution of these characters even without the more familiar faces. Unfortunately, this particular movie seems to be reminding people less of the glory days of the MCU and more of why it needed to take a break. more

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The absentee ballots for the April General Municipal Election will be ready for voting on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. The Polk County Clerk’s office will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, and open through the lunch hour for absentee voting. Those casting a ballot by mail must make sure their written and signed request states the reason for voting absentee and an address to which the ballot should be mailed. Those requesting ballots by mail must make sure their written request for a ballot arrives at the County Clerk’s office by 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The deadline for casting an absentee ballot in person at the County Clerk’s office is 5 p.m. the day before the election, Monday, April 7, 2025. The County Clerk’s office will also be open for absentee voting on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 8 a.m. to noon. more

Monday, Feb. 24 — WG Bun cheeseburgers with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, pasta veggie salad, peaches. more

Saturday, Feb. 22 more