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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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The Polk County Clerk’s office will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through 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 where 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 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in order to be processed. 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, Nov. 4, 2024. The County Clerk’s office will also be open on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 from 8 a.m. to noon. more

The SBU football team continued GLVC action last Saturday afternoon as they hosted the Lincoln Blue Tigers on homecoming. Behind a packed crowd full of former and present Bearcats, SBU edged out the Blue Tigers to 17-13. They pick up their first conference win of the season moving to 2-2 (1-1 GLVC). more

Malinda White was the winner of the gift card to Brenda’s Cafe after winning the September I-Spy game, correctly guessing Bolivar First Assembly of God Church. Malinda is proof that reading the paper doesn’t just provide you with news and entertainment, it can pay off as well. more

Effective grazing management is critical for the productivity and health of your flock. In this session, Mark Kennedy (Kennedy Grassland Services, LLC), will present on designing a system that is sustainable and tailored to the needs of your sheep and goat operation. Whether you are managing small pastures or large acreages, this webinar will provide valuable insights into optimizing your grazing practices to promote healthier animals and land. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Time is 12 noon – 1 p.m. CST. more

There will be a Pasture Weeds and Their Control Workshop held on Oct. 16 at the Polk County Extension Center, 110 E Jefferson, Bolivar. It will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. There is no charge to attend. Please call the Polk County Extension Center, 417-326-4916, to rsvp. more

Saturday, Oct. 5 more

Bolivar soccer improved to 9-2 on the season after picking up two wins at home in the last week. With their only losses coming back-to-back in week two, the Liberators have since built an eight game winning streak that includes capturing a first place finish in the Willard Tournament after three difficult games with Logan Rogersville, Hillcrest, and the host team, Willard. Outscoring their opponents at nearly a 9 to 1 rate, the Liberators have tallied an impressive 35 goals on the season while allowing only four defensively. more

The Bolivar Elks were happy to be able to donate school supplies to two Polk County schools after receiving a $6,000 Beacon and Spotlight grant from the Elks National Foundation. The $6,000 was split between Fair Play R-II school and Humansville R-IV school. more

Southwest Baptist University partnered with SBU Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Make-A-Wish Foundation to create a special moment at the SBU football game Saturday, Sept. 21. more

How well do you know Polk County? more

Community Outreach Ministries (COM) is hosting its third annual “Polk County’s Got Talent” fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 5 at The Heights Church at 5:30 p.m. more

Bolivar Technical College is thrilled to announce its Fall Food Trucks event series, kicking off Oct. 1, featuring a variety of popular food trucks serving up delicious eats throughout the month. This event is open to the public and will take place at the Bolivar Technical College campus, giving students, staff and the community a chance to enjoy some of the region's best food truck fare. more

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Oct. 7-11 more

If your pastures have an abundance of biennial or perennial weeds like spotted knapweed, wild parsnip, thistles, Canada thistle, and horse nettle, then fall is a good time to get a handle on these tough to control weeds. more

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