The Bolivar High School Class of 1963 will meet Saturday, Sept. 28. The meeting will take place in the back room at Brenda's Cafe at 1 p.m. more

Friends of the Polk County Library will hold their fall book sale on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the library in Bolivar. more

The Bolivar Community Teachers Association is now accepting applications for the Fall 2024 student-teaching scholarship. Bolivar High School graduates currently involved in a student-teaching experience should contact Renee Shelenhamer at Bolivar Primary more

The Tri-County Baptist Group will hold its regular Fifth Sunday service on Sunday, Sept. 29, at True Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Springfield. more

This coming election is the most important election ever. Don’t sit on the sidelines and think your vote won’t matter, because it does. Only in voting do we have a say. If you haven’t registered, please do. Don’t wait until the last minute. If we don’t fight for our values and faith, who will? more

Stryker more

Nancy Marie Hamby more

DEATHS more

Norman Fredrick Johnson more

Joseph Franklin Curtis more

It sure is getting foggy. I’m not sure I could even see a deer sneaking through the woods in this stuff. That is okay, I love being out here sitting in my stand even if I don’t see a deer. It is a great time to be alone with God and thank him for the opportunity to be out here in His great outdoors. more

People usually associate pelicans with coastal areas – not Midwestern wetlands and lakes. more

I had to take a foreign language for my bachelor of arts degree. more

The absentee ballots for the November General Election will be ready for voting on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. The Polk County Clerk’s office will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through more

CIVIL PETITIONS more

Golfers are invited to join in a meaningful event, the third annual “Play Fore Pink” golf tournament, where every drive and putt helps make a difference in the fight against cancer. Registration is now open for the Oct. 14 tournament. more

Timbra Keller, a certified nursing assistant (CNA) with Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundations’ Home Care Services, has been named the June 2024 CMH TULIP Award recipient. more

The Polk County Retired Teachers Association and Public School Personnel, a unit of Missouri Retired Teachers Association, will hold its first meeting of the new school year this Thursday, Sept. 19. The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Polk County Genealogy Library on the southeast corner of the square in Bolivar. The meeting is open to any retired teacher and non-certified staff living in Polk County. One does not have to have retired from a Polk County school to attend. Newly retired personnel are encouraged to attend. more

The Bolivar Area Community Foundation (an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks) is seeking applications for grants from two funds. The Human Services-Community more

Charlotte A. Covert and Clayton E. Arnold were united in marriage Sept. 21, 1974. Their family invites friends and family to join in a celebration of their 50th Anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The open house will be held at the Three Cedars Event Center, 24327 E. Old Town Road, Nevada, MO 64772. Cards are welcomed, no gifts please! more

Saturday, Sept. 21 more

HI LOW PRECIP more

Results will benefit grant funding for City, local organizations more

Friends of the Polk County Library will hold their fall book sale on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the library in Bolivar. more

The Bolivar Community Teachers Association is now accepting applications for the Fall 2024 student-teaching scholarship. Bolivar High School graduates currently involved in a student-teaching experience should contact Renee Shelenhamer at Bolivar Primary School 417-326-5247 or rshelenhamer@bolivarschools.org for an application. more