According to my Missouri Department of Conservation’s Natural Events Calendar, Monday, March 20 is the first day of spring, and it seems that most of us think we are ready for it! I’m not a big fan of the severe weather that often comes with it, but there sure are a lot of great things about this upcoming season. more

See what’s going on in Polk County! Mark your calendars for these upcoming events. Some events may require registration or admission fees; please contact the organization for more details. more

Dorothy Ann Callaway Isdell more

MISSOURI BEEF DAYS 2023 TO BE BIGGER AND BETTER THAN LAST YEAR, more

Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) will hold the Bolivar Community Blood Drive from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 3 in Citizens Memorial Hospital’s Community Room. more

Friday, Feb. 24, the Bolivar FFA chapter wrapped up their week of special events with Drive Your Tractor to School! Little tractors, big tractors, green, yellow and orange tractors, the event was a fun time for all. more

The March Polk County Community Connections breakfast meeting is at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, March. 2, in the community room at Citizens Memorial Hospital, 1500 N. Oakland, Bolivar. A free breakfast is provided. Bolivar Mayor Chris Warwick and Polk County Clerk Rachel Lightfoot will provide education about Proposition U the sales tax issues on the April 4 ballot. more

Weather report more

How well do you know Polk County? more

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. more

The Polk County Genealogical Society will meet Thursday, March 2. The program for the evening will be “Who Am I? The Man with Two Lives” presented by PCGS member Leta Gass. This is the story of David Dickson/E.R. Graham that Gass shared during the Living History Tour last October. This is the program originally scheduled for the January meeting but needed to be postponed due to illness. more

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