St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 12, 2024 – Better Business Bureau® (BBB®) warns consumers that an innocent-looking “wrong number” text could be the hook for a scam. more

The news on television is depressing. Social media is mainly things that do nothing but put me in a bad mood. There are price increases, shortages, strikes, protests, politics, COVID-19, flu season, and more. The outdoors is calling me to practice nature therapy to escape all that. more

The Polk County unit of Missouri Retired Teachers Association and Public School Personnel will meet Thursday, Nov. 21, at Open Hearts United Methodist Church in Bolivar. Please note that this is a change in meeting locations. The meeting will begin at 1:30 and any retired public school employee, both certified and non-certified are encouraged to attend to hear the latest information from the state office. Also on the agenda is the election of new officers and committee appointments and a possible change in the local unit by-laws with changing the name of the group to Polk County Retired School Employees. more

Road construction offers life lesson more

The Matilda Polk Campbell chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, Nov. 16, at Open Hearts United Methodist Church in Bolivar, at 1 p.m. The program, “Who Are the Northern Cherokee?” will be presented by Jean Vincent. more

Polk County Democrats will be hosting a private event, "Chat & Care Social" on Monday Nov. 18, at Basil & Bourbon from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The committee will be meeting to share and care along with special remarks from the Chair Gail Skalicky and a few others. It will be a time of fun, fellowship and support. Please make plans to attend and bring a friend(s). If you will be in attendance please go to the Polk County Democrats Facebook page and RSVP the event so that the committee has a head count in order to prepare food for the event. more

SHERIFF’S REPORTS more

Each year during the holiday season, several businesses around Bolivar and in Polk County set up an angel tree for Share Your Christmas. On each angel is a request from a child. These requests are taken during signups for the Share Your Christmas program sponsored by Polk County Christian Social Ministries. It has become a family tradition for families to choose an angel, or angels. Then they shop for the gift listed on the angel. Gifts are to be returned to the service desk in the store where the angel was chosen. The gifts will be collected and distributed to the age group chairmen who will then construct a gift bag for each child. more

It is the time of the year to start getting ready for Christmas. Toys For Tots are now being accepted at the following locations: more

On Saturday, Nov. 2, KLife hosted a gala event called “Sweet Impact”, complete with a jazz band, dinner, auctions, and a raffle. The event raised more than $80 thousand, $10 thousand more than their goal. The money raised goes toward the outreach and ministry of approximately 300 Polk County youth. All this fanfare was for a momentous occasion: celebrating two decades of the organization's outreach in Polk County. more

John Guy Dolloff, 35, of Bolivar, was arrested on Nov. 8 on five charges related to a break-in at a storage unit. more

Hi, I'm Sweet Potato! As my name suggests, I'm a lovebug. I love to cuddle and chit-chat- so hope you like vocal kitties because I love to talk! I'm around 5 months old with tons of life ahead of me for playing, snuggling, and eating all the delicious treats. Adopt me and we can be BFF's! more

The Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH) Auxiliary will host its annual bake sale on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sale will be held on the 2nd floor of the Kerry and Synda Douglas Medical Center at 1155 W. Parkview Street. more

How well do you know Polk County? more

Friday, Nov. 15 more

The Pleasant Hope High School Class of 1964 held their 60th reunion on Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Pitchfork Restaurant, with nineteen classmates in attendance. more

Christmas is a time for giving, and with the holiday season upon us, organizations are seeking gift donations. This year, the community can donate stocking stuffers to the specialized care program at the Good Samaritan Boys Ranch. more

CIVIL PETITIONS more

Polk County Democrats will be hosting a private event, "Chat & Care Social" on Monday Nov. 18, at Basil & Bourbon from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The committee will be meeting to share and care along with special remarks from the Chair Gail Skalicky and a few others. It will be a time of fun, fellowship and support. Please make plans to attend and bring a friend(s). If you will be in attendance please go to the Polk County Democrats Facebook page and RSVP the event so that the committee has a head count in order to prepare food for the event. more

The Matilda Polk Campbell chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, Nov. 16, at Open Hearts United Methodist Church in Bolivar, at 1 p.m. The program, “Who Are the Northern Cherokee?” will be presented by Jean Vincent. more

Neal DeShazo more

Friday, Nov. 8, the Bolivar football squad traveled to Carl Junction for a district semi-final matchup. more

On Friday, Nov. 8, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the Humane Society of Missouri (HSMO), and the Animal Cruelty Task Force (ACT), executed a search warrant at a house on Highway 13 in Brighton. Twenty-seven dogs, including very young puppies, were rescued from the property located near the Polk and Greene County line. Reports claim numerous dogs were deceased. more

Toward the end of the 19th century, a feud between two scientists advanced the field of Paleontology. O.C. Marsh and E.D. Cope tried to sabotage each other for almost three decades. The feud began in 1868 when Marsh publicly humiliated Cope for incorrectly constructing a dinosaur skeleton. Their skirmish included publishing slanderous articles and selling tawdry information to journalists about each other, stealing and destroying fossils, and planting spies on the other’s job sites - among other things. Even in death, Cope left behind a challenge for Marsh: measuring their cranial circumferences to see whose brain was bigger - Marsh declined. Due to their desire to outdo each other, they discovered over 130 new dinosaur species, including Triceratops, Brontosaurus, and Stegosaurus. more

11/14: National Pickle Day more