We Aren’t Tight-Rope Walkers more

Friends and family are invited to an 80th birthday celebration for Emma Franklin and Emma Mincks. The celebration will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 8 at the Rose Building. The Rose Building is located at 114 N. Springfield Ave., Bolivar. more

How well do you know Polk County? more

The Polk County Clerk’s office will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 1, for those wishing to cast absentee ballots for Tuesday’s April 4, 2023 general municipal election. more

Public post-testing of the Image Cast voting machines for the April 4, 2023 general municipal election will be from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. on Thursday, April 6, at the Polk County Road and Bridge Complex conference room, 724 S Killingsworth, Bolivar. more

Polk County Republican Women will hold their monthly meeting Wednesday, April 5. Amanda Smith from Alpha House will be here to speak about the services that are offered at their location here in Bolivar. more

CIVIL ACTIONS more

New Growth, a west central Missouri small business support organization, is opening a satellite office in Bolivar this month to better serve the southern portion of its 15-county region. more

Southwest Baptist University announces a new Master of Education/Literacy degree aimed at helping children's academic success. more

Michelle Morris, Polk County Health Center administrator, recently visited Washington D.C. as a representative of Polk County and the state of Missouri at a three-day conference-style event organized by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) on Monday through Wednesday, Feb. 27-March 1. more

The public is invited to view the artwork of talented, young artists from 9 area schools, including Dadeville, Fair Play, Halfway, Humansville, Hermitage, Macks Creek, Walnut Grove, Weaubleau, and … more

A Student Prayer Breakfast will be held for middle and high school students from 7 a.m.. to 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, April 5. more