The Tri-County Baptist Group will hold its regular Fifth Sunday Service on Sunday, Dec. 31, at Sentinel Missionary Baptist Church in Polk County. more

Orville Franklin Sergent more

Oral “Screwdriver” Amos Rogers more

Wayne W. Sumpter more

Bolivar Technical College (BTC) is proud to announce the recipients of its Fall 2023 scholarships: the 2023 BTC Alumni Scholarship, BTC Institutional Scholarship, and BTC Education Foundation Scholarship. The recipients received a combined $10,500 to use toward their education at BTC. more

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Community Outreach Ministries (COM) is the recipient of two important grants which will greatly improve our Food Pantry facilities. One was an Urgent Needs Grant from Ozarks Food Harvest which will allow us to make needed repairs on our walk-in freezer and purchase a new glass-front 3-door refrigerator. The other grant was from the Bolivar Area Community Foundation and will allow us to purchase a second glass front refrigerator. The new glass-front fridges will replace one unit and expand available shopping space for food. more

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Revenue is announcing the upcoming Request for Proposal (RFP) of the license office in Bolivar, Missouri, located at 930 East San Martin, Bolivar, Mo., 65613. Bids will start being accepted Jan. 10, and must be submitted by Jan. 24. more

L.C. and Twyla Sikes were married on Dec. 21, 1963, at Mount Etna Baptist Church. They have been blessed with five children, 21 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. L.C. worked as an electrical lineman contractor and Twyla worked as a rural mail carrier with the Bolivar post office. They are lifelong residents of Bolivar. L.C. and Twyla are enjoying their retirement years together by traveling, sightseeing, studying the Bible together, staying home and working on small projects and cooking meals together! Happy 60th Anniversary, Dad and Mom! Love, Tim, Pam, Marcia, Cynthia and Diana. more

Numerous neighborhoods in and around Bolivar are sharing the Christmas spirit with beautiful light displays. It really is the most wonderful time of the year for taking the family on a drive and enjoying the displays. more

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