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 Betterment Fund is granting $15,000 within the range of $3,000 per agency. Only 501c3 agencies may apply every two years. The deadline for submitting grant applications is Oct. 1. more

Citizens Memorial Hospital Pediatric Clinic will offer three drive-thru flu shot clinics for children aged 6 months to high school seniors from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5, Thursday, Oct. 12, and Tuesday, Oct. 17, outside the clinic located at 1195 N. Oakland Ave., Bolivar. more

The Bolivar Community Teachers Association is now accepting applications for the Fall 2023 student-teaching scholarship. more

Golfers and sponsors alike will have the chance to turn an upcoming round of golf play into a tremendous benefit for a serious cause this October during the first Play Fore Pink golf tournament. more

The Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for 2023 Business of the Year. more

Community Outreach Ministries (COM) is hosting their second annual “Polk County’s Got Talent” fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 23, at Bolivar High School at 6:30 pm. A spinoff of the popular television talent show, America’s Got Talent, the fundraising event will highlight the talent of ten local individuals and groups. The event benefits Community Outreach Ministries which seeks to alleviate food insecurity in Polk County through their food pantry and community development programs. more

Polk County Retired Teachers Association will meet on Thursday, Sept. 21. The meeting will be held at the Polk County Genealogical Society Research Facility/Library on the southeast corner of the square in Bolivar. more

Samuel Gardner recently joined Citizens Memorial Hospital as the director of operations for primary care. He oversees the coordination and management of CMH’s rural health clinics and the care transitions department. more

The Bolivar Liberators rolled into Lebanon for their first road game of the season. The last two undefeated teams in the Ozark Conference met to take the conference lead. Lebanon was state ranked in Class 6 and Bolivar was ranked in Class 5. more

Thursday night the Bolivar Lady Liberators Volleyball team hosted their first Ozark Conference home game and second conference game of the season. The Liberators (4-14, 2-0) hosted the Rolla Bulldogs (3-8-3, 0-2). more

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