How well do you know Polk County? more

Bolivar School District seeking nominations more

Monday, Feb. 5 — Sloppy Joes on a bun, mac and cheese, side salad, peach crisp. more

SHERIFF’S REPORTS more

Whether or not a groundhog can predict weather is questionable, but this animal has other characteristics that make it an interesting member of Missouri’s wildlife world. more

A Collins, Mo., man who is a registered sex offender was sentenced in federal court today for receiving child pornography on his cell phone. more

Wednesday, Jan. 24, cross-county rivals the Buffalo Lady Bisons brought their herd to Bolivar field house for a basketball matchup. more

Martha Ann Barber Rader more

The Bolivar Community Teachers Association is now accepting applications for the Spring 2024 student-teaching scholarship. Bolivar High School graduates currently involved in a student-teaching experience should contact Renee Shelenhamer at Bolivar Primary more

The first day of spring is three months away as I pen these lines with the season’s first seed catalog in hand. more

Don’t be such a hagfish more

Lakyn Breesawitz from Bolivar was named to the Fall 2023 Dean's List for exemplary academic performance at Westminster College in Fulton. Breesawitz is a Freshman at Westminster. The Dean's List recognizes Westminster students who have shown high academic performance during the past semester. To be included on the Dean's List, a student must achieve a 3.60 semester grade point average with at least 12 hours completed that semester. more