The Polk County Federated Republican Women Club invites you to meet the candidates. more

Voting absentee for the August Primary Election will begin on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The Polk County Clerk’s office will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday and open through the lunch hour for absentee voting. more

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have made the decision to move the polling location for the Johnson, Flemington, Jefferson 9.03 & Campbell 3.02 precincts from Cornerstone Church to the First Baptist Church, 210 S Ohio Street, Humansville, MO. more

Polk County Democrats will meet on June 17, at Smith's Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is optional at 5:30 p.m. more

Amanda Foster, RN, received the February 2024 CMH DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. She is a registered nurse with Citizens Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department. more

Olivia Cox, CNA, is the February 2024 CMH TULIP Award recipient. She is a certified nursing assistant at Parkview Health Care Facility in Bolivar. more

Polk County Democrats will meet on June 17, at Smith's Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is optional at 5:30 p.m. more

Voting absentee for the August Primary Election will begin on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The Polk County Clerk’s office will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday and open through the lunch hour for absentee voting. more

Rita Lemmon, Assessor of Polk County, announces that the board of equalization will begin meeting at 10 a.m. Monday, July 15, at the office of the Polk County Commission to hear those who disagree with the values of real estate established by the assessor for tax year 2024. The board tentatively plans to conclude the hearings by 12 p.m. on Friday, July 19. more

Polk County Democrats will meet on June 17, at Smith's Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is optional at 5:30 p.m. more

Polk County Democrats will meet on June 17, at Smith's Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is optional at 5:30 p.m. more

Polk County Democrats will meet Monday May 20, at Smith's Restaurant. Dinner is optional at 5:30 p.m. with the regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. We will be discussing several items on the agenda. Please bring a friend and join us for good food and fellowship. No guest speaker at this time. All fellow Democrats are encouraged to attend. more

Polk County Democrats will meet Monday May 20, at Smith's Restaurant. Dinner is optional at 5:30 p.m. with the regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. We will be discussing several items on the agenda. Please bring a friend and join us for good food and fellowship. No guest speaker at this time. All fellow Democrats are encouraged to attend. more

Polk County Democrats will meet Monday May 20, at Smith's Restaurant. Dinner is optional at 5:30 p.m. with the regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. We will be discussing several items on the agenda. Please bring a friend and join us for good food and fellowship. No guest speaker at this time. All fellow Democrats are encouraged to attend. more

Due to the Elections on April 2, the Aldermen meeting was moved from its usual Tuesday to Thursday evening. The session began with the approval of the elections followed by the swearing-in ceremony for the four Aldermen elected at the beginning of April. more

The citizens throughout Polk County’s communities made their way to the polls on Tuesday, April 2 to make their voices heard on a variety of issues, as well as municipal, and school board candidates. Safety was a topic on the ballot for school funding and propositions in Bolivar. Some candidates easily won their positions by large majorities or by having no opposition, while other candidates eked out wins by a single vote. more

Public post-testing of the Image Cast voting machines for the April 4, 2024 General Municipal Election will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, at the Polk County Road & Bridge Complex conference room, 724 S Killingsworth, Bolivar. more

The City of Bolivar is hoping to answer questions about Proposition Public Safety as the Tuesday, April 2, election nears. more

Public post-testing of the Image Cast voting machines for the April 4, 2024 General Municipal Election will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, at the Polk County Road & Bridge Complex conference room, 724 S Killingsworth, Bolivar. more

Public pre-testing of the Image Cast voting machines for the April 2, 2024 General Municipal Election will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, at the Polk County Road & Bridge Complex conference room, 724 S Killingsworth, Bolivar. more

The Missouri and Polk County Presidential Primary will be held on March 23, from 8 a.m. to noon. Voting will take place at the Polk County Courthouse Annex 102 E. Jackson, Bolivar, Missouri. This will take place instead of a state run primary. If you are a registered Democrat, unaffiliated, Independent or Libertarian voter you may vote in this primary. Registered Republicans may not vote at this primary. You must have identification to vote such as driver’s license, utility/phone bill, voter registration card, insurance card or official document with your name and current address. If you are unable to physically enter the polling place, we can accommodate you. You may vote at this county’s polling place if you are unable to vote in your home county. If you requested a mail-in ballot and are unable to mail it back in time, we will accept it at our polling place on March 23. more

Polk County Republicans are hosting their annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Thursday, April 4, beginning at 6 p.m. The dinner will be held at the McClelland Dining Facility on the campus of SBU. Local and state candidates who have filed for offices to be selected in the Primary Election on August 6, 2024, are expected to be there. This gives voters an opportunity to meet the candidates and become an informed voter. more

Voters can expect several contested races for the upcoming election on Tuesday, April 2. The Bolivar Herald-Free Press would like to keep the community informed by featuring brief profiles for each candidate in the contested Bolivar, Fair Play, and Flemington municipal races and the Bolivar, Fair Play, Halfway, and Marion C. Early school board races. more

The Missouri and Polk County Presidential Primary will be held on March 23, from 8 a.m. to noon. Voting will take place at the Polk County Courthouse Annex 102 E. Jackson, Bolivar, Missouri. This will take place instead of a state run primary. If you are a registered Democrat, unaffiliated, Independent or Libertarian voter you may vote in this primary. Registered Republicans may not vote at this primary. You must have identification to vote such as driver’s license, utility/phone bill, voter registration card, insurance card or official document with your name and current address. If you are unable to physically enter the polling place, we can accommodate you. You may vote at this county’s polling place if you are unable to vote in your home county. If you requested a mail-in ballot and are unable to mail it back in time, we will accept it at our polling place on March 23. more

The Bolivar CTA is hosting the annual School Board Candidate Forum on Monday, March 18 in the Bolivar Board Room at the Central Office. The forum will begin at 6 p.m. with general more