Monday, April 28 — Supreme pizza (pepperoni, ham, hamburger, onion, peppers, olives), side salad, pears. more

The Polk County Genealogical Society (PCGS) will once again be offering the service of placing flowers on graves for Memorial Day. Orders will be taken now through May 9. more

In many homes, discouragement is the language everyone speaks. The home is a war zone and the warriors have names like Stupid, Dummy, or Little Pain in the Neck. They live with scars and treat their open wounds. more

Baseball fans who step up to the plate to help local patients by giving blood in May or June will score Springfield Cardinals game tickets. The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, the sole supplier of blood, platelets, and plasma to patients at 45 area healthcare facilities, is asking everyone to team up to help support blood needs in their community by donating during the Bleed Red promotion at the upcoming blood drive in Bolivar on Thursday, May 1. more

The city of Fair Play will hold their City Wide Garage Sale on Saturday, May 3. more

Lucky more

How well do you know Polk County? more

The Bolivar Herald-Free Press invites residents to send their engagement, wedding, baby, and other milestone announcements. more

The following events are happening at your local library. more

Free event will discuss the finer points of this popular shooting activity. more

After a strong showing at the East Newton meet where the Liberators captured first place in both the girls and boys division they met some of the stronger Class 4 and Class 5 teams at Southwest Baptist University. more

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DEATHS more

Candace A. Harris more

A compound found in certain fruits and vegetables could be key to treating neurodegenerative diseases. more

Rachel Boyce, Polk County Collector, will be the speaker at the regular monthly meeting of the Polk County Genealogical Society on Thursday, May 1. Boyce will be sharing the duties of her position and some of the highlights of being the County Collector. The meeting will be held at the PCGS Research Facility on the southeast corner of the square beginning at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend. All meetings of the Society are free to attend and are held on the first Thursday of each month. A short business meeting will precede the speaker. more

SHERIFF’S REPORTS more

If “A Minecraft Movie” is the commercial hit that 2025 needed, then “Sinners” is the creative hit it needed. Writer/director Ryan Coogler has delivered a film that starts off as a compelling-enough 1930’s period piece before wildly shifting into supernatural territory. But the later developments don’t devalue the efforts made in the setup, they simply put the well-established characters on a path they didn’t anticipate. Speaking of anticipation, I’m going to be vague with story developments so readers can go into this movie anticipating little more than an unspecified good time. more

How to stop an anxiety spiral more

In a celebration of faith and agriculture, the annual Cowboy Church at Missouri Beef Days will begin at 4 p.m. (doors open at 3:30 p.m.) Sunday, May 4, 2025, at the Diamond S Indoor Arena, located at 2029 E Buffalo St, Bolivar, MO. This non-denominational gathering welcomes individuals from all backgrounds to come together in fellowship. more

Missouri Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) welcomed 5,000+ attendees from nearly 400 chapters to the State Leadership Conference April 13-15, 2025, to celebrate the 66 th year as an organization. Members and advisers gathered in person to expand their leadership knowledge, compete in various events, and connect with others from across the state. FBLA members competed in over seventy-six competitive events ranging from Accounting and Business Ethics to Social Media Strategies and UX Design. The Top 10 individuals/teams in each event were awarded medals onstage at Great Southern Bank Arena. more

Saturday, April 26 more

Angela: Living with the loss more

CIVIL PETITIONS more

The Bolivar Police Department will host a prescription drug take back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26. more