The Polk County Democrats will be holding their monthly meeting on September 15th at Basil & Bourbon Restaurant, 113 S Main. Anyone who would like to meet for an early dinner before the meeting is welcome to come between 5-6:15 p.m. to enjoy friends and fellowship. The meeting will be at 6:30.p.m. more

​The annual Country Days event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Downtown Bolivar Association, along with a large number of volunteers, is proud to bring this event to the community each year. more

The Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation’s Soirée is Saturday, Sept. 27, at Erickson Stock Farm, owned by Tim and Nancy Erickson, near Bolivar. more

Brianna Alizabeth To Represent the Down Syndrome Community in Unique Annual National Down Syndrome Society Video Presentation more

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of two individuals in connection with the theft of four bred cows. more

How well do you know Polk County? more

Beulah Mae Armbrust more

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

Monday, Sept. 8 — Parmesan fish or chicken strips, cole slaw, baked beans, hushpuppies, lemon cake. more

“Caught Stealing” is one of those twisty crime thrillers where it seems like the filmmakers cast as many interesting names as they could and then wrote the movie around using them all. For example, at no point did I feel it was necessary for the film to feature Matt Smith as a character with a 60’s U.K. punk rock aesthetic in this film set in New York in 1998 (itself an inexplicable choice). All the film needed was a neighbor character who’s mixed up with some bad people. But the movie got Smith for the role, and somebody, possibly Smith himself, wanted to see the character played with the crazy getup. The result is a character that is a scene-stealer to be sure, but is the story really helped by all his quirkiness? I don’t think so. If anything, he’s a distraction from the main character, whose journey is supposed to be the focus. Though maybe it’s for the best, because I wasn’t digging the main character and was welcoming all distractions. more

IN TODAY’S ISSUE more

Suzanne Marie Kifer more

Beulah M. Armbrust more

'Adventure Day' in Rogersville aimed at blind and low-vision individuals. more

The Missouri Memory Center and Citizens Memorial Hospital’s Research Department recently contributed to a “real world” study evaluating the Alzheimer’s disease treatment Leqembi® (lecanemab). more

University of Missouri Extension offers a new program, “On My Own,” primarily aimed at empowering women who are first-time sole operators of farms. more

Sew ’N’ Sew Quilt Guild will meet Friday Sept. 19 at United Methodist Church 105 E. Division Street. Please come to the east entrance into the fellowship hall. Social time is at 9:30 a.m. with the meeting starting at 10 a.m. We will have demonstrations on hand and machine quilting. All those interested in quilting are welcome to attend. For any questions call Elizabeth Morgan at 417-422-7195. more

CIVIL PETITIONS more

Better Together Books is proud to announce the Sept. 6 release of The World’s Brightest Jack-O-Lantern!, written by Rylee (Kemp) Hayes, and illustrated by Landon Kemp. more

To commemorate its 20th anniversary, Bolivar Technical College will host a full day of community events on Saturday, Oct. 4 designed to honor its past, thank its partners, and look ahead to the future. more

Wednesday, Sept. 3 more

Polk County Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, Sept. 4. The meeting will feature Jolee Martinez as the speaker. She will share information about the Drake house located at the corner of Walnut and Main streets in Bolivar. Martinez purchased the house several years ago and has restored the house to its original charm. more

The 20th Annual Bill Maack Memorial charity horse show will be held Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Bolivar Saddle Club arena located just east of Hwy 13 and Hwy 32 Junction. Start time is 6:30 p.m. more

Open Hearts United Methodist Church presents Potter’s Wheel at their fall kickoff. more