It is here! The final days of the shortest month of the year. It sometimes feels like the longest month of the year. We are ready for winter to be over and to start seeing the subtle signs of our beloved Spring season. more

The 4th annual Missouri Beef Days is set for May 3-10 with two preview activities in April. This week-long festival honors the state’s rich beef heritage and brings the community together for a series of exciting events. more

HI LOW PRECIPITATION more

Saturday, March 1 more

Missourians reminded to prepare for severe weather and participate in statewide tornado drill on March 5 more

The Bolivar Rotary Club offers a service for the Bolivar community to celebrate our country’s great heritage year-round through the traditional posting of U.S. flags throughout the Bolivar area. It is a community tradition that was started decades ago by the Bolivar Optimist Club. The Bolivar Rotary Club now has the honor of continuing this service for many decades to come. more

Bolivar Technical College (BTC) is proud to recognize four outstanding students who have earned a place on the President’s List for the fall semester. This prestigious achievement reflects their dedication to academic excellence and commitment to their studies. more

Receive an Ozarks adventure pass for free admission to area attractions more

MSHSAA Boys Class 3 District 3 was held at home in Bolivar, Saturday, Feb. 21-22. The Bolivar Boys started with eight wrestlers and ended with 3 qualifiers: Cooper Moore, Cale McCurry and Mason McCurry while the Girls Class 1 District 3 wrestled in Nevada the prior week and qualified one, Adrianna Meneses-Lilly. more

Boys more

The popular word game has been a staple in the newspapers for as long as anyone can remember. We can thank a newspaper for introducing us to this world-famous puzzle. The year was 1913 and British journalist Arthur Wynne worked for the New York World. He called it “FUN’s Word-Cross Puzzle” since it was in the FUN section of the paper. It was a typo just weeks after the initial publication that termed it a “Cross-Word”. There were differences between his and the ones we see now; it was a diamond shape without the black squares to indicate there weren’t letters like. more

It didn’t take long for me to get enough winter after the ice and cold weather that enveloped the Ozarks in early January. more

Kaleb Tyrel Stamper is mentally incompetent to stand trial at this time, according to Judge Chuck Replogle. more

How well do you know Polk County? more

Olin Gladden more

Gary Thomas Risko more

Brent Michael Shores more

A new publication highlights and brings attention to Bolivar’s historic downtown buildings. more

In Missouri, landowner property rights have come under increasing pressure due to large-scale infrastructure projects, particularly high-voltage transmission lines and renewable energy developments like wind and solar farms and data centers. Central to the debate is the use of eminent domain, a legal process allowing the government, or even out-of-state private companies, to acquire land for public use. While this tool has long been used for roads and utilities, its application in energy projects sparks significant controversy among Missouri landowners. more

Lucas Dean Turner, 27, of Elmira, was pulled over for driving erratically earlier this month. He now faces kidnapping and abuse charges for having a minor in the car with him. more

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. – Few things thaw feelings of winter’s cold more than spring flowering bulbs, says University of Missouri Extension field horticulturist Katie Kammler. more

Spending time with an animal can be cathartic for humans and creatures alike. The Polk County Humane Society (PCHS) understands this and has found a way to spread the joy of dog ownership, even if it is just for short periods of time. more

On Friday, Feb. 21, Bolivar Police arrested Joshua Clark on charges that he allegedly attempted to meet a 14-year-old boy for sex. more

Betty Jean Wooten more

Norma Lee Foster Cox more