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The absentee ballots for the April General Municipal Election will be ready for voting on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. 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. Those casting a ballot by mail must make sure their written and signed request states the reason for voting absentee and an address to which the ballot should be mailed. Those requesting ballots by mail must make sure their written request for a ballot arrives at the County Clerk’s office by 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The deadline for casting an absentee ballot in person at the County Clerk’s office is 5 p.m. the day before the election, Monday, April 7, 2025. The County Clerk’s office will also be open for absentee voting on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 8 a.m. to noon. more

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Carl Junction Bulldogs traveled to Bolivar to contest them in an Ozark Mountain Conference game on Valentine's Day. more

Thursday, Feb. 13, Carl Junction came to Bolivar for an Ozark Mountain Conference matchup. more

Matilda Polk Campbell chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution received a celebration grant to use in their community to foster awareness and to celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary. Grant money and other donated funds were used to purchase books that were given to school librarians in seventeen area schools. Over the course of the last few weeks, chapter members have been delivering books to the schools. more

Prior to the 1900s, house finches couldn’t be found in this area. Now the problem isn’t seeing them here – it’s identifying them. more

September 21, 2024 –– much like George Strait sang it in 1985, that was when the cowboys rode away. more

Ash Grove Family Medical Center and Humansville Family Medical Center announce the addition of Brooke Tabor, PMHNP-BC, a certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, to the medical staff. more

Register by Feb. 20 more

Troop 45 Eagle Scouts visited the capital building in Jefferson City, Monday, Feb. 17. more

Why winter is cold if the Earth is closer to the Sun more

On Friday night, Feb. 7, 821 churches in 62 countries celebrated people in their communities with special needs. more

Bolivar Technical College (BTC) celebrated the achievements of its Fall 2024 graduates during a memorable commencement ceremony held on Sunday, Dec. 15, at The Heights Church. Students, faculty, staff, families and friends gathered to honor the hard work and accomplishments of BTC's nursing graduates. more

The Salvation Army of Springfield is deeply grateful for the generosity of the community during the 2024 Red Kettle Christmas Campaign, which raised an impressive $750,393 to support local individuals and families in need. more

HI LOW PRECIPITATION more

Friday, Feb. 14, was an exciting day for Citizens Memorial Hospital as they observed the Topping Out ceremony on the new construction. more

Cattle, tractors, hayfields and the blue jackets of the FFA are common sights throughout rural Missouri. High school vocational agriculture programs and FFA chapters nearly as old as the schools themselves have been growing future farmers for generations. In most cases, however, opportunities for school-based agriculture education don't exist until the secondary grade levels. Leaders at Marion C. Early Schools in Morrisville are changing that with the addition of a new elementary agriculture program for all 2nd-5th grade students aimed at cultivating knowledge and skills in future agricultural leaders and citizens. more

How well do you know Polk County? more

Trillma Irene Wollard more

Bart Millard’s parents were divorced when he was three-years-old. His mother didn’t want him so Millard was sent to live with his father who was abusive to him through much of his childhood. As a child he lived in fear of his father. When he would get upset about something he would take it out on Bart. more

Sew 'N' Sew Quilt Guild will meet Friday, Feb. 21 at the United Methodist Church, 105 East Division St. Please come to the east entrance into the Fellowship Hall. Social time at 9:30 am with meeting at 10:00. Georgia Highley will present a program on the Disappearing Hour Glass. All those interested in quilting are welcome to attend. Any questions, please call Elizabeth Morgan at 417-422-7195. more

Program will also have information on seed collection and storage. more

Operation Soap (OS), whose name comes from a joke about dropping soap in prison, has a Facebook following of nearly 30,000 people. Their mission is to clean the streets, one predator at a time. more