Friday, Feb. 23, the Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting welcoming Scooters Coffee to Bolivar. Scooters is located at 603 S. Springfield Ave, Bolivar. more

The Polk County 4-H Clover Kids met for their monthly meeting on Thursday evening, Feb. 15. The theme for the evening was “archeology.” The Clover Kids made dino fossils from salt dough and constructed “critters” using different recyclable materials. more

Members of the Bolivar FFA chapter had their annual ‘Drive Your Tractor to School’ day on Friday, Feb. 23. From the smallest to the humongous, the tractors made a great entrance to BHS on a cool, sunny morning. Having lost a former FFA member just the day before, the chapter dedicated this year’s drive to Kolby Hale. For more pictures see page 10. more

The Shuler family is excited to announce that Connor Shuler, a Pleasant Hope High School ‘24 graduate, will be continuing his basketball career with Mid-America Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas. more

Bolivar’s oldest public building has not housed a business for a while, but that is about to change. Anyone driving Main Street, just north of the square, has seen the extensive work being done on the two-story building. more

Roberta “June” Montgomery Rymes more

Kolby John Hale more

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David Lee Dick more

Donna Kay Owens more

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The Missouri Prime Beef Packers, located in Pleasant Hope, has informed the state that it will be closing the facility in April, putting 335 people out of jobs. more