Joseph Kyle Davolt, 28, of Polk County, is facing six counts related to a Domestic Disturbance in Morrisville. According to the Probable Cause Statement, on Friday, Feb. 23, a fellow citizen heard Davolt and his wife arguing. The Polk County Sheriff's Office was called around 7:16 p.m., once the neighbor heard the woman state, “Ow, that hurt!” more

Friday, March 1, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bolivar. Free event with a love offering at the door. Food, fellowship, live music, silent and live auctions. Please reserve your free tickets - this is not mandatory, just an effort to make sure there is plenty of food. To RSVP go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/803959032107?aff=odditdtcreator. more

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