Walk With Ease, a group-based, self directed program that combines self-paced walks with health-related discussions, will meet from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays through Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Polk County Senior Center.
Monday, Aug. 26 — Sausage and chicken jambalaya, cajun rice, garlic cheesy bread, yellow cake with chocolate icing.
CMH Auxiliary's Bridge and Dominoes Luncheon is set for Friday, Sept. 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the CMH Community Rooms.
Tickets are now available for the Citizens Memorial Hospital/Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation’s 16th annual Burgundy Ball. Country music legend Lorrie Morgan will headline the event.
Last week I forgot to do something — a thing I haven’t forgotten to do for the past 12 years in a row. On the first day of school, I forgot to take the picture.
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Three residents from Harrison, Arkansas, were injured in an afternoon crash Sunday, Aug. 4, in the area of southbound Mo. 13 near Mo. 83.
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The Art Sync Gallery of Bolivar will host an ongoing silent art auction starting Thursday, Aug. 22, through Country Days, which is set for Saturday, Sept. 7.
Local band Floodwater is hosting a 40th anniversary concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Rocking R Event Center, 5650 S. Scenic Ave., Bolivar.
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After making a career as one of the most consistent drivers at Lucas Oil Speedway, Jason Pursley was able to celebrate a long-sought trip to victory lane Saturday, Aug. 18.
The Bolivar Liberator football team participated in a “jamboree” last night, still a rather new concept for those of us from the dark ages. That event took place in Mt. Vernon and involved multiple teams.
Steve and Jean Morrow were united in marriage on Aug. 22, 1969, in Windsor.
Lullel and Lisa Vote Hickman of Walnut Grove will mark their 35th wedding anniversary Sunday, Aug. 25.
Hannah LeAnne Johnson, daughter of Reggie and Vanessa Johnson, Ava, and Jody Allen Fisher, son of Eddie and Brenda Fisher, Bolivar, announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.
Smith wins Outstanding Teen talent segment
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As a sophomore on last year’s Lady Liberators tennis squad, Megan Roberts recalled the influence the team’s outgoing seniors had on the varsity group.
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A civil suit against Home Court Advantage Inc. and Robert (Jack) McCrimmon for damages resulting from injuries former juvenile resident Michael Busby suffered in 2016 has been dismissed in Polk County Circuit Court after a settlement was reached between the parties.
The Walnut Street Theatre will host auditions for its next production, "The Nightmare Before Christmas,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26.
Bolivar High School graduates who received the Schooley scholarship for the 2019-20 school year may pick up their checks in the high school office by providing proof of enrollment at a college or university.
The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will host a blood drive from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at Citizens Memorial Hospital, 1500 N. Oakland Ave. in Bolivar.
