DEATHS more

Class brings out the youth in senior citizens more

SHERIFF’S REPORTS more

Friday, Sept. 6, the Liberators loaded up their football gear and traveled north to take on the Harrisonville Wildcats. more

Boys more

The Fair Play Elementary Cross Country team participated in the Richard Clark SWCCA cross country meet in Bolivar, Saturday, Sept. 7. Pictured with their coach are the Panthers ready to take on their first race. more

Saturday, Sept. 7, athletes swarmed to Bolivar to compete in one of the largest cross-country meets of the year. more

CIVIL PETITIONS more

The 85th annual meeting of the members of Southwest Electric Cooperative will be Saturday, Sept. 14 at the BOlivar High School Auditorium. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. and the business meeting will be at 10 a.m. more

The Polk County Democrats will host their September meeting on Sept. 16, at Smith's Restaurant at 6:30 p.m., dinner is optional at 5:30 p.m., if you wish to come early and fellowship with Democrats around the county. We have invited our Missouri Democratic Party Executive Director, Matt Patterson to join us as our guest speaker for the evening. Matt will be sharing with us his personal experiences at the Democratic National Convention recently held in Chicago, Illinois. He will also be giving us updates about our candidates up and down the ballot this fall and how we can help get them elected. more

The Bolivar Area Community Foundation (an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the more

Susan Lenz, SLP, has been honored with the 2024 Troy Pinon Servant Leader Award in recognition of her passion for serving residents and co-workers. Lenz is a speech-language pathologist at Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility in Bolivar, which is part of the Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation. more

Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the dean's list. more

Friends of the Polk County Library will hold their fall book sale on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the library in Bolivar. more

A program to help female landowners and operators understand ag leases and ‘what it’s worth’ when it comes to land and agricultural activities will be offered again, this fall, in a series of evening events. more

The Bolivar Community Teachers Association is now accepting applications for the Fall 2024 student-teaching scholarship. Bolivar High School graduates currently involved in a student-teaching experience should contact Renee Shelenhamer at Bolivar Primary School 417-326-5247 or rshelenhamer@bolivarschools.org for an application. more

School is underway again throughout the Ozarks. Just as when I was a boy, hundreds of kids climb on yellow school buses every morning at country crossroads or the ends of their driveways and lanes. more

The 77th annual Humansville Fall Festival will be at Dimmit Park Sept. 19 through Sept. 21. more

SBU kicked off the Fall 2024 semester with its largest freshman class since 2020, among more than 800 new students across its five campuses who began classes on Aug. 19. more

The 19th annual Bill Maack Memorial Charity Horse Show will be held on Sept. 14, at the Bolivar Saddle Club arena. The show will start at 6:30 p.m. The arena is located just east of Hwy 13 and Hwy 32 junction. more

The Bolivar High School Class of 1963 will meet Saturday, Sept. 28. The meeting will take place in the back room at Brenda's Cafe at 1 p.m. more

On Saturday, Sept. 7, Trooper D.J. Jackson was called to an accident involving two males on an all-terrain vehicle. more

Exotic Aquatic more

Allie Jones, owner of Honey Soul Massage was proud to present Polk County Humane Society with $456 as a donation from money raised during the Country Days event, Saturday, Sept. 7. Jones did massages all day with 100% of the proceeds going to the humane society. “I’m so thankful to be a part of such a wonderful community and can’t wait for many more events coming up for the holidays,” said Jones. more

How well do you know Polk County? more