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What could I write about this week other than this fateful date in 1941, the Sunday morning Japanese bombers attacked Pearl Harbor, the date President Franklin D. Roosevelt called a “Day of Infamy,” the date the United States of America was plunged into a world war? more
Governor Michael Parson recently appointed and commissioned Curtis P. Schreiber, M.D., to the Alzheimer’s State Plan Task Force. Dr. Schreiber is a board certified neurologist and headache medicine specialist in practice at CMH Neurology & Headache Center and CMH Missouri Memory Center in Bolivar. more
Willis Gabriel more
Barbara Gene Johnson Vest more
Monday, Dec. 12 — BBQ beef on a bun, chips, side salad, tapioca, celebration cake. more
The Polk County Courthouse will be closed Friday, Dec. 23 and Monday, Dec. 26, in observance of the Christmas Holiday. more
LAND TRANSFERS more
How well do you know Polk County? more
The Warming Center is a ministry associated with Polk County Cares, a nonprofit faith-based organization whose main focus is connecting people and empowering them to transform their lives through caring relationships. more
Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation recently accepted a check for $2,000 from Southwest Electric Cooperative for the Carrie J. Babb Cancer Center at CMH. Donations to the cancer center support services and needs area cancer patients may experience during their treatment including dental care, gas, groceries, nutritional supplements and meals during treatment. more
Every now and then, I run across a seemingly random fact that takes up residence in my head – like elephants can’t jump. (It’s physically impossible for them.) Or the fact that certain types of trees won’t let the tips of their highest branches touch the trees next to them – a phenomenon called “crown shyness.” And this week I’ve added another odd fact to my growing collection: A new study finds that octopuses are one of a small group of animals that can purposefully throw things at targets. more
The Policy Research in Missouri Education (PRiME) Center recently published the 2022 Missouri Statewide Student Growth Report and the 2022 Beating the Odds Report: Student Growth in Missouri’s Highest Poverty Schools. more
The Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce kicked off its annual Light the Park event on Friday, Nov. 25. Local residents are invited to drive through the Dunnegan Memorial Park to take a look at all of the Christmas light displays representing various businesses and organizations in the Bolivar community. more
Choirs and instrumentalists took the stage at Southwest Baptist University’s Pike Auditorium during their 42nd annual Festival of Christmas on Sunday, Dec. 4. more
OATS Transit services will be unavailable on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022 and Monday, January 22, 2023 for the Christmas and New Year holidays. more
On Saturday, Nov. 12, Woods Supermarket celebrated their 75th anniversary by issuing a $1,000 check to the Bolivar Athletic Booster Club. more
See what’s going on in Polk County! Mark your calendars for these upcoming events. Some events may require registration or admission fees; please contact the organization for more details. more
The Pitchfork Restaurant’s second annual Holiday Market is set to take place at 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8. more
New, unwrapped toys can be donated to the local Toys for Tots campaign until Saturday, Dec. 10. more
Edna F. Bybee more
DEATHS more
The Polk County Courthouse will be closed Friday, Dec. 23 and Monday, Dec. 26, in observance of the Christmas Holiday. more
Mark Robin Pirkle, age 61, of Bolivar passed away Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar. Mark was born June 19, 1961, in Springfield, the son of Bill and Gayle Gaston Pirkle. more
Carolyn Marie Marshall Rhodes, age 66, Bolivar, was born Dec. 4, 1956, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2022, in Springfield from complications of Covid 19. more
Charles Leo Mashburn, 83, of Bolivar passed away in Buffalo on Nov. 28, 2022. “Charlie” was born July 26, 1939, on the family farm between Goodson and Louisburg, the first of four children born to Betty Crowell and Jesse Mashburn. more
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