Citizens Memorial Hospital and Polk County Health Center have collaborated with Westlake Ace Hardware and Children’s Miracle Network to provide free car seat checks on Saturday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon at Westlake Ace Hardware, 2300 S. Springfield Ave., in Bolivar.  more

Missouri Memory Center at Citizens Memorial Hospital participated in the Eli Lilly and Company international clinical trial of Donanemab, whose full results were shared Monday, July 17, at the 2023 Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and simultaneously published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). more

Due to recent rainfall in the area, the Bolivar City Fire Department and the Polk County Commision lifted the citywide and county-wide burn bans on Monday, July 24. more

Even on hot summer days, families in Polk County have been beating the heat at the Cribbs Family Youth Park with water play and a free meal. more

A new transportation and courier service is now available to the local community. Precision Cab Company was recently founded by Kody and Dee Crawford, owners of the Bolivar-based bowling alley K&D Lanes, located at 1827 W Broadway St. more

Bolivar recently gained a new store called Hominy Creek Boutique, owned and operated by Lisa Barham of Halfway. more

A late Bolivar physician left behind years of hard work and laughter with his colleagues and a lasting legacy in the community. more

Well-known traveler Steve Fugate, a native of Florida, visited Bolivar last week while on his ninth walk across the United States, having already covered over 49,000 miles of walking. more

Representative Mark Alford from Missouri took some time to converse with employees at the Break Time convenience store in Bolivar on Thursday, July 6. more

Mayor Christopher D. Warwick of Bolivar has thrown his hat into the ring for state representative. The district includes all of Polk County and a portion of Hickory County. A Republican, he will appear on the August 2024 primary ballot to face off against any fellow Republican candidates. Currently, Warwick is the first to publicly announce his campaign. more

The Bolivar City Fire Department responded to Parkview Health Care Facility, 119 W. Forest Street in Bolivar, on Monday, July 10, for reports of smoke in the building. more

The Bolivar City Fire Department and the Polk County Commission have issued burn bans for Bolivar and Polk County beginning Friday, July 7. The ban will remain in effect until further notice. more