Summer may be the off-season for high school sports, but both the Liberators and Lady Liberators are putting in time on the pitch as they prepare for a new era of Bolivar Soccer under new head coach, Jason Ingold. more

Rock Hill, S.C. – SBU women’s basketball head coach Wyketha Harrell is selected to participate in the NCAA College Basketball Academy. This event takes place on July 27-29, in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Harrell is one of the few coaches across Division II, Division II, NAIA, and junior college to be selected for this opportunity. more

The Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting, Wednesday, July 18, at Dugan’s Paint & Flooring Center. Dugan’s offers a large selection of paint and flooring and are proud of the new, recently revamped showroom. Dugan’s is located at 2780 S. Springfield Avenue, Bolivar. more

Friday, Aug. 2, the Bolivar Recreation and Aquatic Center will host a movie starting at dusk with all donations going to the City of Bolivar Animal Pound. more

The Polk County Health Center and Community Outreach Ministries are offering their free lunches again for the month of July. Lunches are available for free to kids between 0-18. As in the past years the lunches are provided between 11:30 and 12:30 p.m., at Cribbs Family Park, 410 W. Madison, Bolivar. more

Saturday, July 27 more

Monday, July 29 — BBQ Beef stuffed baked potato, cheese, sour cream, onion, side salad, vanilla pudding. more

The annual Black-Crane reunion will not be held the first Sunday in August this year. The new date is Sunday, Oct 13, beginning at 11 a.m. at Paul Black’s house. The potluck will start at 12:30. more

Talented identical twins, Katy Lou & Penny Lea Clark, raised on a working purple hull pea farm near Kilgore, Texas, perform across the country and abroad as a 3 piece band, delivering a variety of sounds that most people at first listen confuse with a five-piece. Concentrations focus on multi-genre venues, festival appearances, churches and house concerts. more

The Bolivar Herald-Free Press invites residents to send their engagement, wedding, baby, and other milestone announcements. more

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 2, and runs through midnight on Sunday, Aug. 4. During this time, certain back-to-school purchases such as school supplies, computers, clothing, and other qualifying items as defined by statute are exempt from all state and local sales tax. more

Timothy Bostwick, 46, of Urbana, was seriously injured when his vehicle went off the roadway near Goodson. more