John E. H. Erven more

Rachel Lightfoot, Polk County Clerk, will be the speaker at the monthly meeting of the Polk County Genealogical Society. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 4, with a short business meeting. more

The Polk County Courthouse will be closed on Monday, May 8, in observance of the Truman Day Holiday. more

CIVIL ACTIONS more

April is National Donate Life Month, a time devoted to educate Americans about organ donation and to promote and celebrate organ, eye, and tissue donations. more

It’s weird when a super-low-budget cult movie like 1981’s “The Evil Dead” gets a well-funded... more

Citizens Memorial Hospital is hosting its next CMH Breakfast Club on Tuesday, May 2, 7-8 a.m., in CMH Community Room 2. more

On Saturday, May 6, Berean Baptist Church is hosting the 9th Annual Berean Blacktop Battle. This is a 3-on-3 streetball tournament taking place at the Cribbs Family Youth Park (410 W. Madison St.), and is open to anyone, male or female, age 15 and up. more

Central Care Cancer Center will be hosting a Food Truck Festival starting at 10 a.m. on North Pike Avenue in the downtown area of Bolivar near Dunnegan Gallery of Art. more

Halfway Saddle Club will have their Fun Show at 7:30 p.m. on the first Friday of every month from May through October. more

Bolivar Night at Hammons Field will return on Thursday, June 8 as the Springfield Cardinals face Northwest Arkansas at 7:05 p.m. Sponsored by the Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce, the popular annual event has been a chamber tradition since 2004. more

The 2023 Fair Play Alumni banquet will be Saturday, May 6. Note: This is a week earlier than usual. more