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Rondo Baptist Church will host a free chili and soup supper from 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29. Followed by the Fifth Sunday Singing with Red Letter Edition Gospel Group, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. more

Polk County Republican Women will hold their monthly meeting Wednesday, Feb. 1. Mayor Chris Warwick will be speaking about the City of Bolivar Use Tax issue that will be appearing on the April 4, general municipal election ballot. more

CIVIL ACTIONS more

Zach Julian more

Southwest Baptist University and Next Level Solutions are partnering to help address the shortage of technical workers in the Ozarks by offering technical classes at a reduced rate. The partnership decreases the cost of computer science courses at SBU’s new dual-credit program, SBU Academy.  more

Two men were hurt in a two-vehicle collision near Bolivar at 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10. more

Marion C. Early High School athletes competed in the Class 1 state cross country tournament in November and made some major achievements. more

DEATHS more

DEATHS more

Earl Walter Spiegel, 79, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Earl was born in Spencer, Iowa on June 27, 1943, to Lester and Edna Spiegel. more

Patsy Ruth Boothe, 88, passed away in her home in Hermitage, Monday morning, Jan. 9, 2023. She was born on March 10, 1934, in Sikeston, to Wallace and Rose McGill. more