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The Polk County Courthouse will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
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1/2/24
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The Department of Natural Resources will conduct the third and final meeting regarding the denial of a license for Missouri Prime Beef to dump up to 350,000 gallons of wastewater per day into the Pomme de Terre River.
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1/1/24
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Show us what you love about Polk County!
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1/1/24
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CIVIL PETITIONS
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1/1/24
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SHERIFF’S REPORTS
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12/27/23
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The Polk County prosecutor has ruled the officer-involved shooting of John Erven as justified.
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12/27/23
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POLICE REPORTS
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12/20/23
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On Dec. 15 at 1:25 p.m, Trooper A.R. Enerle responded to a single-car accident three miles south of Humansville on Highway 13. James Soukup, Bronwen Soukup, and Barbara Miller, all of Raymore, were traveling southbound on the highway when their vehicle, a 2016 Chrysler Town and Country, traveled off the left side of the roadway into the median. The driver, James Soukup, was taken to CMH Bolivar with minor injuries. Passenger Bronwen Soukup sustained moderate injuries and was taken to the same facility. Both were wearing seatbelts. Passenger Barbara Miller was not wearing a seatbelt and received serious injuries. She was taken to Cox South in Springfield. The totaled vehicle was removed from the scene by C and H Towing.
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12/20/23
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SHERIFF’S REPORTS
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12/13/23
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Dear Editor—
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12/1/23
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SHERIFF’S REPORTS
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11/29/23
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On Monday, Nov. 27, Gary Henderson was driving his 2012 Chevrolet Silverado northbound on Highway 13. Two miles north of Bolivar, the tire of his vehicle came off and struck 28-year-old Jacob Detherage, who was doing work in the median. Detherage received serious injuries and was transported to Cox South via ambulance. Henderson, 65, of Ankeny, Iowa, was not injured in the accident but his truck did sustain minor damage. It was removed from the scene by B&B Towing. Trooper M.J. Owens was the responding officer.
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11/29/23
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