Tuesday, Jan. 7, the Marionville Lady Comets braved a cold winter night to travel to Bolivar to make up for a canceled basketball game. more

Due to an editorial error in the story regarding the Bolivar Liberators playing for the championship game, the team they were playing against was the Republic Tigers, not the Greenwood Bluejays. We apologize for the error. more

Coming off a packed early season and holiday break, the Lady Liberators returned to the pool for their first meet of 2025 on Saturday, Jan. 4 at the Parkview Valkyrie Invitational in Springfield. The team went more than two weeks without a contest during the break but jumped into the second half of the season Saturday looking rested and ready to compete. more

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Funds will generate more capacity for biofuels in Missouri. more

On a January day several years ago, my wife and I were at the weekend cabin we once owned in the wooded hills south of Ozark. It was our special place to escape to. Winter was our quiet time there. Not as many visitors came as in other seasons. more

Bolivar Liberator fans have watched their coach Robby Hoegh line up amazing performances from his teams over the years. Whether he is coaching all-time leading scorers and D-1 players to ‘grind it out players,’ he has done an amazing job. more

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Darin Archer and his Lady Liberator coaching staff travelled to Drury University in Springfield to participate in the prestigious Pink and White Tournament. more

The 79th Blue and Gold Basketball Tournament, the benchmark of a team's success in Southwest Missouri, opened in Springfield this week. The Bolivar Liberators due to losing their first two games of the season were not seeded. more

Liberators finish 14th more

Friday, Dec. 20, the Aurora Hound Dawgs traveled to the Bolivar Field House to challenge the Bolivar Liberators basketball team, although there has been some conjecture as to a mascot name change to the Running Dogs, I could not find any proof of this. more