Early morning storm damages church

During the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 26, Polk county had a storm roll through leaving some with trees and limbs down, outdoor furniture rearranged, some hail, and various amounts of rain. Mt. Olive Church, 4 l/2 miles north of Bolivar on Hwy D, sustained a sizable amount of damage to their buildings. The front wall had bricks blown off and the structure bowed inward, the cross was blown from the steeple and three heating and cooling units were crushed. In the fellowship hall, part of the roof was blown off causing the upper ceiling to collapse and causing water damage to the hall.