Monday, May 20 — Sloppy Joe, pickle and onion, mac and cheese, peas and onions, pears. more

Raisin Cane more

A look at children in WWI more

No Morrisville events more

The Ozarks Health Commission (OHC), a coalition of public health entities, hospital partners and community leaders across the Ozarks region, has come together again to better understand the health status, behaviors and needs of the residents in our region. more

Saturday, May 4, the 11th Annual Citizens Memorial Heroes for Hospice Race had more than 400 participants, despite the threat of bad weather. The race is presented by Craig Lehman Shelter Insurance and sported a Star Wars theme this year.  more

Monday, May 13 — Celebration Day. Tator-Tot bake, broccoli, roll, orange Jell-O. more

My mother never made cinnamon rolls for breakfast or an apple pie for supper, leastways none that I can recall. more

The Marion C Early Class of 1964 will hold a 60th anniversary class reunion from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, June 7, in the FEMA Building of the MCE Campus from 4 to 7 pm. more

Polk County more

Furley Temple more

I find myself at the crossroads as I recently realized I may have traversed the bridge to old fuddy-duddyness. I noticed the first traces of it about five years ago, probably around the time the first grey hair appeared at my temples. more

All a telephone was good for when I was a boy was talking to people beyond earshot. more

Kathy’s Pasta and Savour, at 329 S. Main Ave, have been in Bolivar for years but came under new ownership in December, when husband and wife, Iris Pogue and Edward Cahoj, took over the business. more

All Branches Closed May 8 more

The Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting celebrating 10-years of service provided to the community by Brad’s Trophy Shop. Besides trophies and engraved plaques, recently added novelty socks, mugs and tumblers. Follow Brad’s Trophy Shop on Facebook or Instagram or email them at bradstrophyshop@gmail.com. more

In recognition of the importance of the beef industry to the economy and the more

Congratulations to Melissa Hegle for correctly guessing this month’s location, the Bolivar Recreation and Aquatics Center. Watch for a new location starting on May 1. more

Citizens Memorial Hospital earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them. more

My brother often tells me that a favorite expression among gardeners is “maybe next year” when things didn’t necessarily go according to plan. Maybe the weather conditions weren’t exactly right that year or maybe there just weren't enough hours in the day to implement whatever it was, but there was always that hope that perhaps next year would be different. more

Monday, April 29 — Chicken Cordon Bleu, scallop potatoes, Tuscan veggies, roll, coconut cake. more

At the April 23 Alderman meeting, Mayor Warwick awarded Mick Standley with a Proclamation to give “thanks to him for his service and for being part of our city.” more

Kellsey Warden, a 31-year-old Bolivar woman, sustained serious injuries from a two-car accident on Sunday, April 21 at 5:40 p.m. Warden was driving a 2017 Dodge Journey near the intersection of Hwy J and Hwy F in Laclede County. She did not yield after stopping at the stop sign and was struck by a 2011 Lincoln MKX, driven by a 17-year-old female from Montreal. Both drivers were wearing safety devices and no injuries were reported for the juvenile female. Warden was transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Springfield. The totaled Lincoln was towed by Bledsoe’s. The Journey, also totaled, was removed by C&S Towing. The responding officers were Trooper D.R. Willhite, Master Sergeant J.J. McDonald, and Corporal G.S. Sloan. more

It was one of those random conversations spurred by a bit on the news about population growth: Benton County, Arkansas, has experienced phenomenal growth. more

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