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Pleasant Hope Elections

It was brought to the BH-FP’s attention that last week’s Pleasant Hope election was not covered in the election results segment. We apologize for the oversight - here are the results from the Pleasant Hope elections of April 8, 2025.
Photo taken from the Sex Offender Website.

Polk County sex offender sentenced by federal court

Trader in child porn was a registered sex offender when crime occurred

Governor Kehoe signs SB 4 into law

He states it will secure Missouri’s energy future and economic growth
Election

New laws support agriculture and rural communities

On July 14, Governor Mike Kehoe signed two bills into law that support farmers and rural communities.

News

Share your milestones

The Bolivar Herald-Free Press invites residents to send their engagement, wedding, baby, and other milestone announcements.

Lucas Oil Receives 2025 Manufacturing Industry Top Workplaces Award

Lucas Oil Products is proud to announce that it has been recognized with the 2025 Manufacturing Industry Top Workplaces Award by Energage, a research-based organization dedicated to highlighting people-first workplace cultures.

Learn need-to-know skills at cattle reproduction short course

Missouri cattle producers can take a deep dive into essential topics at the Cattle Reproduction Short Course, hosted by University of Missouri Extension specialists Chloe Collins and Elizabeth Picking.

DEATHS

DEATHS

Dottie Fellers

Dottie Fellers

Nancy Grace McMillin

Nancy Grace McMillin was born on Aug. 26, 1933, on a farm south of Greenfield. She passed peacefully into eternity on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at the age of 91. She was the first child of Lacey and Mildred (Marshall) Stapp. She grew up on that farm and enjoyed climbing trees, milking cows, and helping with chores. She attended Limestone School, a one room schoolhouse, then later Greenfield High School, where she was valedictorian of her graduating class. She attended Southwest Missouri State (MSU) for one year before working at MFA in Springfield.
Sports

Polk County Humane Society to hold second annual “Putts For Paws’ golf tournament

Polk County Humane Society (PCHS) will hold its second annual golf tournament at Silo Ridge Golf & Country Club on Monday, Aug.11, in an effort to raise funds in support of the cats and dogs in their care.
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Walker named head beach volleyball coach at SBU

SBU Athletic Director, Clark Sheehy, announces Paityn Walker as the new head beach volleyball coach.
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Record High 11 Bearcat Teams Earn GLVC Academic Award

Southwest Baptist University Athletics had a school record 11 teams earn GLVC Academic Awards for the 2024-25 season as announced by the conference office Monday afternoon. This award recognizes the teams that have maintained a 3.30 grade point average for the academic year.
Evan Mortensen steals second.


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State ranked Log Rog escapes Liberators 4-2

May 21 will see the district baseball tournament at Central High School in Springfield.

Community Events

Friday, May 9
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SBU track and field setting records

The SBU men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the GLVC Championships this past weekend. Both teams had incredible finishes, with the women taking third place and the men taking fifth place.
Colton Ingold makes a kill shot at the net.


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Bolivar dominates individual and doubles district

District play in tennis began with eight districts in class 1A in Missouri. Bolivar hosted District 6.
Basketball

Lady Liberators finish the season second in District 10

The Bolivar Lady Liberators competed in the class 4 district 10 tournament at Osage High School this week.

The Bolivar Liberators met the Strafford Indians in the championship game in District 10 with a chance to move on to the state playoffs.
Wednesday, March 5, Bolivar's fans had a hoops treat as the District 10 boy's playoff moved into the semi-finals.
The Bolivar Liberator Special Olympics basketball team hosted Ozark on Thursday, Feb. 27. It was a special night for all the athletes as they performed for their super fans and a crowd of supporters.
Opinion
We were just hot
The roundabout conundrum
Many descended from patriots of ’76
Perhaps the most important thing to remember about a stream is that, here in southwest Missouri, we all live near one.
Pete and Roy walk into a brain
School
As summer vacation comes to a close, it’s almost that time of year when parents rush to the stores for supplies and teachers dress up their classrooms to welcome back fresh-faced students.
While donations of supplies have poured in, organizers of Saturday’s Tenth Annual Polk County Back to School Extravaganza say more are always needed.
A Missouri State University student from Halfway was awarded for her success at the 2023 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 22-25.
Registration for all Humansville R-IV students will take place Aug. 9 through Aug.11, from 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration packets will be available for parent pick up starting Tuesday, Aug. 8.
Business
INSIDE TODAY’S ISSUE
A Bolivar man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday, July 15, for unlawfully possessing a firearm.
Michelle “Shelly” Ann Tweedie
How well do you know Polk County?
Citizens Memorial Hospital is inviting the community to an open house in celebration of the newly renamed CMH Senior Fitness Center, formerly known as the CMH Senior Health Center. The event is from 9-11 a.m. Thursday, July 24, at 1840 W. Broadway St., Bolivar.
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