Country Lane Montessori, a new learning center in the Bolivar area, will begin offering educational lessons and tutoring for children ages 3 to 7. more

Olive Branches Hospice House recently opened its doors to the public, creating an inviting space to provide end-of-life care for guests. more

Missouri Prime Beef Packers, the Pleasant Hope-based meat packing plant, recently filed an application for a permit to release 350,000 gallons a day of treated wastewater into the Pomme de Terre River. more

Thursday, June 8, the Bolivar community enjoyed a perfect night for the annual Bolivar Night at the Springfield Cardinals. more

The Bolivar Herald-Free Press welcomes their readers to help support local students by purchasing some discounted tickets to the Mid-Season Championships at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland on Saturday, June 10. more

Citizens Memorial Hospital/Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation recently celebrated service milestones for 254 employees who have reached five to 40 years of service to CMH. more

A decade-long partnership is coming to an end this summer as Community Outreach Ministries (COM) steps away from their role as the Service Extension Unit for The Salvation Army in Polk County. Effective October 1, COM will no longer oversee the annual bellringing campaign or be in charge of distributing The Salvation Army funds locally. more

Citizens Memorial Hospital and Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation announce recent changes to its boards of directors. more

“I think the story is in the building,” Mark Stephens says, as he strides across the floor of his photography studio. Having recently announced his retirement, Stephens is looking to sell his long-time home and workplace where he has captured many special moments in the lives of people from far and wide. more

Several area cemeteries will be offering decoration services, hosting annual meetings, and/or accepting donations. more

Pleasant Hope Schools hosted the Southwest Conference (SWC) Field Day on Friday, April 21, to celebrate all students regardless of abilities. more

A block party event called Caring for Caris will be held all day on Saturday, April 22 to raise funds for Caris Sheldon, a 10-and-a-half-year-old girl from Bolivar who was born with cerebral palsy. more

The Bolivar city wide garage sale is coming up on Saturday, April 29, and the Bolivar Herald-Free Press is currently accepting garage sale ads for anyone wanting to have a sale that day. The cost of … more

Gail Noggle, President/CEO of the Economic Development Partnership of Bolivar and Polk County, is announcing her retirement. She has more than 25 years of experience in community and economic development, as well as chamber of commerce and convention and visitor’s bureau leadership in Springfield. Noggle also owned a financial investment firm in the past. more

Another fun and exciting evening was on tap at Bolivar High School, Saturday, April 8. The 7th Annual Dancing With The Stars provided a full evening of entertainment to a sold out crowd. more

On Monday, March 27, Governor Mike Parson attended a joint meeting of the Bolivar Memorial DAV Chapter 66 and Auxiliary. During his remarks he shared thoughts and insights from a governor’s perspective, and some of the highlights and bumps encountered along the way during his tenure as Missouri’s chief executive. His presentation was heartfelt and greatly enjoyed by his fellow DAV members. more

After a week of Spring Break, school is back in session, and bus drivers are on the road again. Serving many area students, Wanda Cummins has been a well-known role model during her 28 years as a school bus driver for the Bolivar R-1 School District. more

The Bolivar Herald-Free Press will be publishing newspapers on Wednesdays and Fridays beginning April 7. more

Running from May 6-13, Missouri Beef Days 2023 will feature a whole slate of fun activities for everyone throughout the week, in addition to regular events designed to educate the public about Missouri’s contributions to the beef industry and appreciate those who work in it. more

Bolivar Technical College is inviting the community to their upcoming Spring Food Trucks event. Food trucks will start serving food at 11 a.m., rain or shine, on the BTC campus, located at 1135 N Oakland Ave., across from Citizens Memorial Hospital. This year, some new food truck options will be available. more

The Citizens Memorial Hospital board of directors entered into a construction management contract with JE Dunn Construction for the hospital expansion and renovation project. The company operates out of Kansas City, with an office in Springfield. more

The 7th annual Bolivar Dancing With The Stars All-Class Prom and Project Graduation Fundraiser will be at Bolivar High School at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 8. The event normally draws a crowd of 1,500 fans. It always provides lots of fun for all the family, while helping raise money for prom and project graduation for the Bolivar High School students. more

Featuring a variety of fashionable western wear from casual rodeo styles to fancy cowboy bling, the new Missouri Beef Days Fashion Show will showcase plenty of options from local merchants to help patrons prepare for all MBD events. The added event, presented by Craig Lehman Shelter Insurance, is set for Thursday, March 30 at the Bolivar Elks Lodge, 1999 W. Broadway. Doors open at 5 p.m. with the show starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are $7.80 online at missouribeefdays.com and include small bites, drinks, and a gift bag. more

The Bolivar Rotary Club held a meeting on Wednesday, February 22 at Citizens Memorial Hospital in the Community Room to celebrate the club’s 85th anniversary. more

The Bank of Missouri (TBOM) has promoted Polk County native Bryan Allison to the position of Bolivar Community Bank President. Allison’s track record as a mature and experienced leader over his many years as a commercial lender in the Bolivar market contributed to this promotion. With 15 years of bank management experience and more than 25 years of experience in lending (Commercial, Mortgage and Consumer), he has a wealth of knowledge to draw upon in his new position. more