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ST Auto Care celebrated their one-year anniversary with a ribbon cutting hosted by the Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce, on Friday, Aug. 9. ST Auto Care is a family owned full service auto care operation located at 1724 South Killingsworth Avenue in Bolivar. Father and son, Mike and Kenny Sawyer, have enjoyed their first year in business and look forward to continuing to serve the Bolivar community. more

Lisa Hogan, RN, MSN, joined the quality department at Citizens Memorial Hospital as the patient safety and regulatory compliance coordinator. She has more than 30 years of experience in health care. more

Local organizations are asking some Bolivar residents to complete a survey they will soon receive in the mail. more

Pleasant Hope Middle School was recently awarded a $5000 grant to help purchase Smart TVs for its classrooms. This gracious gift allowed two classrooms to be equipped with new interactive panels on wheels. These Smart TVs help our teachers make lessons more interactive, engaging, and applicable for our tech savvy middle schoolers. We are thankful to the Community Foundations of the Ozarks Rural Schools Partnership and the Coover Charitable Foundation for helping us begin our Smart Classroom Project at PHMS. Our hope is to install Smart TVs in all classrooms in thenear future. Thank you CFO! more

It’s approaching bedtime as I jot down notes for this column while watching a mystery on television and fighting to stay awake long enough to see it solved. more

If you enjoy seeing hummingbirds, get ready, the fall feeding frenzy is about to begin. more

The other day, I was at the grocery store. I heard a loud crash. Being nosy, I walked towards the sound, saw some people whispering, and looked to the end of the aisle. more

“Adding value to a cow calf operation is important to its sustainability,” says Patrick Davis, MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist. Understanding how your cattle perform in the feedlot and at slaughter and making management decisions to improve these aspects of your cow calf operation potentially add value to your operation. Therefore, through cooperative efforts of MU Extension, Show Me Youth Ag Academy, and Missouri State University the MO Steer Feedout is enrolling spring born steers to begin feeding in November. Davis will further discuss this long running program where cow calf operators have been able to more

Statewide seminar series offers market outlook, program updates and more. more

The annual Halfway Antique-Farm Stock-Classic Tractor Pull will be held on Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Lions Club grounds in Halfway. Weigh in starts at 1 p.m. with the first class of tractors pulling at 6 p.m. All proceeds go towards community projects and facility maintenance. Trophies will be presented to the top four finishers in each class. Admission is $5 per person, 10 and under free. Bring your lawn chairs! Concessions such as grilled hamburgers, hot dogs and homemade pie will be available. Contact Casey Jones at 417-328-9051 or Dean Voris at 417-399-3665 for more information. more

Bolivar Middle School recently released its fourth-quarter honor roll. According to a school news release, the following students earned spots on the list: more

The Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation Soirée, generously presented by SGC Foodservice, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the farm of Tim and Nancy Erickson in Bolivar. more

Get ready for the annual Country Days event coming up, Saturday, Sept. 7. The event is scheduled to take place beginning at 9 a.m. on the Bolivar square and promises to be a full day of fun for everyone. Entertainment, booths to shop at, games, food vendors and crafters, car show, Tommy Hawks axe throwing, Polk County Bike Club Bike Ride…something for everyone. There will be street shows to enjoy as well as entertainment on the Main Street stage. more

Millie Eversoll, of Bolivar, celebrated her 90th birthday with friends and family on Saturday, Aug. 10, at the home of Lee and Dana Eversoll. Millie was born Aug. 14, 1934, the daughter of Jim and Sade Ross. She married Harold Eversoll on Sept. 16, 1952 and they had four children, Lee (Dana) Eversoll, Ron (Kay) Eversoll, David (Debbie) Eversoll and Becky (Rick) Turner. more

The Bolivar Police Department hopes to encourage neighborly relationships and share free fun for families and folks of all ages at an upcoming community event. more

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Polk County is participating in a fast-track program to create a countywide plan for expanding broadband access. Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, Reid Consulting Group, and the Show Me Broadband Coalition will support community leaders as they gather information about current broadband access and options in Polk County, connect with other county teams on best practices and successful models, and go through an opportunity analysis to identify the best path forward. more

Polk County Health Center took part in the annual World Breastfeeding Week by celebrating area pregnant and breastfeeding mothers on Friday, Aug. 9. Local businesses donated items to be given away during the event. Approximately 30 mothers as well as their children enjoyed visiting various booths, playing games and getting cooled off in the splash pad at Cribbs Youth Park. more

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Pest control is an important part of establishing an attractive garden. Insects, diseases and weeds are formidable foes, but the damage they inflict often pales compared to the destruction perpetrated by some of our four-legged “friends,” said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. more

Better Business Bureau® (BBB®) has guidelines for using six-digit verification codes wisely to protect your online accounts. more

Fans get a racing program featuring both ends of the dirt-track spectrum - open-wheel Sprints on one side and full-bodied Stock Cars and Super Stocks on the other - this Saturday night at Lucas Oil Speedway. more

The loss of a loved one can have powerful effects on each of us. If you are looking for a caring small group in which to find support, encouragement, and help, then our GriefShare groups might be just the thing you are looking for. This program is a grief support group that features Christ-centered, biblical teaching that focuses on grief topics associated with the death of a loved one. The DVD seminar features nationally respected grief experts, counselors, and real-life stories of people just like you, followed by a small group discussion about what was seen on the DVD. more

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