Recognizing an urgent need for growing our local healthcare workforce, Erin Mock, Director of Nursing Education at Bolivar Technical College and Charlotte Gray, President at Bolivar Technical College, spearheaded a grant proposal to the Missouri State Board of Nursing (MSBN) in the fall of 2022. more

Citizens Memorial Hospital welcomes licensed professional counselor, Allyssa Dedmon, to the medical staff.  more

OATS Transit offices will be closed, and regular routes will not be running on Monday, Feb. 20, for the Presidents’ Day holidays. more

Mount Gilead United Methodist Church will host a Soup Supper and Ash Wednesday Service beginning at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Soup, desserts and drinks will be provided. more

How well do you know Polk County? more

Polk County 4-H will host a soup supper and dessert auction from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. Dessert auction will take place at 6:45 p.m. more

The absentee ballots for the April General Municipal Election will be ready for voting on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The Polk County Clerk’s office will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and open through the lunch hour for absentee voting. more

The Matilda Polk Campbell chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will hold its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Open Hearts United Methodist Church, Bolivar. more

Monday, Feb. 20 — Closed in observance of Presidents Day. more

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