“Rick Davis achieved what we want to expect from every rural community in Missouri, he identified an immediate need and reached out to fellow resources to determine how his community could receive aid,” said Kayla Riel, Missouri CARES Coordinator.
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By Linda Simmons
news@bolivarmonews.com
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10/16/24
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Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28, found the streets of Bolivar full of activity in the form of parade watchers and kids of all ages marching in those parades. BHS and SBU both hosted their Homecoming weekend with parades, ballgames, ceremonies and getting together with old friends.
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10/2/24
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Bolivar High School and Southwest Baptist University are gearing up for an exciting time as both institutions celebrate their respective homecoming events on the same weekend, Friday, Sept. 27, and Saturday, Sept. 28. To enhance community spirit and engagement, Bolivar High School and Southwest Baptist University have announced a special collaboration. Alumni of both BHS and SBU can take advantage of a bundled ticket offer, which includes admission to both football games at a discounted rate. Tickets can be purchased online at bolivarschools.org/article/1750321.
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9/25/24
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The annual Country Days event is scheduled to take place beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, on the Bolivar square. There is going to be a day full of fun for all to enjoy, with a great line-up of entertainment, booths, games, food vendors, and other festivities.
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9/4/24
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Correction: The Bolivar Liberators will travel to Osage Friday, Aug.30, to go up against the Osage Indians in the first game of the season. The first home game will be Friday, Sept. 13. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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8/29/24
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Keith believes that agriculture is the driver of his local economy, and he wants to share the story of the beef industry with his neighbors and community.
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8/21/24
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“Our inaugural Putts for Paws golf outing was a great success due to an outpouring of donations from Bolivar area businesses,” said Amy Ridall Campbell, Polk County Humane Society board member.
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8/16/24
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The first day of school for the Bolivar School District is August 20, and this year, it will have a new leader at the helm. In February, Bolivar Schools announced that Dr. Michael Methvin was named the new superintendent after Dr. Richard Asbill announced he was retiring at the end of the year.
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8/7/24
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After serving the community as the Regional Prosecutor for Child Support, John Parks is retiring. Parks has had the position since 2003 and has served the counties of Polk, Dallas, Hickory, Cedar, and Benton. Friday, July 26, colleagues, friends, and family, honored Parks at a reception at the Polk County courthouse. Stepping into the position is Jill Espelien.
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8/2/24
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In 1945 while Americans celebrated victory in Europe and Japan, back home, the newly formed Rural Electric Administration had put the brakes on its goal of providing electricity to every farmer in Missouri. Rationing and shortages of materials had held the focus of the nation for four long years. Now the REA was poised to begin an electrical revolution on the farm. Towns and cities had access to electricity but the farming communities had such sparse populations that they did not produce as much revenue per mile of line, therefore they went mostly unserved. Around 10% of the farms in the area had electricity. Twelve men from the Bolivar area were faced with a daunting task. They had to build the Southwest Electric Cooperative from the ground up by becoming its charter members. Talking up the benefits to thrifty farmers who had just survived the Great Depression, they were able to convince them to pay a $5 membership fee and the new members also encouraged their neighbors to sign up as well. Three members per mile were required if the REA was going to fund fully. The project that WWII had halted the progress of. But with the end of the war, came a demand for change. At one time, four thousand customers were on the waiting list to get electrical lines leading to their farms.
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7/24/24
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It was only fitting that a team representing football would win a golf tournament honoring a football coach. With the low overall score of 53, that's exactly what the foursome of Robert Clardy, Logan Claborn, Neil Routh and Mason Dunn - representing Southwest Baptist University Football - accomplished at the annual Doug Potts BEAF Classic for Kids on July 15 at Silo Ridge Country Club in Bolivar.
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7/19/24
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MidMo Bank this week announced Gabe Magnuson as its new Community President for its Bolivar location.
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7/17/24
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On Monday, July 8, Polk County Central Dispatch welcomed a large crowd to witness the milestone that has been a vision of many for two decades.
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7/12/24
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The Bolivar Rotary Club’s 44th annual Celebration of Freedom brought friends and family to the SBU campus, Thursday, July 4 to enjoy food, fun and entertainment, with the evening topped off with an outstanding fireworks display. The evening had been threatened by the forecast of storms, but other than a few sprinkles it was the perfect evening to come together and honor our veterans with a special ceremony.
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7/10/24
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This Fourth of July holiday season, fireworks are permitted within Bolivar city limits from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. each day from Tuesday, July 2, through Saturday, July 6.
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6/28/24
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During the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 26, Polk county had a storm roll through leaving some with trees and limbs down, outdoor furniture rearranged, some hail, and various amounts of rain. Mt. Olive Church, 4 l/2 miles north of Bolivar on Hwy D, sustained a sizable amount of damage to their buildings. The front wall had bricks blown off and the structure bowed inward, the cross was blown from the steeple and three heating and cooling units were crushed. In the fellowship hall, part of the roof was blown off causing the upper ceiling to collapse and causing water damage to the hall.
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By Linda Simmons
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6/28/24
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Bolivar Rotary Club is hosting the 44th annual Celebration of Freedom on Thursday, July 4, on the Southwest Baptist University campus. The community event begins at 5:30 p.m. and continues through fireworks at dusk.
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6/26/24
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SBU tennis interim head coach John Bryant was inducted into the MIAA Hall of Fame Monday, June 3.. He joined seven others inducted into the Hall of Fame class of 2024 at the Kansas City Music Hall. Bryant becomes the second Bearcat to enter the MIAA Hall of Fame, the first being one of Bryant's athletes, Michael Obertop, SBU class of 1994.
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By: David McFeely, Director of Media Relations SBU
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6/14/24
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Polk County Fair Association board members recently gathered to accept a $2,000 grant from the MFA Charitable Foundation. From left are Bill Bob Kallenbach, Bolivar Farmers Exchange general manager Jody Boles, 4-H enthusiasts Evan and Avery Jones, Valerie Noblitt, Curtis Dahlberg, and Michael Jones. The grant will be used to build permanent pens in the hog barn.
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5/31/24
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Know anyone who loves vehicles of all kinds? Dreams of driving a police car, fire truck or dump truck someday? Just likes to learn about cool stuff? If so, the City of Bolivar has the perfect event for you!
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5/22/24
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The third annual Missouri Beef Days is officially finished, but organizers say the work continues and dates are set for 2025. “Coming off such a fun, successful Missouri Beef Days this year, we’re excited to announce plans for next year,” says Missouri Beef Days Executive Coordinator Katie Roweton. “The final activities of this year’s event really set the stage next year for an even bigger and better Beef Days.” Roweton says the fourth annual Missouri Beef Days will be held May 3-10, 2025.
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5/15/24
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This year’s Missouri Beef Days continues through Saturday but is already off to a strong start with several successful events from the weekend.
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5/8/24
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The Bolivar community is a little over a week away from the City of Bolivar’s Annual Citywide Cleanup. Now is the time to prepare items for the collection date.
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4/19/24
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Bryant was inducted into the SBU Hall of Fame in 1982 and 42-years later he becomes the second SBU inductee into the MIAA Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame induction will occur during the MIAA Awards Ceremony on Monday, June 3, in the Music Hall at the Kansas City Convention Center.
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4/17/24
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In light of news about proposed water and wastewater rate increases by Liberty Utilities, the City of Bolivar and its elected officials are taking steps to intervene on behalf of the community’s citizens.
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4/3/24
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