LAND TRANSFERS more

FEBRUARY WINNER: HAILEY HALE more

Alissa and Travis Byrd reside in Dade County, but traveled over forty minutes to adopt Zero from the Polk County Humane Society, or PCHS. Once home, they renamed their dog Rio, after the Rio Grande in Texas. more

The Southwest Missouri Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) announces its officers and board members for 2023. more

Employees and employers can connect from 4-6 p.m., Thursday, March 2 at the sixth annual Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce Job Fair located at the Bolivar Recreation and Aquatics Center, 1710 W. Broadway. more

A celebration for the 85th anniversary of Bolivar Rotary Club will be held at the Citizens Memorial Hospital Community Rooms at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 22. more

See what’s going on in Polk County! Mark your calendars for these upcoming events. Some events may require registration or admission fees; please contact the organization for more details. more

Citizens Memorial Hospital is hosting its next CMH Breakfast Club on Wednesday, March 1, 7-8 a.m., in CMH Community Room 1. The event will feature Heather Corn, M.D., M.S., board-certified and fellowship-trained endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism specialist in practice at CMH Endocrinology Center in Bolivar. more

Saturday, Feb. 18, was a great morning for the 44th annual Polar Bear Run. The temperature was in the 20s to start the race, but the sunshine and excitement warmed up the runners pretty quickly. This year, the event had 99 runners participating. The annual Polar Bear Run benefits the Bolivar Liberator Cross Country program. more

Thursday, Feb. 16, students and members of the school board, along with Bolivar school faculty, joined Dr. Asbill in the official groundbreaking for the new FEMA building to be located at Bolivar Middle School. An earlier article stated that the building was scheduled to be completed in October 2023. more

HI LOW PRECIP 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