Valerie Noblitt, R.N., director of home care services at Citizens Memorial, represented the Missouri Alliance for Home Care (MAHC) and advocated for home health legislation changes in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 20. more

Saturday, Oct. 7, the parade route for the SBU Homecoming was lined with Bearcat fans. The first morning that felt like fall but all the excitement of a parade radiated through the crowd. more

On Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office received information stating Jess Rush, a felon on parole, possessed a black, semi-automatic, 9mm pistol in Polk County, Missouri. Jess Rush is on parole after receiving a life sentence for the kidnapping and murder of Trudy Darby in Camden County in 1991. more

The Bolivar branch is closed for renovations but these other Polk County libraries have the following events available. more

In accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Pleasant Hope R-VI will conduct a meeting to consult with parents about the process to identify children who are parentally placed that might have a disability will be held on Oct. 20, at 8 a.m. During this meeting participants will be asked to provide input about how funds should be allocated for individuals who live in our district and have a disability, but do not attend the school. This year’s meeting will be held in the District Office Board Room located at 100 W. Cowden, Pleasant Hope. Please contact Dr. Steve Gallivan, sgallivan@phr6.org or 417-267-2850, if you have any questions. more

Donated deer meat goes to local food banks and food pantries to help feed hungry Missourians. more

The autumn breeze is bringing with it the aroma of delicious food as Bolivar Technical College (BTC) proudly presents the "Fall Food Trucks at BTC" event. This exciting culinary event will take place in the parking lot of BTC, bringing together some of the region's most beloved food trucks for a series of dates you won't want to miss. more

When my dad, Robert G. Pufahl, was growing up in Bolivar during the 19teens and 1920s, something the young folk enjoyed doing in the cold wintertime was to go to the pond at the Park and ice skate. A bonfire would be built; I suppose there was some sort of food or drink, but I don’t remember Daddy talking about that. I do remember that he said he wasn’t very good on ice skates, but the gatherings were always well-loved memories. more

The Sew ‘N’ Sew Quilt Guild will meet Friday, Oct. 20, at 9:30 a.m. at the Butterfield Nursing Home to give a trunk show of two quilts from each member. There will be a drawing for one lucky resident for a quilt donated by the guild. We will return to the Methodist Church to continue showing our quilts and telling why they are our favorites. The meeting will follow. For more information, call Lynnette McCulloh at 402-289-3044. more

The Polk County Extension will be hosting a Barn Quilt Painting Workshop Saturday, Oct. 14 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m at the Polk County Fairgrounds. more

Across the U.S., interest in cooking and testing out new recipes in the kitchen have risen dramatically in recent years. The fire service says it’s time to see a similar increase in interest in preventing kitchen fires, and that’s why the theme for Fire Prevention Week this year is “Cooking safety starts with you. Pay attention to fire prevention.” more

Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce members and those interested in becoming chamber members are invited to the October Networking@Noon luncheon. The meeting is at noon, Thursday, Oct. 12, in the fellowship hall of Bolivar First Assembly, 1320 S. Springfield. A $10 lunch is available. more

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The Bolivar Liberator football team rolled into the Ozark Conference foe Waynesville, on Friday, Oct. 6, to be greeted by a big Homecoming celebration. more

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We have dozens of options for a quick hamburger today, but when I was a boy fast-food hamburgers were not so common, at least not as far as I knew. more

“Hungry as a bear” is a phrase humans sometimes use to describe their pre-meal salivations. Meal preparers can be thankful this is just a saying because, at this time of year, if people truly were as hungry as a bear, no amount of cooking could satisfy them. more

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It’s time to consider what we need to do to get our pastures back into a sustainable grazing condition. The past two years of excessive heat and lack of rainfall along with over grazing has severely damaged our pastures and hayfields. The questions now are how we get them back into a grazable condition with the least number of inputs while retaining our current herd sizes? We will look at the options still yet available while beginning to look towards next year’s potential. How do we begin to better prepare for the next spring’s hay and pasture situations? more

The Bolivar School District has called for an election on Nov. 7, 2023, for the residents within their boundaries. Absentee voting started on Sept. 26. The Polk County Clerk’s office will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday and open through the lunch hour for absentee voting. The deadline for casting an absentee ballot in person at the County Clerk’s office is 5 p.m. the day before the election, Tuesday, Nov. 7. The County Clerk’s office will also be open on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 8 a.m. to noon. more

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