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 Bolivar’s Berean Baptist … more

Rains joins Butler Barbering Caleb Rains of Bolivar, a December 2021 graduate of the Academy of Hair Design barber school, is now working full-time at Butler Barbering, LLC.  The … more

Halfway Missionary Baptist Church will host homecoming services on Sunday, April 10. The services will start at 10 a.m. with Sunday school and 11 a.m. worship with Pastor Donnie Lane … more

Around 70 participants gathered on a perfect spring evening to play and walk on the Southwest Baptist University campus for the annual Glow Walk fundraiser for the Alpha House on Friday, April … more

Area agencies, volunteers, businesses, churches, schools, nonprofits and community providers are invited to the Polk County Community Connections meeting at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, April 7, at the First … more

Easter is nearly here, and area organizations and churches have events and church services planned to celebrate. To have an event published in future issues of the Bolivar Herald-Free Press, submit … more

The Easter holiday is quickly approaching.  Any church or organization planning Easter events can submit those to news@bolivarmonews.com to have the event publicized in future issues of the … more

Southwest Baptist University celebrated the inauguration of Richard J. Melson, Ph.D., as its 26th president in a ceremony Wednesday, March 2, in Mabee Chapel on the Bolivar campus. The … more

Perspective. The way we see things, the way we listen, the way people listen to us, the way we feel about certain circumstances, and the way those circumstances affect us, everything is defined by a … more

A World Day of Prayer event is planned for Friday, March 4, at Bolivar’s First Christian Church.  Fellowship and refreshments will be on offer at 9:15 a.m., with the program following … more