Hazely Mae Longoria was born at 10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, at Cox Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds and 13 ounces and was 20.5” long. Hazely is welcomed by parents Bryson Longoria and Zoe Piper of Bolivar. more

How well do you know Polk County? more

The annual ceremony honoring our veterans was held on the square on Saturday, Nov. 11. more

The Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce announced its 2023 Business of the Year and 2023 Community Partner of the Year at the chamber’s Annual Meeting on Thursday, Nov. 9. more

Bolivar Technical College takes great pride in acknowledging the remarkable achievements of its students for the Summer 2023 semester. The President's List, a distinguished academic honor, is awarded exclusively to full-time students who have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.85 or higher. Among these accomplished scholars are Jennifer Gary of Springfield, Tiffany Radford of Battlefield, and Brittany Slagle of Bolivar, all of whom are currently in their third and final semester of the RN to BSN Completion program. more

The Bolivar Herald-Free Press invites residents to send their engagement, wedding, baby, and other milestone announcements. more

We want to see your deer pictures. more

The Bolivar square was full of kids of all ages Friday, Nov. 10, for the annual Christmas tree lighting. Santa and Mrs. Claus, singers and bell ringers, candy canes and hot chocolate, S’mores and so much more to enjoy as the brightness of the Christmas season was kicked-off! more

First it was the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America making strike headlines, then the United Auto Workers. more

I had the pleasure of visiting with a lifelong friend from out of state recently, and she shared that she was hurting for her daughter, a Pastor’s kid, who’d been told by a friend that she wasn’t a good Christian. Why? Because of a book she’d read. more

Due to the increasing number of registered voters, we have made the decision to move the polling location for the Southwest Marion precinct from the County Courthouse to the First Christian Church, 407 W Broadway Street, Bolivar. In an effort to improve the voter experience, we have hopefully found facilities that are larger in capacity to accommodate the larger number of voters as well as better parking options. more

CIVIL PETITIONS more

Top harvest counties were Franklin, Texas, and Howell. more

Emma Woodmansee, age 11, hit her target with a deer rifle 23. Woodmansee hunted in southeast Polk County, Pleasant Hope. more

Friday, Nov. 10, the big yellow buses herded the MacDonald County Mustangs north to SBU's Plaster Stadium to meet the Bolivar Liberators in the District Championship football match. more

Boys more

The forty years after WWII were a time of upheaval in the United States Military. The world war had ended only five years earlier, and the veterans who saw combat were still adjusting to civilian life. The war’s former allies, the United States and the Soviet Union, were at each other's throats, often using other nations as a means of taking jabs at their nemesis. The spread of communism and the fear of it coming to the Western hemisphere prompted conflicts throughout the world for the next few decades. The Cold War was upon us. As proxy wars waged across the oceans the military at home had its own battles to fight. more

Most Americans hold the military in high esteem, and rightfully so; they bravely go places many of us avoid. Since the beginning of our nation, nay, before we were a nation, our fighters have led the United States to multiple victories, keeping us a free nation, at the detriment of their safety, mental well-being, and lives. Unlike Memorial Day, which pays homage to those service members no longer with us, Veterans Day respects those still able to feel the praise of a grateful populace. Every nation, be it Canada with Remembrance Day, France with Armistice Day, Britain with Remembrance Sunday, or America with Veterans Day, has a day established for demonstrating pride in their fighting forces. Interestingly, all of these countries chose on, or near, November 11 to have this holiday. What is it about the eleventh day of the eleventh month that makes it a prime choice for celebrating the military? more

BBB Tips more

Bolivar Elks Breakfast more

Kevin Rebo more

Deaths more

Deaths more

The Bolivar Herald-Free Press invites residents to send their engagement, wedding, baby, and other milestone announcements. more

Friday, Nov. 10 more