The Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for 2023 Business of the Year. more

The Barnett-Padgett Literary Artist Series is pleased to present author Benjamin Myers in a reading and discussion of his works. Myers was the 2015-2016 Poet Laureate for the State of Oklahoma and has published three books of poetry, including “Elegy for Trains” which won the 2011 Oklahoma Book Award. more

At 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, members of the Matilda Polk Campbell chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution rang bells commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence. more

The public is invited to a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, for the Citizens Memorial Hospital expansion in Bolivar. Lunch will be served after the ceremony. more

The Bolivar Community Teachers Association is now accepting applications for the Fall 2023 student-teaching scholarship. more

Frank and Francesca’s nocturnal adventures more

“A Haunting in Venice” is director/star Kenneth Branagh’s third go-around as Agatha Christie-penned detective Hercule Poirot. The other two were 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express” and 2022’s “Death on the Nile.” more

The Bolivar School District has called for an election on Nov. 7, 2023, for the residents within their boundaries. Absentee voting will start 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

SHERIFF’S REPORTS more

I miss the writers. The Writers Guild of America went on strike in early May, and it has been a creative wasteland on television ever since. Most of the shows Tom and I used to watch won't be back with new episodes this fall. Lately, we've been flipping through over 100 channels, amazed that there are so many options yet so little we want to see. more

Regulation changes include new firearms early antlerless portion, new firearms CWD portion, changes to firearms antlerless permit numbers, and expansion of CWD Management Zone. more

The Barnett-Padgett Literary Artist Series is pleased to present author Benjamin Myers in a reading and discussion of his works. Myers was the 2015-2016 Poet Laureate for the State of Oklahoma and has published three books of poetry, including “Elegy for Trains” which won the 2011 Oklahoma Book Award. more

The Polk County Clerk’s office is in the process of canvassing the voter registration records. This process is required, by state statute, to be completed every two years. Currently Polk County has over 20,000 registered voters. more

Citizens Memorial Hospital welcomes Brian Robinson, D.O., to the CMH Endocrinology Center in Bolivar. He joins the clinic's board-certified endocrinologist Heather Corn, M.D., and advanced practice providers Julia Magdici, FNP-C, and Hannah Schumann, PA-C. Dr. Robinson is accepting new patients. more

Jamie Jones, RN, became the Intensive Care Unit director at Citizens Memorial Hospital in June. Her promotion to that role makes her the second generation of her family to serve in the role. Her mother, Shawna Miller, RN was the assistant director of the ICU from 2000-2003 and director from 2003-2006. more

Citizens Memorial Hospice is hosting bereavement support group classes starting Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 5:30 p.m. at CMH Douglas Medical Center, Classroom C, 1155 W. Parkview St., in Bolivar. Participants will use the North entrance, “Information Services” door. more

DEATHS more

DEATHS more

Edwin Ralph Meagher Jr. more

Alvia “Junior” Roweton more

Carole M. Cagle more

Myrna Irene Watts more

Marvin R. PItts more

The Bolivar High School Class of 1963 will meet Saturday, Sept. 30 at 12 noon. The reunion will take place at Brenda's Cafe in the back room. more

“Are you a cattle producer that has a small number of cattle but wants to experience feeding cattle in the feedyard, evaluate your cattle’s feedyard performance, and determine whether your cattle meet certain targets at slaughter that influence their profitability? Then consider enrolling steers in the Missouri Steer Feedout,” says Patrick Davis, MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist. This program is a cooperation between MU Extension, Southwest Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, Missouri Department of Agriculture and Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity in Iowa that began in 1981. Over the 40 plus year history this program has enrolled over 7,900 head of steers from over 372 farms. more