Ray Kirtley and Paula Griffin were married Aug. 27, 1983, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, at the Mountain Home Baptist Church. They have two daughters, three grandchildren and one great-granddaughter (with another on the way in December) and one great-grandson. more

The family of Frank and Sarah Lowe Ashlock will meet for the annual Ashlock family reunion, Saturday, Sept. 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch will be at 1 p.m. at the first pavilion in Dunnegan Park, Bolivar. Bring a covered dish, table service drinks furnished. All family friends are invited. more

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The Rolla Bulldogs started the Labor Day weekend with a football game in Bolivar's home field Plaster Stadium. Rolla came off a loss to Camdenton the week before 41-21. They brought a young team and a new coach trying to find some traction for their first win. more

Kathy Drake happily poses with her gift card to Brenda’s Cafe after winning the I-Spy game. Kathy is proof that reading the paper doesn’t just provide you with news and entertainment, it can pay off as well. more

Blackberry (Rubus sp.) is a warm season, native, perennial, woody shrub, or bramble. They are members of the Rosaceae, or rose family, which includes over 600 species and developed varieties of blackberries, raspberries, and dewberries in the Rubus genus. Just another sticker plant found in abandoned fields, pastures, hayfields, and along roadsides which greatly reduces the grazing potential and hay quality on our farms. There are least 16 species of blackberries found in Missouri. Here we are addressing the upright, cane–type blackberry varieties, whose canes can reach heights of over 6 feet and develop into quite a thicket if left to grow. Along with this is another plant which closely resembles blackberries but is not. more

COLUMBIA, Mo. – “Some perennials can suffer from too much of a good thing,” said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. more

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The Bolivar Area Community Foundation (an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks) is seeking applications for grants from two funds. The Human Services-Community Betterment Fund is granting $15,000 within the range of $3,000 per agency. Only 501c3 agencies may apply every two years. The deadline for submitting grant applications is Oct. 1. more

Southwest Electric Cooperative will hold their 84th annual meeting on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Bolivar High School. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and the meeting begins at 10 a.m. more

Red Letter Edition will appear in concert and will lead worship music Sunday, Sept. 10, at 9:30 a.m., on the east lawn of Open Hearts United Methodist Church. A pot-luck dinner will follow at approximately 11:15 a.m. All are invited. The church is located at 105 E. Division, Bolivar more

Nomination period open through September 15 more

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

Program on proposed Bolivar R-1’s annexation to OTC, updates on Food Insecurity Month more

The annual Country Days event is scheduled to take place beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, on the Bolivar square. The day will be full with a great line-up of great entertainment, booths, games, food vendors and other festivities. more

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

This summer, the City of Bolivar Board of Adjustment recognized retiring member Gary King for four decades of service to the board. King, who served alongside many different mayors and fellow board members over the years, said he missed only one meeting in his 40 years on the board. more

Bolivar Mayor Christopher D. Warwick signed a proclamation on Friday, Sept. 1, declaring Sunday, Sept. 17, as Constitution Day and the week of September 17-23 as Constitution Week in Bolivar. He was joined by representatives with the local Matilda Polk Campbell Chapter of the National Daughters of the American Revolution. more

With Covid raging in 2020, many high school athletic events were either canceled or restricted to no spectators. This created a new market for live streaming of these events. Bolivar has had the luxury of having live high school sporting events streamed since 2011 on Bolivar Liberator Web TV. Matt Henenberg owner of Bolivar Liberator Web TV says that the Bolivar community has been very supportive of his streaming of Bolivar and area high school sporting events and other special events in the area. “We started with City Link TV in 2011 and have continued to grow with them ever since.” more

How well do you know Polk County? more

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 our GriefShare groups might be just the thing you are looking for. This program is a grief support group that features Christ-centered, biblical teaching that focuses on grief topics associated with the death of a loved one. The DVD seminar features nationally respected grief experts, counselors, and real-life stories of people just like you, followed by a small group discussion about what was seen on the DVD. more

Join the Bolivar Police Department for the Hook 'Em & Book 'Em Fishin' Brawl on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the North Mutton Creek Ramp at Stockton Lake. 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