Sept. 13-21 more

The 85th annual meeting of the members of Southwest Electric Cooperative will be Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Bolivar High School Auditorium. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. and the business meeting will be at 10 a.m. more

Monday, Sept. 16 — Chicken sandwich or fish sandwich, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, potato wedges, pea salad, blueberry cake. more

Friends of the Polk County Library will hold their fall book sale on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the library in Bolivar. more

The Matilda Polk Campbell chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will be celebrating Constitution Week September 17-23, 2024, and invites the public to participate in events. more

Sew “N” Sew Quilt Guild will meet Friday, Sept. 20 at United Methodist Church, located at 105 E. Division Street. Please come to the east entrance into the Fellowship Hall. Social time is at 9:30 a.m., program starts at 10 a.m. with a meeting to follow at 11 a.m. The program this month will be “Scrap Soup.” If you want to join us in making this soup, please bring a container of scraps and a gallon zipped plastic bag. All those interested in quilting are welcome. more

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

Rodney Joe Hale more

Codey Gene Crain more

Marvin Eugene “Gene” Tate more

DEATHS more

DEATHS more

Class brings out the youth in senior citizens more

SHERIFF’S REPORTS more

Friday, Sept. 6, the Liberators loaded up their football gear and traveled north to take on the Harrisonville Wildcats. more

Boys more

The Fair Play Elementary Cross Country team participated in the Richard Clark SWCCA cross country meet in Bolivar, Saturday, Sept. 7. Pictured with their coach are the Panthers ready to take on their first race. more

Saturday, Sept. 7, athletes swarmed to Bolivar to compete in one of the largest cross-country meets of the year. more

CIVIL PETITIONS more

The 85th annual meeting of the members of Southwest Electric Cooperative will be Saturday, Sept. 14 at the BOlivar High School Auditorium. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. and the business meeting will be at 10 a.m. more

The Polk County Democrats will host their September meeting on Sept. 16, at Smith's Restaurant at 6:30 p.m., dinner is optional at 5:30 p.m., if you wish to come early and fellowship with Democrats around the county. We have invited our Missouri Democratic Party Executive Director, Matt Patterson to join us as our guest speaker for the evening. Matt will be sharing with us his personal experiences at the Democratic National Convention recently held in Chicago, Illinois. He will also be giving us updates about our candidates up and down the ballot this fall and how we can help get them elected. more

The Bolivar Area Community Foundation (an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the more

Susan Lenz, SLP, has been honored with the 2024 Troy Pinon Servant Leader Award in recognition of her passion for serving residents and co-workers. Lenz is a speech-language pathologist at Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility in Bolivar, which is part of the Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation. more

Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the dean's list. more

Friends of the Polk County Library will hold their fall book sale on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the library in Bolivar. more