The Polk County Courthouse will be closed Friday, Dec. 23 and Monday, Dec. 26, in observance of the Christmas Holiday. more

Mark Robin Pirkle, age 61, of Bolivar passed away Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar. Mark was born June 19, 1961, in Springfield, the son of Bill and Gayle Gaston Pirkle. more

Carolyn Marie Marshall Rhodes, age 66, Bolivar, was born Dec. 4, 1956, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2022, in Springfield from complications of Covid 19. more

Charles Leo Mashburn, 83, of Bolivar passed away in Buffalo on Nov. 28, 2022. “Charlie” was born July 26, 1939, on the family farm between Goodson and Louisburg, the first of four children born to Betty Crowell and Jesse Mashburn. more

Liberator boys win opening game 71-58 more

The Zion Ladies Guild held their annual chicken and noodle fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 5. The guild provides funds to several area charities every year, this year they raised $3100 to be divided among the charities. Those that receive funds are House of Hope, Alpha House, Shop With A Cop, SOAR, COM, and Care to Learn, all Bolivar located charities. more

Kids can get their picture taken with Santa Claus at the Carrie J. Babb Cancer Center from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8. more

Merry and bright, children of all ages lined the streets for an evening of Christmas cheer. more

Saturday, Dec. 3, Christmas hit the streets of Bolivar. The annual Christmas parade organized by the Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce took on their second year of having a nighttime parade. Beautiful floats, excited walkers, horses and dogs, and Santa Claus all were on hand to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. more

Helen M. Cline Overmyer, age 103, passed peacefully in her home on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. She was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, to Vern Leo and Verl Leona Charlton Cline on April 4, 1919, and grew up in Dunkirk, Indiana. more

Larry Michael Hodges of Bolivar, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas. Larry was born on May 23,1940 in Henderson, Texas to Wilson and Fran Hodges. In 1962 he graduated from Baylor University where became a lifelong fan of the Baylor Bears. Following graduation, Larry was the Baptist Student Union Director at Navarro Junior College while attending Southwestern Baptist Seminary. more

Marsha Kaye Harms, age 71, of Bolivar entered Heaven’s gate and went to be with the Lord Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at Cox South Medical Center, Springfield. She was born Oct. 14, 1951, in Seattle, Washington, to Charles Wesley and Nellie Ruth Keith Mooney. She was united in marriage to Roy Harms June 11, 1977, and to this union two “beautiful and precious-daughters” were born. more