The 34th annual Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation Medical Excellence Golf Classic, presented by SGC Foodservice, is set for Thursday, June 6. The event will be held at Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club in Bolivar. more

Season’s donations of 247,575 pounds of venison are feeding Missourians around the state. more

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Public pre-testing of the Image Cast voting machines for the April 2, 2024 General Municipal Election will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, at the Polk County Road & Bridge Complex conference room, 724 S Killingsworth, Bolivar. more

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All items must be placed at curbs by April 29 more

The Tri-Lakes Fly Fishers will host their 25th annual Expo of Saturday, April 13, at the Benson Center in Clinton, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission and all programs are free to the public. Nominally priced home-cooked breakfasts and lunches will be available on-site. more

The public is invited to attend the annual Polk County League Art Show on Saturday, March 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. hosted by Halfway High School. The show will feature artwork from nine area schools with works from middle school through high school level. The schools involved will be Dadeville, Fair Play, Halfway, Humansville, Hermitage, Macks Creek, Walnut Grove, Weaubleau, and Wheatland. Each school can enter up to 40 pieces in the various categories ranging from drawing, painting, sculpture, fibers, jewelry, graphics, pottery, and printmaking. First-place through fifth-place ribbons will be awarded to the winners in the 14 art categories at the three levels of Middle School, Art 1, and Advanced Art. more

Just a few days ago I poured myself a glass of orange juice, something I seldom do because we seldom have any in the refrigerator unless grandkids are coming to visit. more

If you think you see a lot of red-winged blackbirds in the spring and summer, national bird surveys indicate you’re right. more

Chase Hampton more

The Missouri and Polk County Presidential Primary will be held on March 23, from 8 a.m. to noon. Voting will take place at the Polk County Courthouse Annex 102 E. Jackson, Bolivar, Missouri. This will take place instead of a state run primary. If you are a registered Democrat, unaffiliated, Independent or Libertarian voter you may vote in this primary. Registered Republicans may not vote at this primary. You must have identification to vote such as driver’s license, utility/phone bill, voter registration card, insurance card or official document with your name and current address. If you are unable to physically enter the polling place, we can accommodate you. You may vote at this county’s polling place if you are unable to vote in your home county. If you requested a mail-in ballot and are unable to mail it back in time, we will accept it at our polling place on March 23. more