Pay increase to $120 per day more

MDC staff and staff from the National Deer Association will discuss open-land habitat management for deer during the live Zoom webinar on Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. more

CIVIL PETITIONS more

Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility (CMHCF) will host its 32nd annual Dog Days of Summer Festival Saturday, Aug. 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. CMHCF is located at 1218 W. Locust St. in Bolivar. more

Tim Ritter makes a return visit to Polk County Genealogical Society on Thursday, Aug.7, to present a program about the New Madrid Fault. This talk examines what is known to have happened, as well as a few legends, to piece together the story of the horrifying events of that time on a fault line that remains active to this day. Ritter has spoken several times at the Society’s meetings and is always welcomed, and enjoyed, by a large group. You can visit Ritter’s website at timritter.net to find out more about him and the programs and books he has written. The meeting will be held at the PCGS Research Facility on the southeast corner of the square beginning at 7 p.m. with a short business meeting. The meeting is open to the public. more

The descendants of Edward A. and Eliza Ellen (Beem) Simpson will meet Sunday, Aug. 3, at the Polk County Fairgrounds in Bolivar. more

Wednesday, July 30 more

The Missouri Department of Conservation will hold a youth dove hunt on Monday, Sept. 1. The event will take place in Aldrich from 3-7 p.m. more

John and Earnita Shuler of Marshfield, will celebrate the 60th Anniversary of their wedding vows Saturday Aug. 9, 2025. The two were wed on the lunch hour of their officiant in Bolivar, in 1965. The Shulers spent the first twenty years of their marriage in Morrisville, working in farming, trucking, ministry, and raising their family. In 1987 they relocated to Marshfield, where in 2013 and 2015 they retired from ministry, insurance adjusting, and the postal service. more

Jack and Linda Crawford are celebrating 65 years together! Please join us Saturday, Aug. 2 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to celebrate this milestone. more

Don't miss the Aquatic Center's upcoming Dive-in Movie featuring A Minecraft Movie on Friday, Aug. 1! The movie starts at dusk, and the pool closes when the movie is done. more

Polk County Back to School Extravaganza this Saturday, Aug. 2 more

Congratulations to Vesta Seiner, the winner of the $25 gift card to Brenda’s Cafe. Vesta correctly guessed Bill Roberts Chevrolet as the location in July. Be watching for a new location beginning Friday, Aug. 1. more

Gary Clarence Sanders more

HI LOW CONDITIONS more

Bolivar City Fire Department crews responded to the Bolivar Municipal Airport at around 6:10 p.m. Monday, July 28, for a report of a Cessna 182 airplane on fire. more

Curtis P. Schreiber, M.D., board-certified neurologist and dementia specialist with Missouri Memory Center at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, presented at the 2025 European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress, the European equivalent of the American Academy of Neurology. The conference was held June 21-24 in Helsinki, Finland. more

Kathryn “Katie” Ann (Lorimor) Brown more

The Bolivar Herald-Free Press invites residents to send their engagement, wedding, baby, and other milestone announcements. more

The Regional Veterans Benefits Fair and Recognition Day, co-sponsored by the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 66, American Legion Post 138 and Bolivar Elks Lodge 2828, will be Saturday, Aug. 2. There will be free health screenings for veterans. more

IN TODAY’S ISSUE more

Nora Jeanette Johnson more

Marlys H. Amundsen more

Kathryn “Katie” Ann (Lorimor) Brown more

He gets out of bed before the sun comes up every morning. At almost 80 years old, his distinctive voice still makes you want to listen to what he says. He uses that voice at his church. But the days of hosting a radio show locally and on stations across America are gone. more