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Three Bolivar High School alumni will be inducted into the Bolivar High School Hall of Fame during the 2023 Homecoming events. The inductees for the Bolivar High School Hall of Fame Class of 2023 are: David Hampton, Class of 1967, Linda Wieland Bunch, Class of 1976, Fred W. Bess, Class of 1990.
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8/28/23
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Miranda Spiegel
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8/28/23
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The West Plains Zizzers rolled into Plaster Stadium facing the heat and humidity and a pushed-back game time to face the Bolivar Liberators in the first football game of the season.
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By Bob Campbell
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8/28/23
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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.
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8/23/23
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JEFFERSON CITY –After two years in a row of more than 1,000 fatalities on Missouri’s roadways, Gov. Mike Parson signed the Siddens Bening Hands-Free Law, prohibiting all drivers from using a handheld electronic communication device while driving, effective Monday, Aug. 28.
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8/23/23
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Front row left to right: Amanda Bryant (4th grade teacher), Cindy Hawkins (5th grade teacher), Ida Dean (Kitchen staff), Tammy Highly(7-12 Title teacher).
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8/23/23
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The first annual PHR6 Academy was held on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 9 and 10.
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8/23/23
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At just 50 years of age, a former sports reporter for the Bolivar Herald-Free Press passed away last week.
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8/2/23
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Sending off summer with a splash, Polk County Library gave local families a chance to get in some fun in the sun at its annual Wet ‘n Wild event on Thursday, July 27. Library staff prepared free food, water play, and other outdoor activities for over one hundred individuals.
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8/2/23
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As summer vacation comes to a close, it’s almost that time of year when parents rush to the stores for supplies and teachers dress up their classrooms to welcome back fresh-faced students.
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8/2/23
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While donations of supplies have poured in, organizers of Saturday’s Tenth Annual Polk County Back to School Extravaganza say more are always needed.
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8/2/23
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An unknown caller has been contacting businesses in the Polk County area under the guise of the Bolivar Wrestling Team.
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8/1/23
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The Carrie J. Babb Cancer Center at CMH will celebrate its 15th anniversary Thursday, Aug. 24, with a come-and-go celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the cancer center. Oncology patients, their families, donors and the community are invited to enjoy refreshments, door prizes and a photo booth.
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7/28/23
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Cleaner households, happier lives. That’s the aim of Jeff and Shawna Wright, a couple from Pleasant Hope who have recently set up their new Aerus location on the Bolivar square, selling vacuum cleaners, water filtration systems, and air purifiers.
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By Quincy Young
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7/28/23
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LimeBank recently announced that Russ Batten, a banker and businessman, is joining LimeBank as a commercial lender. Russ will be working at the organization’s Bolivar location beginning August 1, 2023.
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7/28/23
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Bolivar Technical College (BTC) has proudly announced an extraordinary accomplishment — 100% of their Registered Nurse (RN) graduates from the May cohort have successfully passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).
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7/26/23
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Citizens Memorial Hospital and Polk County Health Center have collaborated with Westlake Ace Hardware and Children’s Miracle Network to provide free car seat checks on Saturday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon at Westlake Ace Hardware, 2300 S. Springfield Ave., in Bolivar.
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7/26/23
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Missouri Memory Center at Citizens Memorial Hospital participated in the Eli Lilly and Company international clinical trial of Donanemab, whose full results were shared Monday, July 17, at the 2023 Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and simultaneously published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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7/25/23
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Due to recent rainfall in the area, the Bolivar City Fire Department and the Polk County Commision lifted the citywide and county-wide burn bans on Monday, July 24.
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7/25/23
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Even on hot summer days, families in Polk County have been beating the heat at the Cribbs Family Youth Park with water play and a free meal.
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7/21/23
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A new transportation and courier service is now available to the local community. Precision Cab Company was recently founded by Kody and Dee Crawford, owners of the Bolivar-based bowling alley K&D Lanes, located at 1827 W Broadway St.
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By Quincy Young
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7/21/23
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Bolivar recently gained a new store called Hominy Creek Boutique, owned and operated by Lisa Barham of Halfway.
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By Quincy Young
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7/21/23
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A late Bolivar physician left behind years of hard work and laughter with his colleagues and a lasting legacy in the community.
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By Quincy Young
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7/19/23
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Well-known traveler Steve Fugate, a native of Florida, visited Bolivar last week while on his ninth walk across the United States, having already covered over 49,000 miles of walking.
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By Linda Simmons and Quincy Young
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7/18/23
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Representative Mark Alford from Missouri took some time to converse with employees at the Break Time convenience store in Bolivar on Thursday, July 6.
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7/12/23
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