Tracker Marine invited the anglers going to the National championships team to their plant to congratulate them on their success this season. They provided the anglers with Tracker hats and Bass Pro fishing jerseys and gift cards. more

Sullivan Bank in Pleasant Hope will be doing a school supply drive for the Pleasant Hope School District. more

PCGS is excited to welcome back author and storyteller Tim Ritter as speaker at the Aug. 3 meeting of the Polk County Genealogical Society. more

How well do you know Polk County? more

The Central Polk County Fire Protection District has called for a special tax levy election on Aug. 8, for the residents within their boundaries. more

Registration for all Humansville R-IV students will take place Aug. 9 through Aug.11, from 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration packets will be available for parent pick up starting Tuesday, Aug. 8. more

The Bolivar Elks Lodge 2828 will be hosting an ice cream churn-off on Saturday, Aug. 5. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. more

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Fisher Williams more

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. more

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. more

On Saturday, July 15, local 16-year-old Jasmine Farrow won the International Hot Rod Association’s (IHRA) Iron Man Classic drag racing event as a Jr. Dragster at the Ozark Raceway Park (ORP) in Rogersville. more

Lucas Oil Speedway's annual Fan Appreciation Night is set for this week when Round 13 of the Big Adventure RV Weekly Racing Series caps a busy Saturday. more

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. more

Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation received donations of new Scentsy Buddy stuffed animals for pediatric patients at the Citizens Memorial Hospital Emergency Department. more

We at the Bolivar Herald-Free Press asked our readers to show us pictures that illustrate what you love about Polk County. more

DEATHS more

Delbert Lee Brock more

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Richard “Morgan” Wrinkle, 95, of Bolivar passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at Colonial Springs Health Care Facility in Buffalo. Morgan was born on June 28, 1928, to Joseph and Tennie Wrinkle. He graduated from Halfway High School where he was known for being a gifted basketball player. He married Lorene Lejeune and the couple had two children, Dean and Rick. more

“Barbie” prides itself on inspiring a full range of feelings – both in its characters and its audience. The characters tap into dark, sad sides they never knew they had, and they find out life is more rewarding for it. The audience is sure to eat up all the easy jokes and sweetness, sure, but they’re also supposed to appreciate the film for its psychological depth and hard-hitting social commentary. Perhaps it’s appropriate that I have a broad range of feelings toward the film. I think there are portions that work very well, and there are entire storylines and characters that could be cut. There are jokes worth laughs, and jokes worth a cold stare. Some of the film’s insights opened my eyes, others made me roll them. But at least the movie is ambitious enough to attempt so many jokes and insights. more

Richard Barber more

Monday, July 31 — BBQ beef stuffed, baked potato, cheese, sour cream, onion, side salad, vanilla pudding. more

The Bolivar Elks Lodge 2828 will be hosting an ice cream churn-off on Saturday, Aug. 5. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. more