The Liberator soccer season ended last week in a double overtime loss to Logan Rogersville in the District 5 Championship. Despite the heartbreak ending, Bolivar recorded an impressive season with a string of accomplishments to cap off the BHS careers of 11 seniors and usher in a new era under first year head coach Jason Ingold and assistants Zach Waters and Zach Warwick. more

Friday, Nov. 15., the football Liberators took the long drive to West Plains for the second time this year. more

This above-stated question has arisen several times lately. A friend recently asked if the woman is Lady Liberty. My granddaughter and her daughter were driving across the square when there were people on the roof of the courthouse. Miss Maddie inquired; “What are they DOING to our Statue of Liberty?” Her mother replied that the woman up there isn’t the Statue of Liberty. Maddie, always on top of things, asked “Then who IS she?” Her mother wasn’t sure. Maddie assured her mother that “Grandma Jean will know”. And I do. I know a bit about the woman on the courthouse. Billy Marshall knows more. Mine is mostly family stories and such, Billy’s knowledge comes from a love of research plus ownership of and the ability to fly drones. And so... more

On Nov. 13, police received a report of a stolen golf cart - a motor vehicle under Missouri law. The cart was allegedly stolen from the City of Bolivar’s golf course. more

Citizens Memorial Hospice held their annual LIghts of Remembrance event Monday, Nov. 11, at the Kerry and Synda Douglas Medical CEnter at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar. more

Kevin Kent Morgan more

Harlene Ray Esther more

Nicole Marie Vogl more

Helen Marie Wyant more

Franz Hallatschek Sr., age 93, of Pittsburg, passed away Nov. 10, 2024 at Hermitage Nursing and Rehab, Hermitage. He was born Nov. 29, 1930 in Germany, the son of Josef and Theresia (Thur) Hallatschek. He had served in the U.S. Navy from 1956 thru 1957. He had worked most of his life as foreman of a road construction company. more

Harlene R. Esther more

Deaths more

The Polk County Courthouse will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29, 2024 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. more

Antiques, relics, artifacts - whatever you choose to call them, I love to have them. There is something transcending about touching an item once held by someone decades or centuries ago. It connects us with the past like no textbook or documentary ever could. more

Better Business Bureau® (BBB®) warns veterans that scammers may impersonate government programs. more

CIVIL PETITIONS more

Randi, Brant and Raeleigh Bess more

The Bolivar Disabled American Veterans Chapter 66 and Auxiliary hosted the annual Veterans Day celebration, Monday, Nov. 11. It was a beautiful day to gather on the Bolivar square and salute our veterans. Area schools and other organizations held ceremonies on Friday, Nov. 8 and Monday, Nov. 11. more

COLUMBIA, Mo. – In December, the University of Missouri Extension will offer free online tax workshops to help farmers, ranchers, and landowners to work better with their tax professionals. more

On Nov. 9, coaches and several team members from Lockwood’s 2004 State Championship volleyball team were honored before the Class One title match at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. The ceremony was part of the Missouri State High School Activity Association’s Courtside Traditions Program to recognize the final-four teams that faced off twenty years ago. Among those being honored was Tasha Hamlet, Assistant Coach for Bolivar High School’s Varsity Volleyball team, who played for Lockwood during the championship game two decades ago. more

Chandra Lou Kirby more

Monday, Nov. 18 — Cashew Chicken or sweet and sour chicken, rice, Oriental veggies, egg roll, fortune cookie, berry crisp. more

James Carl Niswonger more

DEATHS more

DEATHS more