Monday, April 10 — Sloppy Joe, pickle and onion, potato chips, side salad, banana pudding, celebration cake. more

Nominations sought for civic service award more

The Matilda Polk Campbell chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will hold its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at Open Hearts United Methodist Church, Bolivar. The program will be presented by Sarah Angst Stewart and her daughter Ellie Hennery regarding the Children of the American Revolution. This is an especially good meeting for those with children to learn more about the C.A.R. Miss Hennery is the President-Elect of the Missouri State Society Children of the American Revolution. more

The Polk County Cattlemen’s Association will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13, at the CMH Community Room. more

The Polk County Democrats will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. April 17, at Smith's Restaurant. more

Kolton Vandeweerd Memorial Foundation (KVMF) is asking for donations of gently used life jackets. Any size, any color is accepted, no rips or tears. more

How well do you know Polk County? more

Before this latest freeze, I thought I felt a touch of spring in the air. more

It isn’t too late to make plans to attend the annual Dancing With The Stars, Saturday, April 8 at Bolivar High School. General admission tickets are still available at the door, or contact your favorite dance team. The dancers are ready to wow the crowd while raising money to benefit all four high school classes. A fun night is planned, besides getting to enjoy some great entertainment, there will be a variety of food to choose from, and a photo booth to have fun with. Come and cheer on your favorite team of dancers. more

LAND TRANSFERS more

Let me begin by saying that I did not go into “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” familiar with the source material. I certainly knew “of” the famous tabletop game and that it takes place in... more

On Monday, April 3, Bolivar R-1 Schools announced that the district had entered a Level 2 lockdown, preventing outside access into school buildings while the Bolivar Police Department investigated alleged comments made by a man at the Bolivar Walmart. more