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Road Open

After being closed for the past month, S 132nd Road (Sandy Lane) is now open for traffic. There is ongoing work to get it finished, but traffic is allowed through now. The county wants to thank everyone for their patience with this project. 
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Down Home Country Christmas magic is here

The holiday season is in full swing, and the Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce annual parade will kick off at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. This year’s theme is Down Home Country Christmas.
Christina Bravado with CMH Board of Directors presents a check to Sheriff Danny Morrison and Emergency Management Director Rick Davis.


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AED Initiative - striving to save lives

“Rick Davis achieved what we want to expect from every rural community in Missouri, he identified an immediate need and reached out to fellow resources to determine how his community could receive aid,” said Kayla Riel, Missouri CARES Coordinator.
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Homecoming weekend of fun

Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28, found the streets of Bolivar full of activity in the form of parade watchers and kids of all ages marching in those parades. BHS and SBU both hosted their Homecoming weekend with parades, ballgames, ceremonies and getting together with old friends.

Friday, January 3, 2025

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Election

Mayor resigns

Mayor Warwick talks with Missouri Senator Sandy Crawford at his farewell reception on Tuesday, Dec. 17.

Mayor Christopher Warwick announced his resignation at the Dec. 17 Alderman meeting. He was elected as the 128th House District State Representative earlier this year, forcing him to leave his current position.

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This often misunderstood concept in American politics is one of the key factors that make America a Constitutional Republic and not a straight Democracy. The system was created to preserve the concepts of Federalism, or the rights of the states. It keeps major population centers from being the sole creators of U.S. policy. For example, California has a significantly higher number of people than Nebraska, and have very different political values. If elections were straight democracies, the vote would always go the way of CA, NY, and other large states. With the EC, states with smaller populations can make their voice heard. The number of electors for each state is the number of national representatives. Each state has two senators and a varying number of representatives based on population. Contrary to what the name implies, the system is not a college, but a group of electors who cast their votes for the candidate who wins the majority of their state's votes. However, the electoral college can, but hasn't, go against the votes of the people in their area. Though many people do not like the electoral college, it would take two-thirds of the states or congressional votes to amend it or remove it from U.S. policy. 

Library Events

Monday, Jan. 6

The SW MO Spring Forage Conference will be held Feb. 25 in Springfield

The SW MO Spring Forage Conference will be held Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at the Oasis Hotel and Convention Center, 2546 N. Glenstone Ave., Springfield, Missouri.

Editor’s Note

Starting next week, in the Jan. 8 edition of the BH-FP, there will no longer be a Woods ad insert. Discontinuing the advertisement was not a decision of the paper but of the grocery store. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this decision, please contact Woods at 417-326-7601.

Chili cook-off

The Bolivar Elks Lodge will be hosting their 16th Annual Chili Cook-off on Saturday, Jan. 18.
Sports

Liberators show the world they can play, lose the championship 64-49

Liberators with the 2nd place trophy in the Blue and Gold, a testament to overcoming obstacles all week with teamwork, grit and love for the game.
Bolivar Liberator fans have watched their coach Robby Hoegh line up amazing performances from his teams over the years. Whether he is coaching all-time leading scorers and D-1 players to ‘grind it out players,’ he has done an amazing job.
Gardner Casey gets a fast break basket.


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Liberators taking on all challengers in the Blue and Gold, move to the championship

The 79th Blue and Gold Basketball Tournament, the benchmark of a team's success in Southwest Missouri, opened in Springfield this week. The Bolivar Liberators due to losing their first two games of the season were not seeded.
Kami Bryan gets an easy basket.


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Lady Liberators battle in the 13th Pink and White Basketball Tournament

Darin Archer and his Lady Liberator coaching staff travelled to Drury University in Springfield to participate in the prestigious Pink and White Tournament.

MDC sets deer and turkey hunting dates for 2025-2026 seasons

Commission also approved regulations regarding deer carcass movement and disposal.

“Sonic the Hedgehog 3”

The “Sonic the Hedgehog” movie franchise has had quite the history. In 2019, jokes about the poorly-received first trailer were everywhere in pop culture. Paramount, to its credit, took the vitriol as constructive criticism and spent months redesigning the main character to have a more palatable appearance. When the upgraded movie was released in 2020, all was forgiven and the movie was a hit.
Basketball
#5 Gardner Casey beats his man for a basket much to the Aurora coached frustration.   STAFF PHOTOS/BOB CAMPBELL

Hound Dawgs lose Liberator's scent lose 93-80

Friday, Dec. 20, the Aurora Hound Dawgs traveled to the Bolivar Field House to challenge the Bolivar Liberators basketball team, although there has been some conjecture as to a mascot name change to the Running Dogs, I could not find any proof of this.

On Wednesday, Dec. 11, the Smith-Cotton Lady Tigers rolled their yellow bus to the Bolivar field house to face the Lady Liberators, who had defeated them twice last season.
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Hello there, I'm Cletus. I was found roaming. I'm around 10 years old and look to be a Plott Hound/Heeler mix but the shelter doesn't know for sure. I've been around the block a few times and seen a thing or two. I'm an old soul, calm as a summer breeze. I enjoy slow walks, sunbathing, and a good belly rub. I'm all about companionship and taking it easy. I'm a friend who'll be by your side, a steady presence to brighten your days. If you're looking for a faithful friend with a gentle spirit, I'm your guy.
As most mothers are regarding their children, my mother is proud of me. I hear it all the time and, of course, it is wonderful that my mom likes to tell me this.
Happy New Year! Here we are at the time of year when lots of people make resolutions to strive forever the next year. There’s the usual ones of exercising more and eating less that typically top the list, but maybe you’re considering starting to recycle. If so, YAY! This would be a great time to start because you can begin your recycling journey at the new location. Among the attributes of this new facility is the fact that you can now unload your items inside the building. There is also someone there to assist you and/or answer questions. It appears they are indeed off to a great start!
I love Christmas. Like a little child, I look forward to it and begin planning right after Halloween. By then I have usually bought a gift or two, or at least know what I am getting people. Then, of course, my gift list gets longer and longer as the day approaches because, especially for my mom, I just keep finding things they “just have to have!”
School
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.
While donations of supplies have poured in, organizers of Saturday’s Tenth Annual Polk County Back to School Extravaganza say more are always needed.
A Missouri State University student from Halfway was awarded for her success at the 2023 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 22-25.
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.
Sullivan Bank in Pleasant Hope will be doing a school supply drive for the Pleasant Hope School District.
Business
“Adding value to your cattle helps make your cattle operation profitable,” says Patrick Davis MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist. Therefore, MU Extension is partnering with Missouri State University to provide the SW MO Beef Cattle Conference, which will educate cattle producers on strategies that will add value to their beef cattle operation.
Saturday, Jan. 4
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, provides the following preliminary statistics related to the New Year’s holiday:
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