Polk County News

BOLIVAR - Polk County Citizens for Better Government will host a candidates forum tonight for all candidates in Polk County races.

Counties across southwest Missouri are using our "hot and dry" weather to fix up problems caused by flooding last month.

A Bolivar man was seriously injured Friday afternoon in a Polk County crash, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.

Residents of Reeds Spring found their main street so flooded propane tanks were afloat this morning and now Polk County residents have received up to 5 inches of rain.

Northeastern Greene County, northwestern Webster County, southeastern Polk County and southwestern Dallas County are under a severe thunderstorm warning until 5:15 p.m. National Weather Service radar indicated ...

Sunshine and moist air have combined to create fast-building thunderstorms in the Springfield area severe enough to warrant a severe thunderstorm warning, according to the National Weather Service.

A free health clinic will open July 1 at the Polk County Health Center in Bolivar.

The Citizens Memorial Healthcare Miles for Smiles mobile dental unit will be located at the Polk County Health Department beginning June 30, according to a news release.

Getting a higher education might be difficult these days, with a family, kids, and your current job.

In Christian County, the following roads got flooded, said Brandi Kolbe of Christian County Emergency Management: CC by Commerce Drive; P at County Line in Republic; Missouri 14 and South Carroll Road west of ...

A collision between a car and a horse-drawn buggy on a Polk County road resulted in serious injuries to the buggy driver Wednesday, the Missouri Highway Patrol reported.

Isolated thunderstorms became low-topped supercells Friday afternoon and evening in several parts of the Missouri Ozarks.

The hog processing plant is part of an industry that was once booming in Polk County.

Posted Wed., June 4, 2008 Severe thunderstorms that ripped through Polk County between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Monday caused some wind damage and flooding in homes and businesses, including the Bolivar City Animal ...

A Polk county man could face 30 years behind bars for an alleged crime that has neighbors keeping their children under close watch.

Shocking tales filled the halls of Pleasant Hope town hall building last week. Parent after parent spoke with passion and concern about a man causing quite a stir along Carolyn Drive, where lots of kids live, ...

Phillip Brumfield, 58, of Pleasant Hope was charged Tuesday with several misdemeanors after a heated board of aldermen meeting at which parents said complaints that he had exposed himself to children were being ...

“Some places you can only get it on certain days.”

Homey food and a fun atmosphere make for an easy meal, so we were pleased when Anne Baumgardner lured us up the road to Smith's Restaurant in Bolivar for a Dine on Our Dime visit. via Springfield News Leader

“This will give everyone a little more notice to get to the basement”

The sounds of sirens are typically synonymous with an emergency. But what if you could actually get an e-mail or text message to tell you what's going on? Next week, Polk County, Missouri is going hi-tech with ... via OzarksFIRST.com

“We found out his little boy has SCIDS. It's severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome. And he basically needs a bone marrow transplant because he can't produce his own white blood cells to fight off infection”

When a child is sick most people will do anything to help. That's exactly what happened in Bolivar where perfect strangers spent the day swabbing their mouths to see if they might be the bone marrow match that ... via OzarksFIRST.com