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This year’s annual Bolivar Educational Advancement Foundation (BEAF) golf tournament will partner with the Doug Potts Memorial Scholarship to raise monies to support the overall BEAF programs, including a newly created scholarship in Potts’ memory.
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6/7/23
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Bolivar Schools announced the winners of the Master Teacher and Employee of the Year awards at the district’s end-of-year celebration on Friday, May 26.
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By Quincy Young
quincyy@bolivarmonews.com
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6/2/23
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Planning is underway for the tenth annual Polk County Back to School Extravaganza, a charitable event that provides Polk County K-12 students with school supplies and other needed products. This year’s drive-through event is from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Saturday, August 5, on the Bolivar High School campus, located at 1401 Highway D in Bolivar.
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5/31/23
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Citizens Memorial Hospital/Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation recently celebrated service milestones for 254 employees who have reached five to 40 years of service to CMH.
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5/31/23
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The groundbreaking of the Andy Glendenning Memorial Park at the Bolivar Municipal Airport is coming up at noon on Friday, June 2.
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By Quincy Young
quincyy@bolivarmonews.com
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5/31/23
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The mystery of what to do over summer break has been solved! Polk County Library welcomes the community to participate in “Summer Reading is Afoot!” starting on Monday, June 5. The 2023 Summer Reading Program is all about mystery and discovering the community we’re in.
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5/27/23
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Southwest Baptist University conferred 286 undergraduate degrees during two ceremonies Friday, May 19, and 176 graduate degrees during a ceremony Saturday, May 20, in the Jane and Ken Meyer Wellness and Sports Center on the Bolivar campus.
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5/25/23
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The City of Bolivar is hosting its Park Clean Up Day at Dunnegan event at the end of May.
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5/24/23
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Bolivar R-1 students and staff were injured in a school bus crash around 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 18 south of Bolivar.
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By Quincy Young
quincyy@bolivarmonews.com
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5/24/23
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A 28-year-old man from Springfield was killed in a two-vehicle wreck near Brighton on Saturday, May 20.
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5/24/23
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After four years on the waitlist, a veteran from Bolivar got the opportunity to visit Washington D.C. on Wednesday, May 17, through the Honor Flight of the Ozarks, a program that gives veterans a free one-day trip to tour national monuments and war memorials in the D.C. area.
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By Quincy Young
quincyy@bolivarmonews.com
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5/24/23
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Keri Clayton, a member of the Bolivar R-1 Board of Education, has achieved Advanced Board Member Certification from the Missouri School Boards’ Association.
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5/24/23
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A decade-long partnership is coming to an end this summer as Community Outreach Ministries (COM) steps away from their role as the Service Extension Unit for The Salvation Army in Polk County. Effective October 1, COM will no longer oversee the annual bellringing campaign or be in charge of distributing The Salvation Army funds locally.
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5/19/23
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Know any kids or kids at heart who love vehicles of all kinds? Dream of driving a police car, fire truck or dump truck some day? Just like to learn about cool stuff? If so, the
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5/19/23
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A two-vehicle crash south of Bolivar on Mo. 13 on Sunday, May 14, left six people injured.
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5/19/23
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The Bolivar Municipal Airport and SOAR (short for, Service Oriented Aviation Readiness) pilot training program are welcoming the community to the groundbreaking celebration of the Andy Glendenning Memorial Park at the airport.
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By Quincy Young
quincyy@bolivarmonews.com
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5/19/23
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Governor Mike Parson recently announced that Bolivar R-1 was awarded nearly $300,000 in grant funds through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s newly created School Safety Grant Program.
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By Quincy Young
quincyy@bolivarmonews.com
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5/17/23
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The Missouri State Board of Nursing has awarded Southwest Baptist University nearly $300,000 in grant money to enhance and grow the SBU nursing programs on both the Bolivar and Springfield campuses.
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5/12/23
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Bolivar High School hosted its inaugural “Decision Day” on Friday, May 5, to honor the 201 high school seniors who have recently announced their college, career, or military plans. In addition to families, community members, and school faculty, Missouri Governor Michael L. Parson and Commissioner of Education Margie Vandeven attended the ceremony to honor the Bolivar Class of 2023 and to promote education and career success.
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By Quincy Young
quincyy@bolivarmonews.com
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5/10/23
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Nominations are now being accepted for the Bolivar High School Hall of Fame! The deadline to enter a nomination is July 7th. Here are the criteria:
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5/10/23
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Citizens Memorial Hospital and Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation announce recent changes to its boards of directors.
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5/4/23
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Graduating students of Bolivar High School will be honored at the school’s Decision Day event at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 5 in the high school auditorium. The ceremony will celebrate the BHS graduates’ plans after high school – whether they enroll in college, prepare for their career, or enlist in the military.
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By BH-FP news staff
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5/3/23
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“I think the story is in the building,” Mark Stephens says, as he strides across the floor of his photography studio. Having recently announced his retirement, Stephens is looking to sell his long-time home and workplace where he has captured many special moments in the lives of people from far and wide.
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By Quincy Young
quincyy@bolivarmonews.com
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5/3/23
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Several area cemeteries will be offering decoration services, hosting annual meetings, and/or accepting donations.
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By BH-FP news staff
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5/3/23
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Students of local schools were recognized for their achievements in Future Farmers of America at the 95th Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia.
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5/3/23
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