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As the Bolivar R-1 School District is through its first week of the new school year, all the work the staff and employees did over the summer to prepare for incoming students is finally being …
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By Brittany Gilbert, reporter
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8/27/21
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School districts in Polk County have welcomed new staff to their teams for the upcoming 2021-22 school year. Teachers and staff have now joined schools in Marion C. Early, Humansville, Halfway, …
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CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
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8/26/21
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Despite the COVID-19 pandemic infiltrating the nation, the Bolivar R-1 School District exceeded its financial objectives with the $1,355,872 it received in additional revenues for the 2020-21 school …
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By Brittany Gilbert, reporter
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8/25/21
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Southwest Baptist University will soon be under new leadership, following the election of its 26th president.
The university announced Friday, Aug. 20, that its Board of Trustees unanimously …
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By BH-FP news staff
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8/21/21
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On Friday, Aug. 13, as incoming and returning Southwest Baptist University students moved into their dorms, football players and Welcome Week staff were there to help anyone who needed it. SBU …
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STAFF PHOTOS/BRITTANY GILBERT
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8/21/21
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The Southwest Baptist University family is mourning the death of former SBU first lady Joann Spurgeon.
She was the wife of Harlan E. Spurgeon, who served as SBU president from 1979 to 1983, …
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By BH-FP news staff
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8/18/21
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While local families and the Bolivar R-1 school district prepare for the new school year to start next week, the City of Bolivar said work to improve North Hartford Avenue, near the main school …
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By Jill Way, associate editor
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8/17/21
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BIS has two new administrators at the helm this year, following the resignations of both principal Julie Routh and assistant principal Ty Smith.
Former BPS assistant principal Andy Love has …
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By Brittany Gilbert, reporter
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8/17/21
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The Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a welcome luncheon Tuesday, Aug. 10, for new Polk County educators. In addition to being treated to lunch and welcome speeches, the attending new teachers …
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STAFF PHOTOS/LINDA SIMMONS
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8/14/21
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With COVID-19 and its variants on the rise, Bolivar Schools is gearing up.
On Monday, Aug. 9, the school board met in a special session to discuss the district’s return to in-person learning for …
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By Brittany Gilbert, reporter
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8/13/21
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When talking about how many roads in Polk County are fixed in a year, northern commissioner Kyle Legan looked down at a magnified map of the county, tiny lines of roads filling the entire poster, and …
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By Brittany Gilbert, reporter
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8/10/21
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Spearheaded by Bolivar’s Open Hearts United Methodist Church, the Back to School Extravaganza on Saturday, Aug. 7, provided school supplies and other resources to area families and children as …
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STAFF PHOTOS/LINDA SIMMONS
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8/10/21
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