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Jill Way

  • Public information and media specialist, City of Bolivar, Missouri
Missouri, Springfield
As seen in: Topeka Capital-Journal, Hutchinson News, Salina Journal, Garden City Telegram, Hays Daily News, Leavenworth Times, Pittsburg Morning Sun, The Kansan, Dodge City Daily Globe, Bolivar Herald-Free Press and
Covers:  A little bit of everything. My beats include law enforcement and local government. I specialize in feature and in-depth, investigative stories. And, I love any time I get to share community stories.
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Bolivar's own 'over there'

Bolivar's own 'over there'

On a spring day in April 1919, memories flood the mind of Bolivar resident and decorated U.S. Army World War …

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Pot search sparks controversy

Pot search sparks controversy

A search for marijuana in a Citizens Memorial Hospital patient room has sparked controversy and conversation …

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Road less traveled

Road less traveled

It started out like any typical Saturday. Randa Brakebill went about her day on July 20 - caring for her husb…

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Community rallies to support fired professor

Community rallies to support fired professor

The dismissal of a Bible professor at Southwest Baptist University has sent apparent shock waves through the …

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Letters from the front

Letters from the front

Pfc. Joe Tinsley was just 22 years old when he was drafted into the U.S. Army. The smalltown boy, who was bor…

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From the ashes

From the ashes

By the time Aaron Mayfield made it to his home in rural Polk County on the evening of July 3, 2018, nothing w…

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Everyone's epidemic: Snapshots of addiction

Everyone's epidemic: Snapshots of addiction

Gary and Karen Stewart sit down at a large table in a quiet conference room. With tears in her eyes and a sta…

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Parson launches 2020 campaign

Parson launches 2020 campaign

Gov. Mike Parson announced his official bid for the 2020 gubernatorial race Sunday, Sept. 8, in what was, for…

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Why the Y?

Why the Y?

Most weekday afternoons, after the final school bell rings and local students scatter to the wind, Paula Shep…

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Sanitary solution?

Sanitary solution?

After years of searching for solutions, Bolivar's leaders hope they've found a creative way to avoid imminent…

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Arresting a 'lost soul'

Arresting a 'lost soul'

Sitting quietly in his office on Monday afternoon, Polk County Sheriff Danny Morrison slowly lifts a heavy pl…

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Standoff leads to terrorist charge

Standoff leads to terrorist charge

A standoff between law enforcement and an armed man in a Bolivar neighborhood Monday afternoon, Aug. 5, ended…

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Out of the clear blue sky

Out of the clear blue sky

For Brandon Fabris, Monday, May 4, started as what seemed a typical rainy spring day in the Ozarks. The Ohio …

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To Bolivar and beyond

To Bolivar and beyond

All of the BH-FP's coverage of the new coronavirus is being provided for free to our readers. Please consider…

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'Like a bomb'

'Like a bomb'

It was all over in two seconds. But for Troy Ayres, hunkered down inside a safe in his basement, grasping tig…

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Local organizations respond to continuing coronavirus threat

Local organizations respond to continuing coronavirus threat

All of the BH-FP's coverage of the new coronavirus is being provided for free to our readers. Please consider…

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Honoring a 'health care giant'

Honoring a 'health care giant'

There's no question Chief Executive Officer Donald J. Babb's fingerprints are all over Citizens Memorial Hosp…

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'You could count on Leon'

'You could count on Leon'

A familiar face, known for a quick smile and kind expression, will no longer greet people making their way to…

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‘I’ve got your guy’: Polk County resident holds manhunt suspect at gunpoint

‘I’ve got your guy’: Polk County resident holds manhunt suspect at gunpoint

On the morning of Jan. 6, a farm north of Mo. 32 between Bolivar and Fair Play looked more like a scene from …

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To the shores of Tarawa

To the shores of Tarawa

It’s a setting like so many found in residential care facilities across the nation. In a small apartment l…

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Red flag firefighting

Red flag firefighting

Thanks to continued dry and windy conditions, a fire in the bed of a dump truck traveling through Bolivar spa…

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