Pioneer searching for new superintendent

The Pioneer School District is beginning its search for a new superintendent after parting ways with Jill Diehl after 1½ years.

The Pioneer School Board on Tuesday swore in Doris Bolender after changing her title from acting superintendent to interim superintendent. Bolender, the former superintendent of the Southside School District, is the principal of the Pioneer Middle School.

The board announced it will begin the search for a new superintendent at its retreat on March 5.

The board will decide whether to hire a firm to find candidates, said Board President Susan Day. The district is lookin...