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County commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday morning where they approved the contract to provide dispatch services with the city of Bayard. Last updated in 2011, the new contract raised the cost to $1500 per month, up from $1000 monthly, paid yearly. Commissioners also approved the public transit drug and alcohol testing policy.

Platte Valley Bank of Bridgeport presented a $10,000 check to members of Bridgeport Public Schools on August 16th. Bridgeport Public Schools will be starting a pre-school program beginning next week, and are looking for donations to assist in building a playground for the preschoolers.

One of Bridgeport’s newest arrivals on the teaching circuit is Kylee Sterkel, formerly the high school administrative assistant at Bridgeport Public Schools.This year, Sterkel took a position teaching computers and personal finance.

Crossroads Coop in Bridgeport is going above and beyond the typical Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards when, after two years of application and safety reviews, they were admitted into the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program, also known as SHARP, on Tuesday.

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Emotions were strong at the city council meeting last Thursday night when representatives from Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department spoke out regarding the removal of Bruce Mitchell earlier this year from the fire department.

The BroadwaterVolunteer Fire Department recently received grant funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) with the State of Nebraska.

Morrill County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday morning. A budget workshop led by Caleb Johnson took up much of the commissioners’ and elected officials’ time as together they hammered out figures to keep the county offices running smoothly.

Walk to the Rock, a set of four intersecting trails at the base of Chimney Rock, opened to the public on Saturday, July 29, in 90-degree heat with cookies shaped like Chimney Rock from the Gering Bakery available for the first 200 visitors.