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Bridgeport welcomes home a former Bulldog, 2008 graduate Jase Dean, to the fifth-grade classroom. Dean was born and raised in Bridgeport, and, following graduation, attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. During his university days, Dean played football as a Nebraska Husker, and graduated with a bachelors in Fisheries and Wildlife in 2013. He is currently working towards obtaining his teaching certificate through the University of Nebraska-Kearney.

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Bridgeport Schools has had many successful programs and accomplishments, but one of the most recent ones is the Little Bridges Preschool that began on Monday.When Mr. Lambert decided to add a preschool, Stacey Watts felt it was her time to go back to the little kids. As a veteran teacher, this will be Watts’ eighteenth year of teaching: she graduated from Chadron State College in 2005, and taught kindergarten at Garden Ridge Elementary in Flower Mound,Texas for 3 years.

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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.