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A pair of Bridgeport High School graduates, along with their coach and a former Bulldog, recently competed in allstar football action.

GORDON—The Bridgeport Bomber senior and junior legion baseball teams suffered a pair of late-inning setbacks on their road trip to Gordon last Wednesday.

Bridgeport little league baseball is back in session, with games every night of the work week on home turf. Games are played on the school’s softball field, east of the football field behind the school. A set of covered bleachers is available, and there is plenty of space beside the dugouts for chairs. Each week throughout the summer, the Bridgeport News-Blade will feature photos of each of the six different teams. This week’s highlight game was the eight and under machine pitch gold team, coached by Kelly Roach, Grace Simmons, and Christina Deines.

Morrill County Sheriff Deputy Brennan Andrew was in Lincoln last month to receive one of the 2023 Mothers Against Drunk Driving Nebraska Hero Awards. Andrew was recognized for his individual record of making eight Driving Under the Influence arrests in Morrill County in one year.Two of these arrests had a confirmed breath alcohol level over 0.150% and another arrest was the fourth offense for the suspect. Deputy Andrew cited one minor for Minor in Possession of Alcohol and Possession of an Open Alcohol Container.

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The formal resignation of Dawn Martin from the city administrator position was accepted by council when the city council met in regular session on June 8 at the Prairie Winds Community Center. Martin held the job for less than thee months.

Million dollar grant signed by governor for fairgrounds

Colton Carrier, son of Gregory and Lorri Carrier, is headed to Europe next week to represent the United States as part of the Next College Student Athlete program and will play a role in the sixteen and under Team USA. Carrier will compete on the team with nine other American high schoolers from across the United States, facing off in a pool play basketball tournament against thirty other countries.

The Morrill County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary that occurred at Sonny’s Super Foods in Bridgeport, Nebraska, on June 3, 2023. At approximately 2:00 a.m., two individuals entered the store wearing masks and gloves. Controlled substances from the pharmacy were taken along with a large amount of cash.These two individuals then entered a vehicle and left the area. The Morrill County Sheriff’s Office is coordinating with other law enforcement agencies to investigate this crime. Anyone who has information regarding this burglary should contact their local law enforcement agency or the Morrill County Sheriff’s Office at 308-262-0408.

Camp Clarke Days brought people outside and downtown all weekend long