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New owners Miguel Torres and Susana Lopez stand in front of Bridgeport’s iconic Karette drive-in on Main Street

The weather didn’t keep too many folks away from the Spring Daze craft fair on Saturday at the Prairie Winds Community Center, hosted by Lorraine Mann of Bridgeport.

The Courthouse and Jail Rock Chapter of the National Honor Society held their Tapping Induction Ceremony on Monday night in the high school auditorium.

LINCOLN—The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) has remaining funds available for Nebraska schools and licensed child care facilities to sample for lead in their drinking water. All public, parochial, and private schools from pre-K through high school, and public and inhome child care facilities qualify. This free lead testing was first announced in August 2020.

Drew Leisy

Weekly testing to continue on Thursdays at 10 a.m.

2023-24 school calendar approved

The ongoing issue of the county fairground lease from the Morrill County Rodeo, Farm and Ranch Association was revisited at the county commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday. Commissioner Jeff Metz stated he has been working closely with the fair board and the association to make this the best scenario for our youth. The three groups met Thursday night to talk about some changes that were suggested, and all were open and willing to make reasonable modifications.

Seniors from Bridgeport and Bayard High School spent last Tuesday at the Morrill County Courthouse for some hands-on lessons about county government. Students spent the morning touring the several offices inside the courthouse: the county and district clerk’s offices, the assessor office, the veteran’s office, and the election office. They also saw big equipment and met with men from the road department. In the veteran’s office, retired military members walked students through proper flag folding and had them try their hands at it.

For the first time in forty years, Leyton girls basketball team made their way last week to Lincoln to play in the Nebraska Sports Activities Association class D2 run for the state championship. The Lady Warriors earned the trip after taking out Lincoln’s Parkview Christian in the district matchup at Brady 46-29 the week prior.