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After sweeping the championships of the South Platte Valley Association Tournament a couple weeks ago, the Bridgeport basketball teams are now aiming to repeat those top finishes at this week’s Western Trails Conference Tournament.

Marvel Mary Matlock Freudenberg Moore left this earth on January 22, 2024, and joined the choir of Angels in Heaven; she was 103 years of age. was born October 10, 1920, in Kimball, Nebraska, to LeRoy and Mabel Parris Matlock.The family moved to Gering in 1923. She was baptized in the First Christian Church in Gering.

With great sadness, we announce the passing of Gary Lee Blakesley, formerly of Bridgeport, on January 24, 2024. Gary was a dearly loved husband, father, grandfather, and uncle. He will be greatly missed by his loving family and close friends. A celebration of life for Gary and Sandy (his beloved wife who preceded him in death 12 days earlier) will be held on March 9, 2024, in Seal Beach, CA.

Bridgeport High School Art Club traveled to Denver for their annual art trip recently to see the exhibit “All Stars: American Artists from The Phillips Collection”. This exhibit showcased some of the “Best of American art from the Washington, DCbased The Phillips Collection, one of the most celebrated collections of American art in the United States”, according to an online source about the exhibit.

Governor vows to cut property taxes by $2 billion, somehow

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Platte Valley Bank Community President Lewis Coulter of Bridgeport presented almost $5,000 to the Broadwater Volunteer Fire Department on December 27th.

Bridgeport’s famed Simple Co. has moved its coffee bar and flower shop from the location in the old Tarnished Halo building, on the southeast corner of 10th and Main Street, into its new location on the northwest corner of 11th and Main Street.This building was most recently occupied by Class and Sass, and before that wasWildman’s Bar and Grill.

Bridgeport girls wrestled on Saturday, January 13, at the Gering Girls Invite, placing fifth out of eight teams, and Saturday, January 20, at Chadron.

Vern Allen Nuss peacefully passed away from a stroke January