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Jane Rodriguez Hernandez, 90, of Lincoln, formerly of Bayard, passed away on October 9, 2023, in Lincoln, Nebraska, surrounded by her daughters. A Memorial Mass was held at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Lincoln on October 14, and her Mass of Christian Burial was on October 20, 2023, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bayard, with Fr.Tim Stoner as Celebrant; cremation followed. A family internment will be held at the Bayard Cemetery. Online condolences may be made by viewing Jane’s memorial page at www.bridgmanfuneralhome. com. Jane was born April 19, 1933, in Bayard, Nebraska, to Margarito (Maggie) Rodriguez and Bibiana (Vivian) Varela-Olivarez. Jane received her education in Bayard schools.

Texie Lee (Juelfs) Cousins was born December 5, 1934, in Scottsbluff, NE. She passed on October 6, 2023, two months shy of her 89th birthday. Her funeral was held on October 21, 2023 in Burnsville, MN.

A six-game winning streak to conclude the regular season resulted in another state playoff berth for the Bridgeport High School football team.

The Bridgeport Lady Bulldogs took third place at the Southern Platte Valley Association’s conference tournament on Saturday, beating out Perkins County in two sets, but falling to Chase County, also in two sets.

The Leyton Lady Warriors battled their way towards the top of a four-game tournament on Saturday, ending up in the runner up spot behind champion team Bayard.The girls competed in the Minuteman Athletic Conference volleyball tournament, hosted in Bridgeport.

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The Bridgeport Board of Education held their regular meeting on October 10 at 8:00 p.m. in the high school library. All board members were present with the exception of Linda Norman who was excused.There were three action items; the first was Senator Erdman speaking on taxes and state aid.The second was the approval of the board for the district to continue participating in eight-man football for an additional two year cycle. This was approved by a 5-0 vote.The third item was the consideration to accept the resignation of Craig Johnson effective at the end of the 2023-2024 school year.The board approved his resignation with a 5-0 vote.