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The Bridgeport City Council met in regular session Thursday, September 14. After a motion to remove item number 10 (Discussion/Posssible Action to approve the department recommended removal of Alicia Pittman and Adam Pittman from the fire department), the Consent Agenda was approved.The Pittmans were in attendance and provided background related to the recommendation from the Volunteer Fire Department.The council decided to take no action regarding the item.

Bonehead move by state attorney general should not stand

The Bridgeport High School football team evened its season record at 2-2 with a 7020 road win over the Sutherland Sailors last Friday night.

The LeytonWarriors walloped the visiting Morrill Lions football team by a count of 60-8 in the non-league game in Warrior territory last Friday.With that win, Leyton upgraded its record to 1-2 on the season.They travel to Anselomo-Merna to face the Coyotes tomorrow. Both teams go into the game with a 1-2 record.

Labor shortage

Corman appointed to Fair Board

Out with the old and in with the new.That was the general sense when Synergy, a physical therapy clinic, moved into town, occupying the space that was vacated by the Dollar and Variety store next to Nein Pharmacy.

Bridgeport Public Schools welcomes Gering native Jason Blanco as the new secondary principal following the promotion of George Schlothauer from that position to Superintendent of Schools at Bridgeport. The superintendent’s position opened when Chuck Lambert, who had held the position for a number of years, took another position in Kansas.

Bridgeport Cross Country faced the heat last Friday when nearly a dozen teams competed at the Five Rocks Amphitheater for the Gering Invite. In the men’s division, Gering took first place, Alliance, second and Scottsbluff, third place. Bridgeport placed eighth overall. In the women’s division, Bridgeport placed fifth.

The Bridgeport High School football team broke into the win column in dominating fashion last Friday night. A run of 58 unanswered points powered the Bulldogs to a 64-6 victory over visiting Maxwell. It marked Bridgeport’s first win of the season after opening with a pair of setbacks to North Platte St. Patrick’s and Perkins County.The Bulldogs also started off with consecutive losses last year before reeling off six straight wins to qualify for the state playoffs.