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The IRS should serve taxpayers not work against them
The IRS should serve taxpayers not work against them
As the 2024 tax deadline nears, Americans are well aware of the outsized impact the Internal Revenue Service can have on their time, attention, and pocketbooks. From supersized agency funding to new reporting requirements on Venmo and PayPal transactions which amount to a “Babysitter Tax” to expanding IRS efforts to take over Americans’ tax preparation and tell them what they owe, the Biden administration’s IRS has continued to expand its intrusion into the daily lives of American families. Oversight and accountability for the policy, resources, and taxpayer service record of the IRS has never been more needed or warranted. 04/11/2024 03:00 AM
Straight Talk from Steve
Straight Talk from Steve
Winner take all 04/11/2024 03:00 AM
County Government Day to be held Friday
County Government Day to be held Friday
The Morrill County Commissioners discussed the plans for the upcoming County Government Day on Friday, April 12.They also met as the Board of Equalization to approve a tax list correction to remove a trailer house that had been moved out of the county. 04/11/2024 03:00 AM
Local students headed to American Legion Auxiliary Cornhusker Girls State
Local students headed to American Legion Auxiliary Cornhusker Girls State
Gabriela Flores, daughter of Lindsey Vasquez and Daniel Flores of Bridgeport and Katherine Eckhardt, daughter of Jennifer Eckhardt of Dalton, have been selected as 2024 Girls State Delegates. 04/11/2024 03:00 AM
Board shuffles teachers for next school year
Board shuffles teachers for next school year
The Bridgeport Board of Education held their regular meeting on April 8, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the high school library. All board members were present and unanimously approved the consent agenda which included the approval of minutes, financial reports, bills and payroll. They accepted the resignation of Janelle Galvan for the end of the 2023-2024 school year and approved offering a contract to Lindsey Ellis for the 2024-2025 school year.The board also approved the first reading of the Wellness Policy and changes to the 2024-2025 school calendar. 04/11/2024 03:00 AM
Dean wins another shot put title in Mitchell
Dean wins another shot put title in Mitchell
Bridgeport senior Grace Dean continued her impressive start to the track and field season by claiming another firstplace finish in the shot put at the Mitchell Invitational held last Thursday. Dean heaved the iron ball 37 feet, 6 inches to out-distance Gordon-Rushville’s McKinley Grover, who finished second with a mark of 37 feet. 04/11/2024 03:00 AM
Bulldogs, Warriors place high at Bayard Invite
Bulldogs, Warriors place high at Bayard Invite
The Bridgeport and Leyton track and field teams fared well at the Bayard CD Invitational held last Thursday in Bayard. 04/04/2024 03:00 AM
UNK students win numerous awards, including top chapter, at state FBLA conference
UNK students win numerous awards, including top chapter, at state FBLA conference
KEARNEY—University of Nebraska at Kearney students won six events and once again claimed the top chapter award during a statewide business competition. 04/04/2024 03:00 AM
WESTCO awards Scholarships
WESTCO awards Scholarships
WESTCO is pleased to announce 18 area scholarship recipients for the 2023-24 WESTCO Scholarship Program, from 15 high schools within the WESTCO trade area. Recipients will each receive a $1,000 scholarship to further their education. The scholarship committee awarded these scholarships based on criteria, which included academic performance and a written essay.The WESTCO Scholarship Program is one of the many ways WESTCO supports our region’s youth and we wish these recipients a successful and bright future. 04/04/2024 03:00 AM
Elisabeth (Betty) Reuter, 97
Elisabeth (Betty) Reuter, 97
Elisabeth (Betty) Reuter, 97, of Bridgeport, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at Morrill County Community Hospital. Per her request, cremation has taken place. A celebration of life will be held at 1:30 p.m. on April 27, 2024, at the Church of Christ, located at 314 W. 7th Street in Bridgeport. Memorials can be made to the Church of Christ or to the Bridgeport Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 901, Bridgeport, NE, 69336. 04/04/2024 03:00 AM
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