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Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top News Stories: #4

Posted on January 02, 2026

Editor's Note: There may not have been a more heartwarming story in 2025 than the grand opening of the Medbrook Children's...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top Feature Stories #4

Posted on January 02, 2026

Tom Fogg, a beloved teacher and coach was known for bringing smiles. Despite his health problems, his passion for others w...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top News Stories: #5

Posted on January 01, 2026

Editor's Note: KCI Aviation is not just one of the biggest names in the aerospace industry, but the company is one of the...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top Feature Stories #5

Posted on January 01, 2026

For nearly a quarter of a century, Paul Rasmussen served the Harrison County Bureau of Emergency Services, impacting count...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top News Stories: #6

Posted on December 31, 2025

Editor's Note: One of the city's longest serving employees, Bridgeport Fire Chief Phil Hart, retired during the 2025 calen...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top Feature Stories #6

Posted on December 31, 2025

In September, the BHS Alumni & Friends Foundation announced that four deserving individuals would be inducted into the BHS...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top News Stories: #7

Posted on December 30, 2025

Editor's Note: A project announced in 2022 got started in 2025 as Mon Health's latest neighborhood hospital got th...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top Feature Stories #7

Posted on December 30, 2025

A Feb. 1 blog by Julie Perine deals with some unsung heroes of the education system, our school bus drivers. In a season o...

Progressive Women's Association, Other Local Organizations, Deliver Christmas Baskets to UHC Cancer Patients

Posted on December 29, 2025

On Dec. 22, members of the Progressive Women's Association joined with several local organizations to deliver holiday...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top News Stories: #8

Posted on December 29, 2025

Editor's Note: A second Main Street fire made the list, but this time the building in question was destroyed. The Lees...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top Feature Stories #8

Posted on December 29, 2025

The late Annabel Leubbe was known for her beaming smile, as well as her involvement in our community. In a March 23 blog,...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top News Stories: #9

Posted on December 28, 2025

Editor's Note: The goal when The Bridge Sports and Recreation Complex opened in 2012 was to expand it into a premier s...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top Feature Stories #9

Posted on December 28, 2025

Lovingly known as "Santa Gene," Gene Eubank touched hearts when he faced a battle with cancer early this year. B...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top News Stories: #10

Posted on December 27, 2025

Editor's Note: Replacing infrastructure is an expensive proposition. However, the city began a process that was first disc...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top Feature Stories #10

Posted on December 27, 2025

The community of Bridgeport was pleasantly surprised to learn that Pope Leo had sent his blessings to our city and its peo...

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