http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nebraska/bayard/ Bayard, NE News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nebraska/bayard/content/c3a3fa6964a79434eec73c27d881ecb6.html For a group of college students from across the state their summer meant hanging out at the beach Among them were Anna Knapper of Scottsbluff and Madi Coon of Bayard While many college students their age returned home for the summer to work various jobs Knapper and Coon along with seven others from Nebraska spent their summer on the beach at Hilton Head Island SC http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nebraska/bayard/content/0c580b1acc98abbd53f6b4e19bf87f58.html Nebraska student writing scores continued the upward trend with nine of every ten students meeting or exceeding the state's writing standards http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nebraska/bayard/content/d78750729a37ad0d429ef2538f738128.html BAYARD There were a lot of happenings throughout the area over the weekend as people were able to take in Chimney Rock Pioneer Days in Bayard or the 2008 Bluegrass Festival southwest of town at the Oregon Trail Wagon Train Camp Grounds http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nebraska/bayard/content/429fc72495b14dd4f41af89066426a81.html There are early clues that something big is about to happen at State Fair Park: The roar of weed whackers the colored fla http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nebraska/bayard/content/f8a0dfcc323f8a8258ede7120cab617f.html Hot dry weather kept the Hemingford Volunteer Fire Department busy over the weekend http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nebraska/bayard/content/075824fd93df69a781cd6b276f64edd0.html A slowmoving thunderstorm Tuesday left widespread damage to crops roads homes and landscaping in its wakeMuch of the damage was in the northeast portion of Scottsbluff on a line from there toward Lake Minatare and also in western Morrill County and in the Bayard areaFlash flood warnings were issued for Bayard about 10 pm Tuesday as flooding was reported in the south part of town and hailstones were reportedly covering the ground some as large as a dimeEarlier at 5:28 pm a wind gust of 79 mph was reported http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nebraska/bayard/content/8290215a42ca294bcb6eb2aa7f50bff6.html Bayard Mayor Lloyd Steele and the Bayard City Council unanimously voted to replace the Chimney Rock Villa Nursing Home board with city council members in a meeting on July 8 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/nebraska/bayard/content/b9c4d8b986f6d20d60ae6badc7fa4583.html BAYARD mdash; Blame it on a gopher