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At the end of the year, Lincoln District Ranger Rob Gump will bid farewell to both Lincoln and his time with the U.S. Forest Service.

Gump will retire Dec. 31 after a year and a half in Lincoln and more than 38 years with the Forest Service.

"I didn't really come here with the idea I was going to retire at this moment. At the end of the day, life is kind of short," he said, noting that he's be...