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Orville James ‘Jim' Mockry
(Obituary ~ 10/30/07)
April 2, 1954-Oct. 28, 2007 Orville James "Jim" Mockry died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 53 years old. Jim was born on April 2, 1954, at Longmont, Colo., to Orville Hugo and Donna Berdena (Vandervort) Mockry. He graduated from Johnson County High School, Buffalo, Wyo., in 1972...
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Class B football playoffs: Bison host Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/07)
Class B football playoffs: Bison host Bulldogs
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McCook softball players honored by Omaha paper
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/07)
OMAHA -- Six McCook High School softball players were honored by the Omaha World-Herald on its All-State Team released on Sunday. Senior first baseman Jessica Einspahr made the Class B First Team. She batted .360 this season for the Bison, who finished the season with a 26-6 record and posted a 1-2 mark at the state tournament...
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Southwest spikers set up fifth meeting against Cambridge
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/07)
COZAD -- The Southwest Roughrider volleyball team will play Cambridge for the fifth time this season, and hopes the fifth time is the charm. The Roughriders, who are 0-4 against the Trojans, set up the fifth meeting with a 25-20, 26-24, 25-21 win over Elm Creek in the first round of the Nebraska Class C2-10 sub-district tournament Monday night at Cozad...
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Bison spikers 1-2 at GNAC; districts Thursday
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/07)
LEXINGTON -- The McCook High School volleyball team will try to shake off an 1-2 record at the GNAC Tournament Saturday and get ready for the Class B-5 district tournament Thursday and Friday at Kearney. The No. 3 seed Bison (18-15) play Holdrege at 5:45 p.m. Thursday. The other semifinal match features Lexington vs. Adams Central at 4 p.m. Thursday...
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Halloween shouldn't be scary for wrong reasons
(Editorial ~ 10/30/07)
Stock up on candy and leave the porch light on, Halloween is coming tomorrow night. It will be an unusual observance in McCook, with the Bison hosting Alliance in the opening football playoff game, so we hope fans and trick-or-treaters will watch out for each other. Drivers should be especially careful because goblins and ghosts who wait to go out until after the game will be on the street after dark...
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Supports sales tax
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/30/07)
The latest statistics available are alarming if you are concerned about the future of McCook and Southwest Nebraska. The Census Bureau estimates that McCook has lost more than 5 percent of its population since the last census was taken back in 2000...
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Still hasn't seen the light
(Column ~ 10/30/07)
Drat, drat, and double drat. I have yet to view the zodiacal light. It seems the mornings I pick to go look are cloudy, and the mornings I don't go look are clear. Alas, such is the fate of astronomers, clouds, at the most inopportune times. Fall is associated with fading things. ...
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