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Feb 29 2012 - 11:50pm
TUCSON — The Buena baseball team fell to 3-2 on the season Wednesday night after a 7-4 loss to Prescott in the first game of the Amphi Invitational.
Neither team led by more than one run through the first five innings, as the Colts erased a 4-3 deficit in the bottom of the fifth inning when Darick Hall doubled, reached third on a sacrifice bunt by Anthony Esquer and stole home after a missed squeeze bunt got by the Prescott catcher to...
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Feb 29 2012 - 11:49pm
YUMA — The Cochise College women’s basketball team built a 12-point first-half lead in the semifinals of their NJCAA Region I Tournament game at Arizona Western College. But everything that went right in the first half went wrong in the second as the Matadors came roaring back down the stretch to win 59-47 and advance to the region title game Friday night at top-seeded Central Arizona College.
“We executed really well...
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Feb 29 2012 - 11:48pm
SIERRA VISTA — Showing glimpses of the home run-happy days of yore, the Buena softball team cracked two home runs and very nearly a third to pull away from Douglas in a 14-4 win in its home opener.
Buena broke open a 6-4 game in the bottom of the fifth, scoring seven times, and ended the day early in the sixth when Mikayla Osterman went the other way on a pitch on the outside corner for a walk-off home run.
In the fourth inning,...
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Feb 29 2012 - 11:46pm
DOUGLAS — In his decade-and-a-half as head coach at Cochise College, Jerry Carrillo has had neither much experience, nor much success with overseas prospects.
But Nathan Sobey came with a special reference.
Two years ago, Sobey sat the bench for the Warrnombool Seahawks, a semipro team in Australia, whose player/coach, Tim Gainey starred at Cochise from 2001-2003 before taking his game to Southern Utah University and ultimately,...
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Feb 29 2012 - 6:29pm
The Bisbee Foundation is soliciting applications for the 2012 scholarship and community grant programs. There are five different grant categories; projects, operating support, historic preservation, mini, and scholarships. Grant applicants may read guidelines and eligibility requirements online and download the basic grant application as well as other appropriate forms from www.bisbeefoundation.com. Scholarship and grant applications must be...
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Feb 29 2012 - 1:45pm
Florence, Az – Arizona Department of Corrections inmate Robert Moorman, #31293, was executed at 10:33 a.m. Wednesday.
Moorman’s last meal included a hamburger with fries, two beef burritos, three RC colas and Rocky Road ice cream, which was served to him Tuesday night.
His last words were: “"I hope that this will bring closure and they can start the healing now, and I just hope they will forgive me in time...
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Feb 29 2012 - 1:22pm
SIERRA VISTA — The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a local 16-year-old after she apparently fell in the shower this morning.
In a statement released today, Spokeswoman Carol Capas said the sheriff’s office was notified of a medical call from a residence in the 5000 block of Apache Street south of Sierra Vista. The caller reported that the 16-year-old had apparently fallen in the shower. Fry...
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Feb 29 2012 - 9:17am
A Willcox teenager died in a crash involving three vehicles early Saturday morning on I-10 near Benson.
A car driven by Ivy M. Johnson, 18, was reportedly rear-ended by another vehicle, being driven by a Davis Monthan airman, Michael Messer, at around 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
Another vehicle, driven by William Traywick, 44, was also struck during the accident in the eastbound lane on Interstate 10.
Traywick, of Benson and...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
When Edie Manion turned 5 years old, she was shocked to learn that she did not, in fact, have a birthday that year.
“I was so unhappy,” she said, recalling the vivid memory from her home in Sierra Vista.
She didn’t have a birthday, she learned, because the day she was born only comes around once every four years.
At that moment, nothing seemed worse than being born on Feb. 29, the leap year day.
However, she...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
If you live in the Brewery Gulch section of Old Bisbee, expect to see some city staff poking around your residence as survey work is done on the lateral sewer lines over the next few months.
The city is moving forward on a project to find and repair or replace lateral sewer lines beginning with the Brewery Gulch area of Old Bisbee.
In a pubic meeting Monday night, city Public Works Director Tom Klimek and Mike Bollinger, acting...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
A Sierra Vista man pleaded guilty to stabbing a man and attempting to possess a handgun during a hearing in Cochise County Superior Court on Tuesday.
Dale Francis Turner, 38, entered into a plea agreement and he will get sentenced next month to serve a term of 3 1/2 years in prison.
He committed aggravated assault by stabbing Michael Summers in the lower back with a knife on Sept. 27. He also committed attempted misconduct involving...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Through humor can come strength.
That’s what editorial cartoonist David Fitzsimmons showed Monday night when he skewered politicians, local and national, at a no-holds-barred event.
For the Democrats who gathered at the annual dinner at Cafe Roka, Fitzsimmons had a simple message, “Americans love to laugh,” and that is especially true when it comes puncturing thin-skinned politicians.
He told those who attended...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt.
Virginia passed away Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at the Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 10, 1932, to Martin Paul and Rafaela Troglia in Gleeson. She graduated from Valley Union High School in 1951 where she was active in clubs, sports and was a cheerleader. During her years of employment, she worked for...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Edward Racketa passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, to be with our Lord. Edward was born Aug. 5, 1921, in Sharon, Pa., to John C. Racketa and Eva Porter Racketa.
He leaves to cherish his memory his sister, Marion Pleso of Sharpsville, Pa.; his loving nephew, Russell Neely and wife Trudy of Abilene, Kan.; his neice-in-law, Phyllis Kane and her husband, Anthony of Buffalo, N.Y.; also great nieces, Jill Durbin and her husband...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
L. G.“Stew” Stewart, 86, of Hereford, passed away Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at the Sierra Vista Regional Health Care Center.
Services are pending.
Arrangements are by Hatfield Funeral Home.
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Jason W. Frye IV, 30, of Sierra Vista passed away on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at his home in Las Vegas, Nev. Jason was born on Sept. 8, 1981, at Fort Benning, Ga.
Jason graduated from Buena High School in 1999 and served our country in the U.S. Air Force. He had a passion for sports, airplane mechanics, music and creating his own inventions. Jason will be missed as a loving husband, father, son, brother and friend.
He is...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Lee Roy Stewart, Jr., 56, of Miami (formerly of Sierra Vista), passed from our lives on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. He was born in Louisiana, Mo. on Oct. 28, 1955, the son of Maude K. (Nulsen) and Lee Roy Stewart, Sr.
Lee proudly served his country in the United States Army. He enjoyed working on cars, woodworking, baking and was a conspiracy theorist.
He was a nurturer that never made judgments, always brought out the best in everyone and...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Lindsey C. Botkin, 63, passed away at his home in Whetstone.
Lindsey was born to Lindsey R. Botkin and Margaret I. Botkin in Las Vegas, Nev. Lindsey was a professional truck driver.
He proudly served in Vietnam 1966-’68 in the U.S. Army receiving the Purple Heart with three Bronze Stars and one “V” device.
Lindsey was preceded in death by his father, Lindsey R. Botkin; and brother, Richard E. Botkin....
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Quote of the day: “Oscar night is the magical night where we sit around in sweatpants and criticize the way famous women are dressed.”
— Late night funnyman
Jimmy Kimmel
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We’ve just received the final word that the national touring show, “In the Mood,” is coming to the Buena Performing Arts Center.
The musical variety revue featuring songs from the 1940s will take place at 3 p.m....
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
By mid-afternoon on Tuesday, the national political pundits already had Mitt Romney with a double-digit win in Arizona, putting him 29 delegates closer to the Republican Party presidential nomination.
It is ironic that Romney captured the Grand Canyon state, but if he had lost in his home state of Michigan, he would still finish Tuesday night winning more delegates than any other candidate.
Arizona is a “winner-take-all”...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Allowing as how this is a presidential election year, some devious political strategists are at this very moment trying to figure out how best to cripple Mitt Romney’s electability on the basis of his Mormon beliefs. It doesn’t get any worse than this. To accomplish that, they’ll likely try exposing Mormonism’s soiled historical baggage. Evangelicals have already indicated they will not vote for...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
This is an open letter to the Mayor and City Council.
On April 25, 2010 I was ‘criminally’ trespassed from Safeway for protesting the store’s management after talking to the manager on three separate occasions, but they were unwilling to alter their position.
Officer Burdick wrote the trespass, but never cited me. No one from Safeway spoke to me before having me trespassed as required...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
To the Editor:
Reference your Feb. 19, 2012, paper on “Readers View” where Tom Callahan criticized our society, culture, country, our president and First Lady of the United States. Tom ends his criticism by stating that with God willing this country can return to the greatness we know.
I will quote a distinguished retired decorated Army chaplain:
“God listens to people, but not to whiners....
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Black women have been important pickers of the fruits of freedom throughout the history of the United States, a retired Army command sergeant major said Tuesday.
And because of their actions, “The fruits of liberty” have been consumed and “God has been good to Americans,” Randolph S. Hollingsworth told more than 200 people at the post’s annual Africa America/Black History Month Observance.
This year’...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Police are searching for at least two people in connection with an alleged illegal pit bull breeding operation that was discovered in Huachuca City Tuesday.
A total of 31 dogs were removed from the inside and back yard of the house at 201 Grant St.
“Most of them have mange,” said Scott Allard, animal control supervisor for Huachuca City.
Allard said he has harbored suspicions about the residence for some time,...
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Feb 29 2012 - 12:10am
Cochise County Republicans went for Mitt Romney over Rick Santorum in Tuesday’s Presidential Preference Election.
While the state gave Romney a higher percentage of the vote, county Republicans were not as generous, with Santorum trailing Romney by 548 votes or a 4.97 percent difference, according to the final tally from the county’s election and special district office.
Juanita Simmons, the director of the elections office...
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