This place was a little different

I grew up mostly in a small town. Small towns are a little different than your standard city. For one thing, the unusual people seem to stand out a bit more. I don't know if there is a higher percentage of unusual people, or if they just stand out more.

Here are some things about the town I grew up in:

The Mayor was Blank
The Doctor was Batty
The Sheriff was Short
The Police Chief was a Crook

My Dad was a cop there and their was always something strange going on. Like the lady who was tied up and lit on fire. That was ruled a suicide.
Another suicide. The guy who shot himself and left the rifle about one hundred feet from himself.
Or the woman who got up on the walking bridge over the railroad tracks, which is sadly gone now, and shot at her husband that was coming out of the doughnut shop with a hunting rifle.

I know these things go on in the City too. You just seem to notice them more in a small town.

McCook, Nebraska, if you must know. Here are some links to check out:

www.cityofmccook.com
www.visitmccook.com
www.mccookgazette.com
www.aboutmccook.com

It really is a real place.

Oh, and Don Blank was the Mayor for a time. Doctor Batty used to do our School Athletic physicals. Sheriff Short was beat out in an election bid by Sheriff Mahon and Chief Crook was replaced by Chief Brunswick.