Stories from Wednesday, May 24, 2006

McCook's Brandon Crick and Cambridge's Waid Vontz are both in contention for an individual championship after Tuesday's first round of play at their respective state tournaments. Crick, who signed to play golf at NCAA Division I Gonzaga, was tied for second place with a 73 at the Nebraska Class B state tournament at Highlands Golf Course in Lincoln...

LINCOLN -- The state needs rain -- and now, the University of Nebraska Lincoln state climatologist said. High temperatures and winds are scorching a good portion of western Nebraska's winter wheat crop and pastures, while the eastern half of the state needs to continue getting timely spring rains to avoid going back into a drought, said Al Dutcher, state climatologist at UNL...

44th District legislative candidate involved

A tin chimney cap lies in a stubble field after apparently being torn loose from a home on north West Third Street in McCook. The object struck power lines and twisted them together to knock out power early Tuesday morning. The storm dropped .15 of an inch of rain on the U.S. ...

A new Nebraska 25 x '25 Energy Group has been formed to work with a national group with a similar name toward the goal of having 25 percent of our nation's energy come from renewable, ag-based energy sources by 2025. Since only about 6 percent of the nation's total energy consumption comes from such sources now, that may seem optimistic...

Journalism's five requirements for a complete story are who, what, when, where and whenever possible, why. But the most important rule in journalism is "Get it Right." The right name. The right spelling. The right when. The right where. And absolutely, the right why...