Paul Hammel, Retired Senior Contributor, Nebraska
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Resilient Nebraskans Always Say 'It Could Have Been Worse' Back in the day, reporters used to be able to hitch a ride with the governor or National Guard to the site of a disastrous tornado or flood. One of those trips involved a flight to Coleridge, in northeast Nebraska, after a tornado had destroyed two farm homes and damaged several residences on the north edge of the town.