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At-Risk Communities Shortchanged by Rural Health Transformation Program, Research Shows

Commentary: Philanthropies Need to Invest and Build Roots in Rural America

I grew up in rural America. My home county in South Dakota spans more than 2,800 square miles, larger than the state of Delaware, but its population density amounts to just one per...

Half of All Rural Counties Are Losing Population. What Is Contributing to Those Declines?

Now Rural Communities Are Connecting, Rather Than Just Preserving, Wildlife Habitats

More selective colleges aim to get rural students who've been accepted to take the leap and enroll

Rural students accepted to selective Amherst College make s'mores and discuss their futures. (Photo by Lucy Lu, Hechinger)Prestigious colleges throughout the U.S. are increasing ef...

The Key Distinctions Between Life in a Big City and Life in a Rural Community!

Most of the time, life in a major city and life in a rural community are two distinctly different experiences that can’t be compared. More opportunities await those who make their...

Rural Counties: New Arrivals Offset Natural Declines for Fifth Consecutive Year

Editor’s Note: This post is from our...

Rural Students Made It to Campus. Now What?

Rural Students Made It to Campus. Now What? sara.custer@in… Thu, 05/28/2026 - 03:00 AM Rural students have specific needs, but many colleges don’t have t...

Memo to California’s Next Governor: Rural Places Matter

Erica Etelson Rural communities are crucial to the state—and the country. Why do they get so little attention? The post Memo to California’s Next Governor: Rural Places Matter...

Rural Placemaking Part 2: Life After Walking Tall 

This spring, a consortium of archivi...

States Map Out Plans for $50 Billion Rural Health Program

An early strategy in North Carolina centers on community-led networks.

Part 2: Hands-On Telehealth Helps Reach Rural Texas Communities 

Rural Minnesota economies under threat as feds cut safety net programs

Small, outstate communities tend to rely more on funding from programs like Medicaid that face deep cuts under the 2025 federal budget.

Rural parents voice fuel concerns ahead of new school term

High fuel prices hit harder in rural communities because of a lack of public transport options and long travel times, Rural Women's chief executive says.

Rural Women call for more support for mental health

Rural Women New Zealand's president says struggles with mental health and wellbeing had always affected the community, but the problem has grown.

Colleges got more rural students to apply. The challenge is getting them to attend

Some of the nation's most selective institutions are slowly increasing their rural enrollment with the help of millions of dollars from a rural alumnus of the University of Chicago...

Missouri Electric Cooperatives share the importance of thriving rural communities (LISTEN)

Missouri Electric Cooperatives has a clear goal: helping rural Missourians thrive. Clay Carroll, manager of member services at Callaway Electric Cooperative, joins Cameron Conner t...

Survey: Rural voters, especially women, are 'deeply worried about the rising cost of living'

Graph by Sarah Melotte, The Daily Yonder, from Lake Research and the Center for Rural Strategies dataThe fight for rural votes during this year's midterm Senate elections could be...

Memo to California's Next Governor: Rural Places Matter

Survey: Seniors, rural residents and renters face the 'devasting impact' of inflation

Rising gas and grocery costs hit lower-income Americans harder. (Photo by rc.xyz NFT gallery, Unsplash)Even before the Iran war, seniors and rural families were struggling to affor...

Rising gas prices hurting rural Kentuckians' wallets

Rural Kentuckians are increasingly burdened by sky-high gas prices, particularly those with lengthy daily commutes to work.Workers in rural counties like Elliott, Hickman, Martin a...

Democrats look to rural voters to grow their coalition

Democrats are looking for a path to winning more Congressional seats in the future. One way may be to court more rural voters.

How a small farming community kept its town from 'fading'

Aledo's renovated Carnegie Library is now a co-working tech hub. (Landmark Illinois photo)The Great Recession left little Aledo, Illinois, hollowed out, but that's not the end of i...

Commentary: PFAS and the Rural Implementation Gap