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WEB4 days ago · Local news organizations across the country produce more than 50 stories on disaster recovery, education, health, broadband access, and other important topics, with grant support from Grist and the Center for Rural Strategies. by Staff March 6, 2024.
With Limited Resources, A Small Town Plans for Climate Change
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · With Limited Resources, One Small Town Plans for Climate Change. Among rural communities, Grants Pass, Oregon, has notched an unlikely win: a sustainability plan. But lack of dedicated staff and resources to secure federal grant funds threaten its success. by Claire Carlson February 14, 2024. This story was produced through a collaboration ...
Small-Town Newspapers Face Change, Struggle, Opportunity
WEBDec 19, 2023 · The State of Local News 2022 report from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism “found that two newspapers close down every week on average,” as reported by the Daily Yonder. New journalism models, including news operations run by non-profit organizations, have been explored, but many small newspapers are on their own ...
Commentary: The Human Side of Canvassing in a Small Town
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Canvassing Is About Listening, not Tribalism. On a Sunday afternoon in August, I arrived in front of the courthouse in downtown Newland, North Carolina, the seat of Avery County. Hughes greeted me beneath a portico where he had set up a table with a few campaign materials, snacks, and bottles of water for the volunteer canvassers.
Small-Town Philanthropies Banking on Great Wealth Transfer | The …
WEBJun 27, 2024 · In the next 20 years, about $84 trillion will change hands from one generation to the next, and small-town philanthropies hope to capture some of that wealth for the benefit of historically underfunded rural communities. Economists call it the Great Wealth Transfer. Although some experts worry the transfer might reinforce economic inequality if ...
Spotlighting Rural Crime Fiction | The Daily Yonder
WEBAug 10, 2023 · Spotlighting Rural Crime Fiction. Small-town mysteries have always been popular. But a recent wave of rural crime novels has some celebrating a new Golden Age of the genre. by Keith Roysdon August 10, 2023. Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in The Good, the Bad, and the Elegy, a newsletter from …
Ozarks Notebook: A New Chapter for Small-Town Missouri …
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Several of those sales happened in the Missouri Ozarks, like the Neosho Daily News and the Aurora Advertiser. When those two papers – located in small communities about 40 miles apart – were sold to Jimmy and Rhonda Sexton in 2021, he said the decision “was kind of a no-brainer for us.”.
Buzz about Walz Focuses on Small-Town Connections - The Daily …
WEBAug 7, 2024 · Around the Web: Much of the Buzz about Walz Focuses on Small-Town Connections. Part of the appeal of Tim Walz on the Democratic ticket is the perception that he has successfully communicated with rural voters. Here’s a roundup of punditry and comments. by From Staff Reports August 7, 2024. …
Seeing the Stars: Small Towns and Rural Parks Pursue Dark Sky Goals
WEBDec 21, 2021 · In Ely, Nevada, population 4,000, the Great Basin Star Train brings people from all over the world to this small mining town four hours north of Las Vegas. The Northern Nevada Railroad brings visitors to a remote viewing area near the Great Basin National Park, an IDA International Dark Sky Park, …
The Smithsonian Is Coming to Town - The Daily Yonder
WEBDec 8, 2023 · While the median population of host communities is 8,300, no place is too small: Folsom, New Mexico, hosted an exhibit in 2010, when the population of the town was 67. According to the Smithsonian, 52% of cultural organizations are located in small or rural communities. 82% of these organizations operated with budgets of less than $25,000.