For about a century – from after the Civil War through, in some places, the 1960s or so – one-room education was the bedrock of rural Ozarks communities.

From isolated mansions to eerie mountains, the backdrop of rural Vermont inspires the bestselling crime novels of author Eric Rickstad.

Early one late March morning, Farmworker activist and union leader Alfredo Juarez Zeferino was taking his partner to her job ...

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Nearly 300,000 people have immigrated from abroad to nonmetropolitan, or rural, counties since 2020, driving most of the growth in rural America during ...

This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Sophie Hofeldt planned to receive prenatal care and give birth at her local hospital, 10 minutes ...

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When she started her search for a house, Amy Balicki didn’t set out to buy a Sears kit home in Downers Grove, Illinois – but she probably should have. That’s because Downers Grove was a prime location ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks with reporters at the White House, Monday, May 5, 2025, in Washington. The USDA's deadline for resubmitting grant proposals, set to run out at the end of ...

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Columnist Donna Kallner offers advice on how to be a safe rural pedestrian in her neck of the woods–northern Wisconsin. On country roads, walk so you can see oncoming traffic as it approaches and keep ...