A version of this story first appeared in Mile Markers, a twice-monthly newsletter from Open Campus about the role of colleges in rural ...

A decade after the Civil War, the Grand Army of the Republic started enticing veterans to gather for beans, hardtack, and coffee. In southeast Ohio, the beans are still boiling, and so is the debate ...

When the largest employer in Sidney was sold to a competing sporting goods corporation, 2,000 jobs vanished. Locals feared the worst, but six years later, business still hums along in this small ...

For Michael Sayen, visiting the local library after hours is a great way to get work done, or seek respite from the weather, regardless of what day it ...

When the “One Big Beautiful Bill” passed in July 2025, officials warned some of the cuts within the bill could devastate rural hospitals. Those cuts are ...

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The Alaska State Capitol, right, sits near the water in Juneau.(Photo by Jasperdo / Flickr) This story was originally published by Governing. Alaska voters will be asked this year whether they want to ...

On a warm spring day in mid-April 2026, Heather McFarland was casting small vessels topped with solar panels out into a reservoir in Mattoon, Illinois, a ...

As seen on Home Town Takeover, Ben and Erin Napier take a portrait in front of one of the finished murals in Fort Morgan, CO (Credit: HGTV/Warner Bros. Discovery). This story was produced with support ...

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Ten states. 10,825 miles. 123 theaters. An elegy for small-town cinemas.” This is the tagline for Rustin Thompson's feature-length documentary, “The Last ...