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The Yonder Report

Jun 29, 2022

From flying saucers to bologna - America's summer festivals kick off; in the scramble to navigate the post-Roe landscape rural hospitals warn they don't have the necessary capacity or staff to respond; countering voter suppression, campaigns encourage mid-term voting in Indian Country.


Jun 22, 2022

Federal COVID funding kept rural hospitals from closing their doors, cryptocurrency companies make inroads on the backroads of America, rural communities' efforts to escape long-term poverty must deal with unintended side-effects, and small towns in Wyoming preserve their...


Jun 15, 2022

Rural pastors help farmers with mental health issues, Alabama screens those with pandemic-related alcohol dependency, and states are changing laws to help rural Americans stay in their trailer park communities.


Jun 8, 2022

A new kind of "Shark Tank" promotes rural entrepreneurs, legislation is proposed to help independent ranchers compete with the four big meatpackers, preparation is key to dealing with possible summer blackouts, and more Americans live within a “threat radius” of oil and gas production.


Jun 1, 2022

The hashtag #vanlife is trending as more U.S. travelers pay big money for a home-on-wheels, a government plan to cut North Carolina's old-growth forests faces opposition, stressed-out Wisconsin farmers get mental health assistance, and Oregon's commercial fishing fleets push back on a proposed...