3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (373+ words) Every week, Yonder Radio brings rural conversations with national reach to listeners around the country. We begin with a story from KFF Health News about the ongoing rollout of the Rural Health Transformation Program. Reporter Sarah Jane Tribble explains how…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (303+ words) Heather Hansman is a journalist and storyteller based in Durango, Colorado, about 30 minutes away from where I live in southwest Colorado. I’ve read and loved both of her previous books over the years, Downriver – about a trip down the Green…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (851+ words) I’ve been meaning to write about balance and fall prevention programs for some time (although the e-bike jump was an unexpected twist). In 2023, Wisconsin had the highest rate of fall-related death in the nation among adults aged 65 and older. I’d…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (565+ words) Living and working in a rural community can be isolating. The long days of organizing, chasing funding, and building relationships are taxing. The leaders of Rural Assembly believe their upcoming national broadcast, Rural Assembly Everywhere: Connecting Communities, will be “a…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (308+ words) So it was with some trepidation that I began watching “Widow’s Bay” (2026), a new comedy horror series created by Katie Dippold and Hiro Murai for Apple TV. I was rewarded for my bravery with a fantastically engaging and outrageously funny…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1469+ words) Rural communities are built and shaped by the hands of generations with good intentions. Sometimes those efforts are challenged by modern-day circumstances, fewer mom-and-pop businesses, and shifting populations that leave those who remain to reminisce about different days. That was…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (356+ words) Rural residents in states that participate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace are losing health insurance coverage at higher rates than their urban and suburban counterparts, according to my analysis of data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1221+ words) This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Drugs and the consequences of addiction are woven into the fabric of Jamie Madden’s life. Her earliest memory is of standing on the passenger seat of her dad’s car as a…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (579+ words) Digging into data can help policymakers and healthcare providers understand the challenges facing rural residents in Georgia, according to researchers at a nonprofit healthcare research group. The new study from the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation digs down to the…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (1263+ words) The history of America is written not only in its great cities and skyscrapers. It can be found in Appalachian hollows, along the banks of the Mississippi, in southwestern deserts and on the prairies of the High Plains. Small towns…...