Local journalism in the U.S. remains at a crisis point: newsrooms that existed for decades have vanished or are at risk of disappearing. At the same time, there are urgent external crises that make the need for communities to receive information all the more critical – namely climate change.
The Rural Newswire exists in order to help provide resources to newsrooms that serve rural communities. For editors and publishers looking for editorial support, all of our stories are free to redistribute, republish, and share.
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12/24/2024
Palmer’s House of Toys
Kids have their own way of judging what's real, and it's not necessarily based on the cost of the Santa suit. Here's a Christmas memory from 1968, when Hazard, Kentucky, had three Santas — but only one would do. (This is a republication of a Daily Yonder holiday favorite).
12/20/2024
45 Degrees North: Taking Food, Showing Up
Rural neighbors are famous for stepping up for each other when things are tough. One way they do that is by taking food. It may not be the same food our mothers
12/19/2024
Listen to ‘On the Rebound (Stories from Recovery Court)’
Recovery court participants tell their own stories in a new podcast from Rural Remix.
12/19/2024
A Non-Profit Wants to Broker Housing Solutions for a Recreation County in Need
Taos Housing Partnership has a doubly difficult task when it comes to the housing issues of Taos, New Mexico. They have to identify problems, find solutions and convince the unconvinced to play along.
12/18/2024
Churn Kills’: Eviction Threats Strain Already Limited Supply of Rural Rental Property
A tenant in a mobile home park in a small Texas city says eviction notices have made her feel harassed. But a corporate mobile-home-park owner says landlords have little recourse to protect their property rights. Either way, scholars say rural renters are more likely than urban ones to lose their housing from eviction.
12/17/2024
Ozarks Notebook: Pies from Vintage Cookbooks Tell a Sweet Story
Columnist Kaitlyn McConnell has baked more than 80 pie recipes from old cookbooks — all in a selfless pursuit of history and connection, of course.
12/13/2024
Accidental Rancher: Hope Over Reason
Eliza Blue reminds us to “Keep planting the seeds of beautiful things and keep remembering that the cold and dark can’t last forever.”
12/13/2024
Q&A: Kristen Bush’s New Short Film Is a ‘Love Letter’ to Rural Kansas
"The Game Camera" tells a rural Kansas woman's story of coming to terms with the death of her husband.
12/13/2024
Which State Leads the Nation in Christmas Tree Production?
Oregon and North Carolina are the nation’s leading producers of Christmas trees.
12/12/2024
Lending Program for Natural Disaster Relief Is on a Project 2025 Chopping Block
If the incoming Trump administration follows policies from the Project 2025 policy book, it could eliminate one of the crucial recovery programs serving rural communities across the country.
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