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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03/14/2025
45 Degrees North: Prescribed Fire
To burn or not to burn? Here are five things you should know about how prescribed fire is planned and conducted on public lands, and a suggestion about where to muster resources to meet increased needs with reduced resources.
03/14/2025
Q&A: A Digital Bridge for Rural Healthcare Workers in Oregon
Amelia Roth is a pediatrician in rural Oregon and member of the Oregon ECHO Network, a digital education model that connects healthcare professionals from around the state through the "convenience of video connection."
03/13/2025
Commentary: Rural Housing – Challenges and Solutions
In many cases, the key to housing problems in rural communities could be the already existing stock. Strategies on how to tap into that resource is often the missing puzzle piece to a solution.
03/12/2025
Ozarks Notebook: Stoking the Fire of Community
Gathering places at the heart of many rural communities are slowly disappearing. Those still running them worry about the future. Ozarks are home to many such places.
03/12/2025
Junk Drawer Gardening
Addressing our over consumption problem might help us adapt our gardens to a changing climate.
03/11/2025
Retired Doctors Step Up in the Face of a Rural Health Care Crisis
In some rural areas, a dearth of healthcare workers is drawing retired doctors back into the workforce — out of necessity, a sense of duty to their communities, or simply love of the job.
03/10/2025
Efforts were underway to prevent CO2 pipeline leaks. The Trump administration quietly derailed them.
The proposed safety rules would have been the first.
03/10/2025
Experts Warn Selling-Off of Public Lands Could Be the Goal Behind Dismantling of Federal Agencies
According to researchers, cuts and firings at federal agencies like U.S. Forest Service could help efforts to privatize some public lands.
03/07/2025
Recreation-Dependent Counties Attract Remote Workers
Fewer rural Americans work from home compared to their metropolitan counterparts, but the trend varies significantly county by county.
03/07/2025
Q&A: Adam Frisch on How Democrats Can Connect with Rural Voters
In 2022 and 2024, Democrat Adam Frisch ran for Congress against Republican Lauren Boebert in Colorado's largely rural third congressional district. Both times he lost, but by tiny margins, in part because of his efforts to "win back the middle."
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