The Yonder Report

Rural communities are developing post-pandemic business strategies to lure remote workers, preservationists in Eastern Kentucky want to save the 20th century home of a trailblazing coal miner and a new federal rule could help small meat and poultry producers.

A new wildfire map shows where folks are most at risk of losing a home nationwide, rural North Carolina groups are promoting supportive and affordable housing for those in substance-abuse recovery, and bookmobiles are rolling across rural California.

Ugly, imperfect produce destined for the landfill is being upcycled by a California candy company, a Texas volunteer uses his Navy training to map the gaps in broadband and Pennsylvania has a new commission tasked with reversing its shrinking rural population.

Rural educators say they need support to teach kids social issues, rural businesses can suffer when dollar stores come to town, prairie states like South Dakota are getting help to protect grasslands and a Minnesota town claims the oldest rural Pride Festival.

Rural America's job growth is up, but still hasn't recovered from the pandemic, about one in five rural Americans live in a town with a prison, rural women seeking birth control have a new option and dark skies beckon as summer arrives.

Rural Americans get a lot more exposure to greenhouse gasses than money to combat it, Colorado is running out of funds to feed hungry school kids, and Nebraska is documenting Latino residents' journey to the Great Plains.

Montanans may vote on a ballot initiative this November adding abortion protections to the state constitution, an Indiana school district is heralded for its gold-standard multilingual education program, and folks in Alaska's coastal communities are cutting carbon and saving money.

Smokey Bear thought only "you" could prevent forest fires, but mushrooms may also help, a Native American community in Oregon is achieving healthcare sovereignty, and Colorado farmers hope fast-maturing, drought-tolerant seeds will better handle climate change.

Americans are buying up rubber ducks ahead of Memorial Day, Nebraskans who want residential solar have a new lifeline, seven community colleges are working to provide students with a better experience, and Mississippi's "Big Muddy" gets restoration help.

Some small towns in North Dakota worry they'll go to pot if marijuana is legalized, school vouchers are becoming a litmus test for Republicans, and Bennington, Vermont implements an innovative substance abuse recovery program.