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The Yonder Report episodes

June 10 The Yonder Report - June 11, 2026
The well-being of children has declined in multiple states, Ho-Chunk tribes are honored at Nebraska's Winnebago Public Schools, solar isn't just for homeowners in Colorado and despite a lack of data on rural LGBTQ populations, Pride Month is celebrated.
3 min
June 03 The Yonder Report - June 4, 2026
A border wall through Texas' Big Bend National Park gets pushback after local news coverage, advocates for small growers in Iowa argue the current Farm Bill favors big ag and doctors tracking Salmonella outbreaks say don't kiss your chickens.
3 min
May 27 The Yonder Report - May 28, 2026
Illinois farmers and landowners are pushing back against the use of eminent domain for private carbon pipelines, Nebraskans say climate change is affecting their mental health, Utah parents can't find childcare and its rhubarb season across the rural Midwest.
3 min
May 20 The Yonder Report - May 21, 2026
A planned high-voltage line in Texas is proving divisive, a new poll shows North Carolinians are pessimistic about the economy, the Trump administration's next budget could devastate tribal higher ed and a tall ship flotilla sails the Eastern Seaboard.
4 min
May 13 The Yonder Report - May 14, 2026
Affordable housing in Wiscasset, Maine is stalled after a proposed data center disrupted plans, farms and ranches now account for 83 percent of solar projects and Colorado farmers turn to rye after a record-setting dry winter.
3 min
May 06 The Yonder Report - May 7, 2026
A dialysis unit has closed in rural Nebraska due to lower Medicare reimbursement rates, "deaths of despair" are slowly declining nationwide but still more common in Appalachia and a South Dakota rancher plants native grasses to fight drought.
3 min
April 29 The Yonder Report - April 30, 2026
A record wildfire season is predicted for parts of the U.S., An Illinois researcher says the Farm Bill is an opportunity to address more than just agriculture and one group is turning surrendered guns into garden tools and artwork.
3 min
April 22 The Yonder Report - April 23, 2026
Political attitudes among rural voters are shifting, maternity care is complex – and becoming more so in rural Illinois communities where demographics have changed and Minnesotans vow to fight efforts overturning a ban on mining in the Boundary Waters.
3 min
April 15 The Yonder Report - April 16, 2026
A loophole in reimbursement rates is partly to blame for rural hospitals closing, Maine may become the first state to ban large-scale data centers and farmers' financial woes are made worse by laws that prevent them from fixing their farm equipment.
3 min
April 08 The Yonder Report - April 9, 2026
Libraries in rural Texas are doing double duty as they loan books and lend telehealth expertise, as health insurance costs soar, some turn to their local Farm Bureau and rural communities are getting federal help to fix aging water infrastructure.
3 min

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Bringing you the news from rural America. The Yonder Report, hosted by Roz Brown, is a 3-minute weekly newscast highlighting the vibrant, resilient spirit of living and working in Rural America.…