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A bill filed late last month would claw back $21 billion allocated to state governments to address the digital divide, marking another moment in the ...

Each year, an estimated 80 million U.S. utility customers have trouble affording their monthly heat and electricity bills. Now, as the cost of energy climbs, experts say more people are at risk of ...

Dave Nuss’s pickup rumbled down the dirt road, dark, rich soil turned up in fields on either side. The 69-year-old farmer gestured to one field then ...

The Good, the Bad, and the Elegy is a twice-monthly newsletter showcasing the best – and the worst – in rural media and entertainment. Rural Remix is a podcast feed that cuts through rural stereotypes ...

At 17 I was the Santa Claus for the Walkertown section of Hazard. Rick Rosanova, the news guy at Channel 4, was Santa at the ...

This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a ...

This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a ...

It's true in both literal and figurative ways. The metal, hand-operated relic divides a state highway near the feed store and post office, two of few ...

Author Ken Jaworowski had more small-town stories to tell in the fictional Rust Belt town of Locksburg, Pennsylvania.

On a recent visit to Washington Island, I did what I've been doing for the past 30-plus years: I went to Nelsen's Hall for a shot of bitters. Despite its ...