The Yonder Report

Limited access to community resources negatively impacts rural Americans' health, a successful solar company is the result of a Georgia woman's determination to stay close to her ailing grandfather and Connecticut is looking for more ways to cut methane emissions.

12/4/24 • 03:01

Residents in Colorado's rural communities face challenges to recycling, climate change and Oregon's megadrought are worrying firefighters and a farm advocacy group says corporate greed is behind high food prices in Montana.

11/27/24 • 03:00

The CDC has a new plan to improve the health of rural Americans, updated data could better prepare folks for flash floods like those that devastated Appalachia and Native American tribes could play a key role in the nation's energy future.

11/20/24 • 03:01

An urban vote slump, not the rural electorate, tipped the presidential election, Minnesota voters approved more lottery money to support conservation and clean water and a survey shows strong broadband causes rural businesses to boom.

11/13/24 • 03:01

Abortion care can be five minutes away in California or 11 hours for women in Texas, rural living proves a mixed blessing for veterans, an ancient technique could curtail climate-change wildfires and escape divisive politics on World Kindness Day.

11/6/24 • 03:01

A Montana court will decide the fate of a climate lawsuit brought by youth, housing for working families could boost jobs in the Northeast and a Cambodian poultry farmer who lost his livelihood could be a hero for others.

10/30/24 • 03:01

Political strategists in Missouri work to ensure down-ballot races aren't overlooked, a small Minnesota town is helping high school students prepare to work in the medical field and Oklahoma tribes' meat processing plants are reversing historic ag consolidation.

10/23/24 • 03:00

Rural towns in Wyoming and Kansas are building, not closing hospitals, an activist formerly incarcerated at San Quentin is launching media projects at other California prisons and a Rocky Mountain church reshapes a community's art scene. 

10/16/24 • 03:01

Hurricane Helene has some rural North Carolina towns worried larger communities might get more attention, there's mixed feelings about ranked choice voting on the Oregon ballot next month and New York farmers earn money feeding school kids.

10/9/24 • 03:01

Cheap milk comes at a cost for residents of Washington's Lower Yakima Valley, Indigenous language learning is promoted in Wisconsin as experts warn half the world's languages face extinction and Montana's public lands are going to the dogs!

10/2/24 • 03:00

The presidential election is imminent and young rural voters say they still feel ignored, it's leaf peeping season in New England but some fear climate change could mute fall colors and Minnesota's mental health advocates want more options for troubled youth.

9/25/24 • 03:01

A USDA report shows a widening gap in rural versus urban health, a North Carolina county remains divided over a LGBTQ library display, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz' policies are spotlighted after his elevation to the Democratic presidential ticket.

9/18/24 • 03:01

Rural voters weigh competing visions about agriculture's future ahead of the Presidential election, counties where economic growth has lagged in rural America are booming post-pandemic and farmers get financial help to protect their land's natural habitat.

9/11/24 • 03:00

Rural counties have higher traffic death rates compared to urban, factions have formed around Colorado's proposed Dolores National Monument and a much-needed Kentucky grocery store is using a federal grant to slash future utility bills.

9/4/24 • 03:01

Alaska's 'canarie of the sea' is struggling with a deteriorating whale environment, those in rural as opposed to urban areas are more likely to think raw milk is safe to drink and climate change increases malnutrition in America's low-income counties.

8/28/24 • 03:01

Smiles are guaranteed at America's State Fairs, jobs in recreational counties are rebounding the most, getting disaster-recovery help can be tough for rural folks and state 'ag gag' laws are being challenged by animal rights groups.

8/21/24 • 03:00

Hollywood's Twister sequel captures rural America without the stereotypes, a lack of healthcare access is impacting many rural women, South Carolinians lack legal means to fight evictions and prepping homes is important to keep out wildlife smoke.

8/14/24 • 03:01

Tennesseans who struggle to afford fresh veggies can now access community gardens, the USDA is bringing hope to farmers in Virginia, Idaho is using education technology to boost its healthcare workforce, and a former segregated school in Texas gets a new chapter.

8/7/24 • 03:01

Famous for being the hometown of Bob Dylan, Hibbing, Minnesota now offers transit services, a court ruling has ramifications for Alaskans dependent on healthcare provided by tribal nations, and a Missouri group is trying to protect waterways from CAFOs.

7/31/24 • 03:01

There's a gap between how rural and urban folks feel about the economy, Colorado's 'Rural is Rad' aims to connect outdoor businesses, more than a dozen of Maine's infrastructure sites face repeated flooding, and chocolate chip cookies rock August.

7/24/24 • 03:00

It's grass-cutting season and with it, rural lawn mower races, Montana's drive-thru blood project is easing shortages, rural Americans spend more on food when transportation costs are tallied and a lack of good childcare is thwarting rural business owners.

7/17/24 • 03:01

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.  

7/10/24 • 03:00

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.

7/3/24 • 03:00

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.

6/27/24 • 03:01

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.

6/19/24 • 03:01

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.

6/12/24 • 03:01

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.

6/5/24 • 03:01

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.

5/29/24 • 03:01

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.

5/22/24 • 03:00

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. 

5/15/24 • 03:01