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<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z1A0173-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z1A0173-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z1A0173-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C507&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z1A0173-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C864&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z1A0173-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z1A0173-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z1A0173-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z1A0173-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z1A0173-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z1A0173-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z1A0173-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z1A0173-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z1A0173-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z1A0173-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z1A0173-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>This summer, Oklahoma launched a statewide community access portal initiative, bringing private, internet-connected spaces to public libraries across the state. The program will place as many as 175 portals in libraries, giving rural residents a private space to access telehealth, workforce development, education, and other essential online services. The initiative comes as libraries have taken […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/oklahoma-public-libraries-become-broadband-access-hubs/2026/08/27/">Oklahoma Public Libraries Become Broadband Access Hubs </a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP24068575487625-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP24068575487625-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP24068575487625-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C507&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP24068575487625-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C864&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP24068575487625-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP24068575487625-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP24068575487625-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP24068575487625-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP24068575487625-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP24068575487625-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP24068575487625-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP24068575487625-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP24068575487625-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP24068575487625-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AP24068575487625-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>This story was originally published by KFF Health News. A century-old hospital near Michigan’s southern border was one of the nation’s first to convert into a new emergency-focused model Congress created to save rural care. Afterward, though, use of Sturgis Hospital’s emergency department fell, according to data collected at the state level. In June, three […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/earlier-lifeline-for-rural-hospitals-faces-test-under-big-beautiful-law/2026/08/27/">Earlier Lifeline for Rural Hospitals Faces Test Under ‘Big Beautiful’ Law</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="732" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-2.jpeg?fit=1024%2C732&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-2.jpeg?w=2048&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-2.jpeg?resize=760%2C543&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-2.jpeg?resize=1296%2C926&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-2.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-2.jpeg?resize=1200%2C857&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-2.jpeg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-2.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1429&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-2.jpeg?resize=780%2C557&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-2.jpeg?resize=400%2C286&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-2.jpeg?resize=706%2C504&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-2.jpeg?fit=1024%2C732&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Editor’s note: Some interviews for this article were originally conducted in Spanish and translated to English by Clara Haizlett. Hispanic Heritage Month is observed nationwide every September and October, celebrating the cultures and contributions of the Hispanic community in the United States. Last fall, the town of Clarksburg, West Virginia celebrated their second annual Fiesta […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/a-celebration-of-hispanic-heritage-in-clarksburg-west-virginia/2026/08/26/">A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage in Clarksburg, West Virginia </a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Header-Image-Spanish-scaled.png?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Header-Image-Spanish-scaled.png?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Header-Image-Spanish-scaled.png?resize=760%2C507&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Header-Image-Spanish-scaled.png?resize=1296%2C864&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Header-Image-Spanish-scaled.png?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Header-Image-Spanish-scaled.png?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Header-Image-Spanish-scaled.png?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Header-Image-Spanish-scaled.png?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Header-Image-Spanish-scaled.png?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Header-Image-Spanish-scaled.png?resize=2000%2C1333&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Header-Image-Spanish-scaled.png?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Header-Image-Spanish-scaled.png?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Header-Image-Spanish-scaled.png?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Header-Image-Spanish-scaled.png?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Header-Image-Spanish-scaled.png?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Nota del editor: Este artículo fue originalmente escrito en inglés y fue traducido al español por Elena Vega. Era una tarde de otoño en Clarksburg, Virginia del Oeste, y el pequeño pueblo ya estaba inmerso en la tranquila rutina de un adormilado domingo. Excepto por Jackson Square. Jackson Square es un sitio al aire libre […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/en-espanol-una-celebracion-de-la-herencia-hispana-en-clarksburg-virginia-del-oeste/2026/08/26/">EN ESPAÑOL: Una celebración de la herencia hispana en Clarksburg, Virginia del Oeste. </a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26189791155782-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26189791155782-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26189791155782-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C507&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26189791155782-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26189791155782-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C864&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26189791155782-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26189791155782-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26189791155782-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26189791155782-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26189791155782-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26189791155782-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26189791155782-scaled.jpg?resize=705%2C470&ssl=1 705w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26189791155782-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26189791155782-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Agriculture probably isn’t the first industry that comes to mind when thinking of the latest technology, but farmers and ranchers rely on machines dependent on the latest technology. “Farm equipment can’t be repaired with the turn of a wrench or a piece of bailing wire anymore,” the American Farm Bureau (AFB) says. Instead, most equipment […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/commentary-congress-needs-to-codify-farmers-right-to-repair/2026/08/25/">Commentary: Congress Needs to Codify Farmers’ Right-to-Repair</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="734" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25010587189512-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C734&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25010587189512-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25010587189512-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C544&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25010587189512-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C928&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25010587189512-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C550&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25010587189512-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1100&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25010587189512-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1467&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25010587189512-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C860&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25010587189512-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C734&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25010587189512-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1433&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25010587189512-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C559&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25010587189512-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C287&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25010587189512-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C506&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25010587189512-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25010587189512-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C734&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Isolation. Lack of access to care. Transportation issues. All of those things are factors in helping to support aging rural residents with Alzheimer’s or dementia. But researchers at the University of Minnesota are working to assess how innovations in that care from rural communities are helping those patients. It’s estimated that more than 7 million […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/researchers-work-to-address-alzheimers-and-dementia-in-rural-communities/2026/08/25/">Researchers Work to Address Alzheimer’s and Dementia in Rural Communities</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25203695217363-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25203695217363-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25203695217363-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C507&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25203695217363-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C864&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25203695217363-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25203695217363-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25203695217363-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25203695217363-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25203695217363-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25203695217363-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25203695217363-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25203695217363-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25203695217363-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25203695217363-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25203695217363-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Last week, the Senate Agriculture Committee failed to approve a new Farm Bill. The new bill is now three years overdue and effectively paralyzed, even as farmers face rising costs, growing debt, climate disruptions and market losses. Cutting through the Farm Bill quagmire are a series of exciting new bills that directly address excess corporate […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/commentary-as-farm-bill-stalls-new-legislation-emerges-tackling-unfair-markets-in-agriculture/2026/08/24/">Commentary: As Farm Bill Stalls, New Legislation Emerges Tackling Unfair Markets in Agriculture</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="768" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Taylor-Goldenstein-PF-art-1-1.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Taylor-Goldenstein-PF-art-1-1.png?w=1152&ssl=1 1152w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Taylor-Goldenstein-PF-art-1-1.png?resize=760%2C570&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Taylor-Goldenstein-PF-art-1-1.png?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Taylor-Goldenstein-PF-art-1-1.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Taylor-Goldenstein-PF-art-1-1.png?w=400&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Taylor-Goldenstein-PF-art-1-1.png?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Taylor-Goldenstein-PF-art-1-1.png?resize=705%2C529&ssl=1 705w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Taylor-Goldenstein-PF-art-1-1.png?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Taylor-Goldenstein-PF-art-1-1.png?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Taylor-Goldenstein-PF-art-1-1.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you see here? You can join the mailing list at the bottom of this article and receive more conversations like this in your inbox each week. […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/qa-taylor-goldenstein-on-the-unique-politics-of-data-centers-in-texas/2026/08/21/">Q&A: Taylor Goldenstein on the Unique Politics of Data Centers in Texas</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C507&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C864&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>This story was originally published by KFF Health News. One year into its creation, a $50 billion federal program aimed at improving rural healthcare lacks transparency, which could make it difficult to protect against fraud, identify successful projects, and ensure the program delivers on its promise to transform the system. Transparency “is really important to […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/50b-rural-health-transformation-program-needs-more-transparency-groups-say/2026/08/21/">$50B Rural Health Transformation Program Needs More Transparency, Groups Say</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="768" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?resize=760%2C570&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?resize=1296%2C972&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?resize=2000%2C1500&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?resize=706%2C530&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JT4-3WT-scaled.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>This week on Yonder Radio, we're taking a deep dive into the rapid expansion of data centers across rural America.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/yonder-radio-power-dynamics/2026/08/21/">Yonder Radio Special Report – Power Dynamics: The Rural Data Center Boom</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="819" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bruno-guerrero-FDvArkoGyvI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C819&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bruno-guerrero-FDvArkoGyvI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bruno-guerrero-FDvArkoGyvI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C608&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bruno-guerrero-FDvArkoGyvI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C1037&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bruno-guerrero-FDvArkoGyvI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C614&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bruno-guerrero-FDvArkoGyvI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1229&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bruno-guerrero-FDvArkoGyvI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1638&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bruno-guerrero-FDvArkoGyvI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C960&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bruno-guerrero-FDvArkoGyvI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bruno-guerrero-FDvArkoGyvI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1600&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bruno-guerrero-FDvArkoGyvI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C624&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bruno-guerrero-FDvArkoGyvI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C320&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bruno-guerrero-FDvArkoGyvI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C565&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bruno-guerrero-FDvArkoGyvI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bruno-guerrero-FDvArkoGyvI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C819&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>A new program from the nation’s only non-profit pharmaceutical company aims to help rural hospitals keep some drugs in stock. A collaboration between Civica Rx, a non-profit generic pharmaceutical company, and the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, wants to ensure rural hospitals can have access to generic drugs during shortages and to […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/non-profit-pharmaceutical-manufacturer-delivers-drug-access-to-rural-hospitals/2026/08/20/">Non-Profit Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Delivers Drug Access to Rural Hospitals</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="682" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/MV5BMDdlMWZhY2QtNGUxMS00MGQxLWJkMGUtZjYxZmM4ZDVmOGM0XkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>New Indigenous voices and a more complicated Manifest Destiny narrative update a beloved story for audiences whose appetite for covered wagons, wide-open prairies, and snug log cabins has not abated.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/little-house-on-the-prairie/2026/08/20/">“Little House on the Prairie” Gains Historical Context, Retains Wholesome Charm, in Latest TV Remake</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="768" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C570&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C972&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1500&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C530&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Gretchen-Kathy3-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>In February of 1975, 25 Appalachian Catholic bishops released a document titled “This Land is Home to Me: A Pastoral Letter on Powerlessness in Appalachia.” Written in free verse, it describes the history of extraction and exploitation in Appalachia’s coalfields and beyond, challenges the faithful to stand up for those abused and discarded, and suggests […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/a-rural-calling-sisters-gretchen-shaffer-and-kathleen-ohagan/2026/08/19/">A Rural Calling: Sisters Gretchen Shaffer and Kathleen O’Hagan</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="761" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/xsZEq-.png?fit=1024%2C761&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/xsZEq-.png?w=1520&ssl=1 1520w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/xsZEq-.png?resize=760%2C565&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/xsZEq-.png?resize=1296%2C963&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/xsZEq-.png?resize=768%2C571&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/xsZEq-.png?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/xsZEq-.png?resize=1200%2C892&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/xsZEq-.png?resize=1024%2C761&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/xsZEq-.png?resize=780%2C580&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/xsZEq-.png?resize=400%2C297&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/xsZEq-.png?resize=706%2C525&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/xsZEq-.png?fit=1024%2C761&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a weekly map or graph straight to your inbox. With unique identities and cultural histories, America’s panhandles are generally more rural than the rest of the state they belong to. In […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/panhandle-geography/2026/08/19/">Panhandle Geography </a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="840" height="704" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Jim-Branscome-newspaper-grants.webp?fit=840%2C704&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Jim-Branscome-newspaper-grants.webp?w=840&ssl=1 840w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Jim-Branscome-newspaper-grants.webp?resize=760%2C637&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Jim-Branscome-newspaper-grants.webp?resize=768%2C644&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Jim-Branscome-newspaper-grants.webp?resize=780%2C654&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Jim-Branscome-newspaper-grants.webp?resize=400%2C335&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Jim-Branscome-newspaper-grants.webp?resize=706%2C592&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Jim-Branscome-newspaper-grants.webp?fit=840%2C704&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>This story was originally published by Jim Branscome on Substack. In the late summer of 1974 somebody set fire to the Mountain Eagle in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The blaze took the offices, the files, the bound archives—most of the institutional memory of Letcher County that Tom and Pat Gish had been accumulating since they bought the paper in […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/the-hollowing-of-the-appalachian-press-from-pittsburgh-to-birmingham/2026/08/18/">The Hollowing of the Appalachian Press, from Pittsburgh to Birmingham</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nappy-dcBO4nt4MRE-unsplash-scaled-e1697737447784.jpg?fit=1024%2C519&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nappy-dcBO4nt4MRE-unsplash-scaled-e1697737447784.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nappy-dcBO4nt4MRE-unsplash-scaled-e1697737447784.jpg?resize=760%2C385&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nappy-dcBO4nt4MRE-unsplash-scaled-e1697737447784.jpg?resize=1296%2C657&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nappy-dcBO4nt4MRE-unsplash-scaled-e1697737447784.jpg?resize=768%2C389&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nappy-dcBO4nt4MRE-unsplash-scaled-e1697737447784.jpg?resize=1536%2C778&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nappy-dcBO4nt4MRE-unsplash-scaled-e1697737447784.jpg?resize=2048%2C1038&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nappy-dcBO4nt4MRE-unsplash-scaled-e1697737447784.jpg?resize=1200%2C608&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nappy-dcBO4nt4MRE-unsplash-scaled-e1697737447784.jpg?resize=1024%2C519&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nappy-dcBO4nt4MRE-unsplash-scaled-e1697737447784.jpg?resize=1568%2C794&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nappy-dcBO4nt4MRE-unsplash-scaled-e1697737447784.jpg?resize=400%2C203&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nappy-dcBO4nt4MRE-unsplash-scaled-e1697737447784.jpg?resize=706%2C358&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nappy-dcBO4nt4MRE-unsplash-scaled-e1697737447784.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nappy-dcBO4nt4MRE-unsplash-scaled-e1697737447784.jpg?fit=1024%2C519&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Communication breakdowns, cultural differences and years of skepticism have an effect on how much Appalachians trust their healthcare providers. Some patients feel dismissed and disrespected, according to the authors of a new book on the subject. Others feel as if their doctors don’t understand where they’re coming from. Still others view healthcare providers as only […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/book-seeks-to-bridge-the-gap-between-providers-and-patients-in-appalachia/2026/08/17/">Book Seeks to Bridge the Gap Between Providers and Patients in Appalachia</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="694" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/unnamed-18.jpg?fit=1024%2C694&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/unnamed-18.jpg?w=1296&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/unnamed-18.jpg?resize=760%2C515&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/unnamed-18.jpg?resize=768%2C520&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/unnamed-18.jpg?resize=1200%2C813&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/unnamed-18.jpg?resize=1024%2C694&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/unnamed-18.jpg?resize=780%2C528&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/unnamed-18.jpg?resize=400%2C271&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/unnamed-18.jpg?resize=706%2C478&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/unnamed-18.jpg?fit=1024%2C694&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you see here? You can join the mailing list at the bottom of this article and receive more conversations like this in your inbox each week. […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/qa-author-emilee-hackneys-fundamentalist-youth/2026/08/14/"> Q&A: Author Emilee Hackney’s Fundamentalist Youth</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=760%2C428&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=1296%2C729&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=780%2C439&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=400%2C225&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=706%2C397&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Tune in to Yonder Radio for conversations about the future of small rural cemeteries, the Appalachian Robin Hood, and a unique ballet - performed by hay rakes. This week's musician is Bill Salmon.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/yonder-radio-hay-rake-ballet-rural-cemeteries-and-the-appalachian-robin-hood/2026/08/14/">Yonder Radio: Hay Rake Ballet, Rural Cemeteries, and the Appalachian Robin Hood</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="675" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C675&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C501&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C854&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C506&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1012&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1350&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C791&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C675&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1318&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C514&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C264&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C465&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C675&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>For rural residents, suffering a traumatic injury doesn’t just mean a quick trip to the emergency room. Research has shown that rural residents are at higher risk of death from trauma due to a lack of access to care. For many rural residents suffering from a traumatic injury, the greatest challenge they face is how […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/doctors-work-to-address-access-to-trauma-care-for-rural-residents/2026/08/13/">Doctors Work to Address Access to Trauma Care for Rural Residents</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="768" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C570&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C972&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1500&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C530&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Horizontal-Cattle-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>If you spend any time at all on the prairie, someone is going to hurl that quote by Willa Cather at you, about how anyone can love a mountain, but it takes a soul to love a prairie. It’s normally offered with both apology and pride: “Look, we know the prairie is subtle, but we’re […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/balanced-stewardship-of-the-land-to-save-the-prairie/2026/08/12/">Balanced Stewardship of the Land to Save the Prairie</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7459-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7459-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7459-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C507&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7459-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C864&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7459-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7459-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7459-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7459-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7459-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7459-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7459-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7459-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7459-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7459-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7459-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Howard Finster, the Southern Baptist preacher and repairman who became known as “the grandfather of Southern folk art,” was 59 years old when God told him to create 5,000 pieces of sacred art. Finster — through the power of instant coffee mixed with Coca-Cola — created over 46,000 pieces. “You don’t have to be 16 […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/howard-finsters-paradise-garden-celebrates-the-divine-in-the-human/2026/08/11/">Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden Celebrates the Divine in the Human</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25197625567779-boozman.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25197625567779-boozman.jpeg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25197625567779-boozman.jpeg?resize=760%2C507&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25197625567779-boozman.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25197625567779-boozman.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25197625567779-boozman.jpeg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25197625567779-boozman.jpeg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25197625567779-boozman.jpeg?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP25197625567779-boozman.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, a Republican from Arkansas, held a markup hearing on his version of the Farm Bill on Thursday, August 6. It didn’t go very well. In the long-delayed milestone meeting – which could ultimately reshape Rural Americans connections to the Internet – Republicans were unable to move their bill forward. […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/the-farm-bill-fight-that-will-shape-rural-broadband/2026/08/11/">The Farm Bill Fight That Will Shape Rural Broadband</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C507&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C864&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26044795423016-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Last year, 2025, was the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) affordable rural housing programs. If a spring 2025 plan to reorganize the entire Department is implemented, those and many other USDA programs would be sharply reduced or eliminated. But is that plan – USDA’s Agency Reduction in Force and Reorganization Plan […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/commentary-will-the-real-usda-reorganization-plan-please-stand-up/2026/08/10/">Commentary: Will the Real USDA Reorganization Plan Please Stand Up?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="768" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-7-e1785363319282.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-7-e1785363319282.png?w=1648&ssl=1 1648w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-7-e1785363319282.png?resize=760%2C570&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-7-e1785363319282.png?resize=1296%2C972&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-7-e1785363319282.png?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-7-e1785363319282.png?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-7-e1785363319282.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-7-e1785363319282.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-7-e1785363319282.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-7-e1785363319282.png?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-7-e1785363319282.png?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-7-e1785363319282.png?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-7-e1785363319282.png?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-7-e1785363319282.png?resize=706%2C530&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-7-e1785363319282.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in Mile Markers, a twice monthly newsletter from Open Campus about the role of colleges in rural America. You can join the mailing list at the bottom of this article to receive future editions in your inbox. For many rural learners, they need a few essential things to access […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/this-is-the-model-a-40-million-program-for-workforce-training-in-virginia/2026/08/10/">‘This Is the Model’: A $40 Million Program for Workforce Training in Virginia</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="631" src="https://dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/solar-panels-AI-slop-e1786002462938-1024x631.avif" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/solar-panels-AI-slop-e1786002462938-1024x631.avif 1024w, https://dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/solar-panels-AI-slop-e1786002462938-760x469.avif 760w, https://dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/solar-panels-AI-slop-e1786002462938-768x474.avif 768w, https://dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/solar-panels-AI-slop-e1786002462938-780x481.avif 780w, https://dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/solar-panels-AI-slop-e1786002462938-400x247.avif 400w, https://dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/solar-panels-AI-slop-e1786002462938-706x435.avif 706w, https://dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/solar-panels-AI-slop-e1786002462938.avif 1080w, https://dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/solar-panels-AI-slop-e1786002462938-1024x631.avif 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>This story was originally published by The Lens, an independent, nonprofit newsroom serving New Orleans. Into a clear blue sky, the sweet-smelling smoke billows and spreads. Farmers have been burning and harvesting sugarcane this way for generations, but the practice creates ash fallout and hazardous air pollutants. Every year, farmers plan and coordinate the fires, to […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/in-rural-communities-fears-amplified-by-ai-slop-and-social-media-hamper-solar-boom/2026/08/07/">In Rural Communities, Fears Amplified by ‘AI slop’ and Social Media Hamper Solar Boom</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="762" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Swenson-Headshot-scaled-e1786104294252.jpg?fit=1024%2C762&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Swenson-Headshot-scaled-e1786104294252.jpg?w=1707&ssl=1 1707w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Swenson-Headshot-scaled-e1786104294252.jpg?resize=760%2C565&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Swenson-Headshot-scaled-e1786104294252.jpg?resize=1296%2C964&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Swenson-Headshot-scaled-e1786104294252.jpg?resize=768%2C571&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Swenson-Headshot-scaled-e1786104294252.jpg?resize=1536%2C1143&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Swenson-Headshot-scaled-e1786104294252.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Swenson-Headshot-scaled-e1786104294252.jpg?resize=1200%2C893&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Swenson-Headshot-scaled-e1786104294252.jpg?resize=1024%2C762&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Swenson-Headshot-scaled-e1786104294252.jpg?resize=780%2C580&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Swenson-Headshot-scaled-e1786104294252.jpg?resize=400%2C298&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Swenson-Headshot-scaled-e1786104294252.jpg?resize=706%2C525&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Swenson-Headshot-scaled-e1786104294252.jpg?fit=1024%2C762&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you see here? You can join the mailing list at the bottom of this article and receive more conversations like this in your inbox each week. […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/qa-a-family-history-of-indigenous-land-displacement/2026/08/07/">Q&A: A Family History of Indigenous Land Displacement </a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=760%2C428&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=1296%2C729&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=780%2C439&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=400%2C225&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=706%2C397&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Tune in to Yonder Radio for conversations about toxic oil wastewater in Oklahoma, weaving in the Midwest, and prairies ecosystems.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/yonder-radio-episode-121/2026/08/07/">Yonder Radio: Toxic Wastewater, Prairie Ecosystems, and Basket Weaving</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20260513_124818875_HDR-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20260513_124818875_HDR-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20260513_124818875_HDR-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C427&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20260513_124818875_HDR-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C729&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20260513_124818875_HDR-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20260513_124818875_HDR-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20260513_124818875_HDR-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1151&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20260513_124818875_HDR-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20260513_124818875_HDR-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20260513_124818875_HDR-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1125&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20260513_124818875_HDR-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C439&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20260513_124818875_HDR-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C225&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20260513_124818875_HDR-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C397&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20260513_124818875_HDR-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_20260513_124818875_HDR-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>You know this rural neighbor – the elderly widow who lives alone at the dead end of a road bypassed by the information superhighway. She doesn’t see Facebook, so doesn’t see public service reminders to keep furnace exhaust vents clear during a blizzard. And the specific scenario of blocked vents hasn’t come up in conversations […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/45-degrees-north-the-vent-talk/2026/08/06/">45 Degrees North: The Vent Talk</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MV5BZjMxYmQ2MWMtYjY0MS00MTJjLTg1NTYtZDgxZjE5OWExMDU2XkEyXkFqcGc%40._V1_.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>This summer’s most talked-about movie is a thrilling cinematic spectacle. It also shines a light on the unequal geography of moviegoing in rural America.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/the-odyssey/2026/08/06/">Audiences Embark on Their Own Epic Journeys To See “The Odyssey” in Theaters</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26217644596555-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26217644596555-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26217644596555-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C507&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26217644596555-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C864&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26217644596555-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26217644596555-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26217644596555-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26217644596555-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26217644596555-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26217644596555-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26217644596555-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26217644596555-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26217644596555-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26217644596555-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26217644596555-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly carried rural Michigan over Representative Haley Stevens in the August 4, 2026, Democratic primary, according to county-level election results. Ahead of Election Day, projections suggested Stevens would hold a significant advantage in rural parts of the state. However, when votes were counted, El-Sayed led Stevens by approximately 0.55 […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/el-sayed-narrowly-led-rural-michigan-in-democratic-senate-primary/2026/08/05/">El-Sayed Narrowly Led Rural Michigan in Democratic Senate Primary</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Untitled-July-20-2026-at-15.54.15.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Untitled-July-20-2026-at-15.54.15.png?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Untitled-July-20-2026-at-15.54.15.png?resize=760%2C428&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Untitled-July-20-2026-at-15.54.15.png?resize=1296%2C729&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Untitled-July-20-2026-at-15.54.15.png?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Untitled-July-20-2026-at-15.54.15.png?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Untitled-July-20-2026-at-15.54.15.png?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Untitled-July-20-2026-at-15.54.15.png?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Untitled-July-20-2026-at-15.54.15.png?resize=780%2C439&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Untitled-July-20-2026-at-15.54.15.png?resize=400%2C225&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Untitled-July-20-2026-at-15.54.15.png?resize=706%2C397&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Untitled-July-20-2026-at-15.54.15.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>We hear constantly that rural and urban America have grown apart. The 2024 presidential map made the point in the usual way, a sea of red countryside around dense blue cities, with roughly 90% of counties shifting toward Donald Trump. That divide is real, and it is well documented. What gets less attention is how […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/the-grocery-cart-divide-how-rural-and-urban-america-sort-themselves/2026/08/05/">The Grocery Cart Divide: How Rural and Urban America Sort Themselves</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26064713365173-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26064713365173-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26064713365173-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C507&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26064713365173-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C864&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26064713365173-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26064713365173-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26064713365173-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26064713365173-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26064713365173-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26064713365173-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26064713365173-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26064713365173-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26064713365173-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26064713365173-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26064713365173-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe to get a weekly map or graph straight to your inbox. According to my analysis of data from the Atlas of Surveillance, a crowd-sourced database of police technology, nearly 800 rural law enforcement […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/are-rural-law-enforcement-agencies-using-flock-cameras/2026/08/05/">Are Rural Law Enforcement Agencies Using Flock Cameras?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="768" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C570&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C972&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1500&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C530&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ARTICLE_Spray-camp-sickness-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>This story was originally published by The Times Journal. EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s another fire season and, once again, fire crews are fighting blazes that scorch untold thousands of acres across the West. But firefighting is much more than being on the front lines of the actual fire. It’s a massive logistical undertaking to keep the […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/fire-season-contamination-warning-disrupts-kitchen-at-an-oregon-fire-camp/2026/08/04/">Fire Season: Contamination Warning Disrupts Kitchen at an Oregon Fire Camp</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="956" height="715" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Booker_T_Washington_Monument.jpg?fit=956%2C715&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Booker_T_Washington_Monument.jpg?w=956&ssl=1 956w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Booker_T_Washington_Monument.jpg?resize=760%2C568&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Booker_T_Washington_Monument.jpg?resize=768%2C574&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Booker_T_Washington_Monument.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Booker_T_Washington_Monument.jpg?resize=400%2C299&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Booker_T_Washington_Monument.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Booker_T_Washington_Monument.jpg?resize=780%2C583&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Booker_T_Washington_Monument.jpg?resize=706%2C528&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Booker_T_Washington_Monument.jpg?fit=956%2C715&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Annihilating The Hillbilly Redux: Appalachia’s Struggle Against America’s Institutions is a profoundly important book for the field of Appalachian studies that shares the author’s personal experiences, his insights, and evidence-based understanding of the ways and means by which the Appalachian Region has been historically exploited. It talks about the deliberate impoverishment of the people by […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/review-annihilating-the-hillbilly-redux-appalachias-struggle-against-americas-institutions/2026/08/04/">Review: Annihilating The Hillbilly Redux: Appalachia’s Struggle Against America’s Institutions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="675" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C675&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C501&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C854&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C506&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1012&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1350&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C791&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C675&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1318&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C514&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C264&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C465&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP18040702524025-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C675&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>For eight states, about 10% of their allotment from the Rural Health Transformation Fund will go not to rural hospitals, but to tech companies seeking innovative solutions to challenges rural healthcare providers face. The Rural Tech Catalyst Fund takes a tenth of the states’ allocation from the Rural Health Transformation Fund and diverts it to […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/rural-health-transformation-funds-go-to-tech-companies-for-innovations/2026/08/03/">Rural Health Transformation Funds Go to Tech Companies for Innovations</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Hillary-Bachelder.png?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Hillary-Bachelder.png?w=2400&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Hillary-Bachelder.png?resize=760%2C507&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Hillary-Bachelder.png?resize=1296%2C864&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Hillary-Bachelder.png?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Hillary-Bachelder.png?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Hillary-Bachelder.png?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Hillary-Bachelder.png?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Hillary-Bachelder.png?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Hillary-Bachelder.png?resize=2000%2C1333&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Hillary-Bachelder.png?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Hillary-Bachelder.png?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Hillary-Bachelder.png?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Hillary-Bachelder.png?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Hillary-Bachelder.png?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you see here? You can join the mailing list at the bottom of this article and receive more conversations like this in your inbox each week. […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/qa-the-filmmaker-asking-hard-questions-about-wildfires/2026/07/31/">Q&A: The Filmmaker Asking Hard Questions About Wildfires </a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=760%2C428&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=1296%2C729&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=780%2C439&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=400%2C225&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?resize=706%2C397&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/YR-Cover-Photo.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>Tune in to Yonder Radio for conversations about rural gerrymandering, aging in place in Wisconsin, and tribal broadband in South Dakota. This episode features bluegrass music from 80 Proof Alice.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/yonder-radio-rural-gerrymandering-aging-in-place-and-tribal-broadband/2026/07/31/">Yonder Radio: Rural Gerrymandering, Aging in Place, and Tribal Broadband</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ILLUSTRATION_Rural-health-AI_16x9-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ILLUSTRATION_Rural-health-AI_16x9-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ILLUSTRATION_Rural-health-AI_16x9-scaled.jpg?resize=760%2C428&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ILLUSTRATION_Rural-health-AI_16x9-scaled.jpg?resize=1296%2C729&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ILLUSTRATION_Rural-health-AI_16x9-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ILLUSTRATION_Rural-health-AI_16x9-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ILLUSTRATION_Rural-health-AI_16x9-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ILLUSTRATION_Rural-health-AI_16x9-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ILLUSTRATION_Rural-health-AI_16x9-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ILLUSTRATION_Rural-health-AI_16x9-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1125&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ILLUSTRATION_Rural-health-AI_16x9-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C439&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ILLUSTRATION_Rural-health-AI_16x9-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C225&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ILLUSTRATION_Rural-health-AI_16x9-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C397&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ILLUSTRATION_Rural-health-AI_16x9-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ILLUSTRATION_Rural-health-AI_16x9-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Two of the nation’s most powerful health officials predict artificial intelligence will play a key role in solving rural America’s health challenges. Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a panel of U.S. senators that AI nurses can provide “concierge care” to rural patients. Mehmet Oz, […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/patients-wary-of-governments-companies-pushing-ai-as-a-rural-healthcare-solution/2026/07/31/">Patients Wary of Governments, Companies Pushing AI as a Rural Healthcare Solution</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>
<figure><img width="1024" height="791" src="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Daily-Yonder-Rural-News-Quiz.png?fit=1024%2C791&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Daily-Yonder-Rural-News-Quiz.png?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Daily-Yonder-Rural-News-Quiz.png?resize=760%2C587&ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Daily-Yonder-Rural-News-Quiz.png?resize=1296%2C1001&ssl=1 1296w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Daily-Yonder-Rural-News-Quiz.png?resize=768%2C593&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Daily-Yonder-Rural-News-Quiz.png?resize=1536%2C1187&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Daily-Yonder-Rural-News-Quiz.png?resize=1200%2C927&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Daily-Yonder-Rural-News-Quiz.png?resize=1024%2C791&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Daily-Yonder-Rural-News-Quiz.png?resize=780%2C603&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Daily-Yonder-Rural-News-Quiz.png?resize=400%2C309&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Daily-Yonder-Rural-News-Quiz.png?resize=706%2C545&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/dailyyonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Daily-Yonder-Rural-News-Quiz.png?fit=1024%2C791&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure> <p>How closely have you been following the latest stories from rural communities across the country? From trad-wives and public art to data centers and detention centers, this month’s news highlights the challenges, celebrations, and resistance shaping rural life. Take this short quiz to see what you know.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://dailyyonder.com/what-happened-in-rural-news-this-month-3/2026/07/31/">What Happened in Rural News This Month?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dailyyonder.com">The Daily Yonder</a>.</p>