Efforts to develop outdoor sport opportunities is changing the economic future of two small Utah cities ...

NOEL, Mo. – A small, rural town in the Ozarks is grappling with finding a path forward after a Tyson Foods Inc. plant closure left nearly a third of its residents jobless. "The people around here are ...

Ten strangers — a mix of conservative and liberal — gathered for a discussion about the rural-urban divide. They came ...

It's no secret that those who live in big cities and those who live in rural areas live different lives. So, if you're ...

One rural Minnesota grocery store continues to anchor its community while preparing to share its story on a national stage.

Nevaeh Scott graduated from high school in rural Kansas with a class of 42 students. As a first-generation student and the oldest of three kids, she said there was “a lot to navigate” when looking at ...

Rural communities in Utah, such as Vernal and Richfield, are investing in outdoor recreation to offset the volatility of resource-based industries like oil and gas. The national outdoor recreation ...

The south-central Nebraska town of Bertrand hadn’t seen a newly built house or apartment for 16 years until a fiveplex rose ...

The Main Street Pub & Grill in Bancroft makes use of an old department store building. Rural towns are shrinking and growing older, but ISU researchers have identified some that support aging in place ...

Driving through the Arkansas Delta this time of year, the view feels timeless. Cotton fields that once resembled freshly fallen snow now sit compressed into bright white bales, stacked neatly along ...