The Yonder Report - May 7, 2026
The Yonder Report
A dialysis unit has closed in rural Nebraska due to lower Medicare reimbursement rates, "deaths of despair" are slowly declining nationwide but still more common in Appalachia and a South Dakota rancher plants native grasses to fight drought.
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The Yonder Report - April 30, 2026
The Yonder Report
A record wildfire season is predicted for parts of the U.S., An Illinois researcher says the Farm Bill is an opportunity to address more than just agriculture and one group is turning surrendered guns into garden tools and artwork.
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The Yonder Report - April 23, 2026
The Yonder Report
Political attitudes among rural voters are shifting, maternity care is complex – and becoming more so in rural Illinois communities where demographics have changed and Minnesotans vow to fight efforts overturning a ban on mining in the Boundary Waters.
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The Yonder Report - April 16, 2026
The Yonder Report
A loophole in reimbursement rates is partly to blame for rural hospitals closing, Maine may become the first state to ban large-scale data centers and farmers' financial woes are made worse by laws that prevent them from fixing their farm equipment.
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The Yonder Report - April 9, 2026
The Yonder Report
Libraries in rural Texas are doing double duty as they loan books and lend telehealth expertise, as health insurance costs soar, some turn to their local Farm Bureau and rural communities are getting federal help to fix aging water infrastructure.
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The Yonder Report - April 2, 2026
The Yonder Report
Telehealth is a lifesaver for aging populations in rural Texas, but experts say it shouldn't replace in-person care, South Dakota's ag university sees more students majoring in rangeland management and Maine improves kids' success by embracing rural community schools.
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The Yonder Report - March 26, 2026
The Yonder Report
The neediest in Missouri are watching the possible effects of cuts to Medicaid, Illinois is among several states raising alarms over AI data centers and building resiliency among teenagers is the goal of Trekkers in Rockland, Maine.
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The Yonder Report - March 19, 2026
The Yonder Report
Barriers for Americans with disabilities are still common in both rural and urban communities, the expansion of detention centers across the country could hurt rural economies and deteriorating water infrastructure is costing Eastern Kentuckians.
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The Yonder Report - March 12, 2026
The Yonder Report
Staff cuts at the USDA could hinder the rollout of a regenerative agriculture program, rural voters led a record-turnout in the Texas primaries, and conservationists there worry a massive border wall will spoil the Rio Grande.
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The Yonder Report - March 5, 2026
The Yonder Report
Advocates for those with disabilities in Idaho and nationwide are alarmed by proposed Medicaid cuts, programs that provide virtual crisis care are making inroads in rural South Dakota and Wyoming, and the mighty bison returns to Texas.
info_outlineThe crackdown on undocumented immigrants in Minneapolis has created chaos for a nearby agricultural community, federal funding cuts have upended tribal solar projects in Montana and similar cuts to a college program have left some students scrambling.