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Tag: rural

Posted inEnvironment

‘A public health crisis in the making’: Agriculture pollutes underground drinking water in Minnesota. Well owners pay the price.

by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest January 12, 2023January 23, 2023

More than 1 million Minnesotans drink from private wells but few know if their water is safe, experts said.

Posted inGovernment, National, Uncategorized

Here’s what you need to know about the Farm Bill

by Brittney J. Miller, The Gazette January 12, 2023January 23, 2023
Posted inEducation, IowaWatch

List of Iowa districts with 500 or fewer students

by Leah McBride Mensching / IowaWatch April 1, 2022
Posted inEducation, IowaWatch, The Lead Story

Iowa rural educators say ‘student first’ proposal undermines them

by Leah McBride Mensching / IowaWatch April 1, 2022
Posted inBusiness & Consumer Affairs, IowaWatch, Small Town Solutions: Staying Vital in Rural Iowa

Elma, population 505, meets town needs through bridge building, $1.4 million project

by Pat Kinney / IowaWatch February 25, 2022
Posted inGovernment & Politics, IowaWatch, Small Town Solutions: Staying Vital in Rural Iowa

Iowa’s shrinking towns could be state, regional mentors

by Pat Kinney / IowaWatch February 25, 2022
Posted inBusiness & Consumer Affairs, IowaWatch, Small Town Solutions: Staying Vital in Rural Iowa, The Lead Story

Iowan visits every town and city in the state in 5 years. Here’s what he learned.

by Lyle Muller / IowaWatch December 21, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus, Rural America

Rural Covid-19 Infections Rise for Eighth Straight Week

by Tim Murphy and Tim Marema, The Daily Yonder August 25, 2021January 20, 2023
Posted inFighting COVID-19 in Iowa, Health, IowaWatch

Rural areas face challenges in COVID vaccine rollout

by Natalie Krebs / Iowa Public Radio and Side Effects Public Media February 10, 2021
Posted inEducation, IowaWatch, The Lead Story

Rural schools battled bad internet, low attendance in the pandemic. Will spring semester be better?

by Peter Cameron / Wisconsin Watch January 21, 2021

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