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Wildfires have become more common in Great Plains states. City outskirts and rural areas where cedars spread aggressively face some of the highest risks.
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Hundreds of thousands of people died in the pandemic because they didn’t trust the government or their neighbors to do the right thing. And it’s not getting better. Today distrust is making people sicker, especially where health care is fragile across giant swaths of rural America.
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An Oklahoma tribal nation and two telephone companies are receiving $67.4 million to expand broadband access in rural Oklahoma.
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Experts worry hoarding is on the rise in Kansas amid a lack of support for those who struggle with it, straining families and communities.
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Senior citizens who want to live in the same rural towns where they grew up face a growing problem ... how to get around. Unreliable transportation means many seniors have trouble shopping for groceries, visiting family and getting to medical care. However, there might be one solution.
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Almost half of Oklahoma's rural hospitals are at risk of shutting down, according to a new report from a national health policy group.
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There aren’t enough doctors in rural Oklahoma to meet patients’ needs. In fact, the majority of counties are designated as Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. That’s got a lot to do with how doctors are educated. And now medical schools and residency programs are addressing the shortage, head on.
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The number of volunteer firefighters has dropped sharply nationwide, a trend that appears to be gripping rural Texas communities.
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Counties in Southeast Oklahoma and the panhandle will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to bring high-speed Internet to rural communities.
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Forces pushing rural decline are much bigger than state incentives and small-town organizing.