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COVID relief money was supposed to be a lifeline for small towns recovering from the pandemic, but some found the paperwork too daunting and missed on on the funds.

Air pollution has traditionally been measured by the size of particles, which tend to be larger in urban areas than in rural ones. But a new study from the University of Illinois suggests that the toxicity of air in rural areas is just as bad as in urban ones.

The federal government is offering grant money to help address the problem, but small towns fear they lack the tech knowhow and resources to defend their systems and are daunted by grant applications.

Small towns far from big cities rely upon federal grants to help them, but numerous definitions of what the government considers rural make that complicated.

Millions of American consumers still rely on 3G devices and technology, and its phase-out is underway as 5G services expands across the country.

Communities across the Midwest are tempting new residents with cash and free land, with mixed success and some lessons learned.

Four decades ago, a town in Kansas and a town in Colorado competed to become home to a giant meatpacking plant that, at the time, was the largest of its kind in the world. Here’s what has happened to them since.

On any given night, an estimated 943 people in rural Kansas are homeless. But the actual numbers are likely far greater.

Tisa Mason job comes with a lot of the challenges many colleges face: building enrollment, working to keep college affordable and the lengthy battle with Covid-19, both here and at the campus Fort Hays State helps operate in China.

A lack of child care options in rural Kansas leaves families desperate and threatens the future of small towns.