Category: Rural Headlines

EXCERPT: “Rural students often qualify for financial aid and supports earmarked for low-income and/or first-generation students. But the push at many private colleges and universities in Minnesota to attract and retain students based on their rural status, specifically, is a lesser-known facet of ensuring equitable access. ‘There has been a push, more recently, on rural ...

EXCERPT: “President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at making it easier for companies to deploy high-speed broadband networks in rural areas. Speaking at the annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Nashville Monday, Trump unveiled and then signed a presidential order that expedites federal permitting to allow broadband expansion in rural areas and makes it ...

EXCERPT: “Creative Minnesota, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts and the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council released a new study Wednesday indicating that the arts have a large impact on Hubbard County. The total annual economic impact of 15 arts and culture organizations, their audiences and 170 artists and creative workers in Hubbard County is ...

EXCERPT: “Seventy five percent of farmers and farm workers surveyed in conjunction with an online study say they are or have been directly impacted by opioid abuse — compared to less than half of all rural residents. Only 31 percent of all survey respondents indicated they know that rural communities are affected most by the opioid ...

EXCERPT: “Select fire departments across southwest Minnesota will get a financial boost toward remaining active in saving lives and protecting property in rural Minnesota. Eight rural fire departments in communities of populations less than 10,000 in The Globe’s coverage area received Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants, administered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The 50-percent matching grants ...

EXCERPT: “House Transportation Committee Chairman Paul Torkelson has heard the recent criticism over new Corridors of Commerce standards and could consider future changes if the standards appear to take away needed funding from Greater Minnesota roads. Torkelson said last week he’s waiting for the Minnesota Department of Transportation to finish gathering public feedback before examining the new ...

EXCERPT: “People living in rural areas, particularly in minority communities, are among those that could be most severely affected by underfunding and a lack of preparation for the 2020 Census, a new report highlights. Census officials have long had difficulty in counting Americans in rural areas, but the challenge could be exacerbated in 2020 by a ...

The Center for Rural Policy & Development is seeking a new CEO. The President & CEO is the Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Rural Policy and Development. The President & CEO reports to the Board of Directors and is responsible for the organization’s achievement of its mission and objectives according to the strategic ...

EXCERPT: “To Milagros Zegarra, the forests and lakes of Bemidji are a far cry from the bustling streets and beaches of Lima, Peru. Zegarra spent most of her years growing up in Peru’s capital city, attending medical school and beginning her career as a doctor there. But in 2002, Zegarra came to the United States, partly ...