rural

Rural Kansas tries to entice businesses; Community rallies to stop fort's job cuts

Kristofor Husted — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:23:13 +0000

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Mud and Moonscape: Missouri towns struggle with flood recovery

Abbie Fentress Swanson — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:37:25 +0000

Back in April, Harvest Public Media’s Grant Gerlock headed to Tekamah, Neb., to see how planting was going for farmers on the Missouri River floodplain. The river's surging waters put thousands of farm acres in Nebraska under water last summer, causing more than $100 million in crop losses in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

Life as a rural teenager

Rehman Tungekar — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:00:00 +0000

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Rural doctor shortages and prenatal care

Rehman Tungekar — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:53:42 +0000

On this week's show, we’ll debunk some myths about forensic science and learn how a rural doctor shortage affects some patients.

Women in rural Missouri face obstacles to prenatal care

Marie French and Charles Minshew — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:41:17 +0000

There is a shortage of primary care physicians in rural areas and more than half of Missouri counties have no OB-GYN specialists, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. KBIA’s Marie French takes us to Macon, where many pregnant women often drive 30 minutes or more to get care.

Trying to keep rural towns alive

Nick Adams — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:00:49 +0000

This week on the show, people in rural areas are trying to figure out how to keep youth – and jobs – in their areas. Plus, college graduates could have a better opportunity getting a job than graduates have in the past.

Trying to keep rural towns alive

Nick Adams — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:56:19 +0000

Post office workers face uncertain future

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:22:04 +0000

Missouri senator Claire McCaskill is proposing cost cuts and a new business model to save post offices across the state. 167 rural Missouri post offices are on the chopping block as the U.S. Post Office moves toward more digital post services.