/tags/rural rural en-US Copyright Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:12:18 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2021-02-09/rural-areas-face-challenges-in-covid-vaccine-rollout Across the Midwest, the rollout of COVID vaccines has been spotty. Lots of people are having a trouble with online signups. And vaccine demand far... Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:12:18 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2021-02-09/rural-areas-face-challenges-in-covid-vaccine-rollout Natalie Krebs /news/2021-01-19/report-ohio-must-invest-in-child-care-to-address-rural-poverty A new report from the nonprofit Council for a Strong America Ohio calls on state lawmakers to increase funding for child care and early education programs… Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:52:48 GMT /news/2021-01-19/report-ohio-must-invest-in-child-care-to-address-rural-poverty Adora Namigadde /news-partners/2020-12-24/in-rural-america-fears-about-the-future-abound-as-fewer-students-go-to-college The isolation and uncertainty of the pandemic are driving the dramatic drop in numbers, threatening the already precarious economies of these areas and widening their socioeconomic drift. Thu, 24 Dec 2020 10:01:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-12-24/in-rural-america-fears-about-the-future-abound-as-fewer-students-go-to-college Jon Marcus /news/2020-12-04/covid-19-an-even-greater-burden-for-rural-health-departments-and-hospitals Maps of COVID-19 across Ohio show most all the state is experiencing severe spread, but the situation is even worse in rural areas. Allen, Hardin and… Fri, 04 Dec 2020 10:00:00 GMT /news/2020-12-04/covid-19-an-even-greater-burden-for-rural-health-departments-and-hospitals Adora Namigadde /news/2020-10-29/rural-ohio-voters-may-help-decide-the-2020-presidential-race Earl Lehner digs a big plastic scoop into a feed bin and dumps it into tray. There are four small pens next to one another, housing calves that are only a… Thu, 29 Oct 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news/2020-10-29/rural-ohio-voters-may-help-decide-the-2020-presidential-race Nick Evans /ideastream/2020-08-25/covid-19-cases-continue-spreading-in-rural-ohio-dewine-says Updated: 4:52 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 The coronavirus continues to spread into Ohio’s rural areas, as the state prepares to send out a new round of federal relief to people who have lost jobs during the pandemic, Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday in a wide-ranging news conference on COVID-19. Tue, 25 Aug 2020 20:52:42 GMT /ideastream/2020-08-25/covid-19-cases-continue-spreading-in-rural-ohio-dewine-says Nick Castele /news-partners/npr-news/2020-08-20/why-rural-america-is-fighting-the-trump-administration-on-the-post-office The agency serves areas where private carriers won't go. And in those remote communities, which helped elect the president, the Postal Service can be seen as a lifeline as well as a human connection. Thu, 20 Aug 2020 17:49:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2020-08-20/why-rural-america-is-fighting-the-trump-administration-on-the-post-office Kirk Siegler /ideastream/2020-07-29/lack-of-covid-testing-leaves-rural-counties-in-the-dark-on-disease-spread Ohio officials have focused testing resources in high-risk areas, like Cuyahoga County and other more populated areas. But what about less populated rural Ohio communities? Geauga County, for example, remains at Level 1 out of 4 in the state’s risk assessment, even as adjacent counties have seen large increases in COVID-19 cases. Does that actually mean there’s less coronavirus spread there? Wed, 29 Jul 2020 17:13:52 GMT /ideastream/2020-07-29/lack-of-covid-testing-leaves-rural-counties-in-the-dark-on-disease-spread /news/2020-06-04/ohio-state-research-finds-abortion-restrictions-hit-rural-areas-harder A study recently published by researchers at The Ohio State University found significant disparities emerging in Ohio's abortion rates over the last… Thu, 04 Jun 2020 19:54:59 GMT /news/2020-06-04/ohio-state-research-finds-abortion-restrictions-hit-rural-areas-harder Clare Roth /news/2020-04-09/ohio-valley-faces-pandemic-with-health-system-hollowed-by-hospital-closures As new cases of coronavirus mount in the Ohio Valley, health officials are bracing for an onslaught of patients and what could be unprecedented demand for… Thu, 09 Apr 2020 10:14:13 GMT /news/2020-04-09/ohio-valley-faces-pandemic-with-health-system-hollowed-by-hospital-closures Liam Niemeyer