This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. At the Community Farmers Market in Bowling Green, Kentucky, vendors and shoppers are adjusting to the new normal during the coronavirus pandemic. That includes wearing face coverings, maintaining distance and taking other precautions to avoid spreading the virus. Market manager Susan […]
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Using the White House Coronavirus Task Force definition, the Daily Yonder found that 32 percent of rural counties and 41 percent of metropolitan counties should be enacting more stringent measures to control the spread of COVID-19. A third of all rural counties are in a “red zone” for COVID-19 cases, […]
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While the Trump administration threatens to cut funding for school districts that don’t reopen in the fall, rural schools try to find the best way to move forward in the era of COVID-19 education. When Meigs Middle School in Decatur, Tennessee, closed its doors for the spring break on March […]
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More than four months into the coronavirus pandemic, how close are the U.S. and the world to a safe and effective vaccine? Scientists say they see steady progress and are expressing cautious optimism that a vaccine could be ready by spring. As of early July, roughly 160 vaccine projects were […]
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Shape-note singing has deep roots in Appalachia and the American south. Popular first in 18th and 19th-century New England, shape-note singing is a tradition that relies on group participation. But what happens when groups can’t get together and sing? In a special report exploring folkways traditions, as part of the […]
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Rural schools have a backlog of infrastructure needs that will make reopening riskier for students and staff. Funds from the Moving Forward Act should be earmarked to make those improvements. Classrooms with poor ventilation, busted light bulbs and limited space for social distancing. Broken pipes, bad internet connections and teachers […]
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