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Avian flu detected at another Colorado dairy
October 30, 2026
State health officials say humans are safe, especially if the milk they drink is pasteurized.
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Kemp says Audi plant delivers on pledge to grow jobs in rural Georgia
October 30, 2026
Project set to invest approximately $4 billion and create around 4,500 high-tech regional jobs.
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With a shortage of young striped bass, Maine anglers fear for their sport’s future
October 30, 2026
Few juvenile stripers have survived in recent years, putting the beloved recreational fishery at risk.
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In the year before Trump’s tariffs, Kansas lost 700 farms. Times are getting harder. Yet questioning Trump’s impact too often leaves farmers attacked by both red and blue partisans.
October 30, 2026
The blame game obscures a bigger loss of small-town rural culture that’s accelerating.
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How a law to allow microgrids made way for a massive data center in New Mexico
October 29, 2026
Critics say a last-minute amendment made an “end run around public regulation” for Project Jupiter.
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Should wood remain the king of home construction?
October 29, 2026
As wildfires spread, makers of concrete and steel want us to rethink what our homes are made of.
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Two candidates are running to represent Ward C in Farmville’s Town Council election
October 29, 2026
The Town of Farmville, which is in Prince Edward County, is divided into five wards.
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Michigan’s free community college shuts out rural universities. They want in
October 29, 2026
The universities’ lobbying effort comes as the state works to meet a goal of arming 60% of its residents with a postsecondary credential by 2030.
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River otters are returning to southeast Ohio after a very long absence
October 29, 2026
There had been no reports of river otters along a stretch of the Sunday Creek watershed for more than a century.
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Mixed results for NC farmers in 2026
October 28, 2026
Weather proved bad for corn but good for sweet potatoes. Other crops fell somewhere in between for NC farmers, but diesel prices were a drag.
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It’s already illegal for noncitizens to vote in state elections. However, it will be on West Virginia ballots this November.
October 28, 2026
The West Virginia constitution already says that voters must be citizens of the state. Five other states have introduced ballot measures requiring U.S. citizenship for voting.
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State senator from Rutland County arrested, jailed on domestic assault charge
October 28, 2026
Terry Williams, of Poultney, is set to appear in court Wednesday afternoon for an arraignment on the offense, according to Vermont State Police.
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A String of Violence Rocked a Small Town Three Years Ago. Now, Funding Cuts May Cause More Problems In Wewoka.
October 28, 2026
The gang violence that drew statewide media coverage in late 2023 did not arise in isolation.
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Talarico holds rally in Amarillo
October 28, 2026
U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico is touring the state ahead of Tuesday’s election. People who couldn’t get into the building could hear his speech from speakers that were set up outside.
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Rural Counties Face Hurdles in Tapping State Question 781 Money
October 28, 2026
Ten years after Oklahoma voters approved a pair of ballot initiatives to ease prison overcrowding and expand local diversion programs, lawmakers and court officials say there’s still work to do to accomplish the people’s will.
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