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The Yonder Report

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Bringing you the news from rural America. The Yonder Report, hosted by Roz Brown, is a 3-minute weekly newscast highlighting the vibrant, resilient spirit of living and working in Rural America. Despite the news media's consolidation into big cities, stories coming from thousands of small communities across the country are no less urgent and relevant to our national conversation. The Daily Yonder and Public News Service are teaming up to deliver this short, fast-paced roundup of rural news that features a wide variety of rural voices and keeps listeners informed and engaged on underreported is...

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The Yonder Report – January 15, 2026 15.01.2026

Rural Appalachia is being eyed for massive AI centers, but locals are pushing back, some farmers say government payments meant to ease tariff burdens won’t cover their losses and rural communities explore novel ways to support home-based childcare.

The Yonder Report – January 8, 2026 08.01.2026

Debt collectors may soon be knocking on doors in Kentucky over unpaid utility bills, a new Colorado law could help homeowners facing high property insurance due to wildfire risk, and after deadly flooding, Texas plans a new warning system.

The Yonder Report – January 1, 2026 01.01.2026

From electric oyster farming in Maine, to Jewish descendants reviving a historic farming settlement in New Jersey and the resurgence of the Cherokee language in North Carolina, the Daily Yonder looks back at 2025.

The Yonder Report – December 25, 2025 25.12.2025

Farmworkers’ advocates say Trump administration cuts to ag workers’ wages will deepen poverty, another effort is underway to sell off national parks and a Colorado artist is practicing civil disobedience to protest their perceived politicization.