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Posts Tagged ‘Report for America’

Powell Gardens’ Festival of Butterflies Brings New Life to the Metro

By | July 28, 2021 | 0
A butterfly at Powell Gardens.

Powell Gardens has brought together a host of exotic critters for the 24th annual Festival of Butterflies. The event brings attention to pollination and the life cycle of the butterfly.

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Harvesting a Bumper Crop in Agritourism

By | July 21, 2021 | 0
Fahrmeier Farm creates a farm destination to last all day with photo ops, snacks and toys.

Agritourism revenue tripled nationwide from 2002 to 2017, and it’s still on the rise in Kansas and Missouri.

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On the Edge: More Suburbanites Embrace Rural Life

By | July 14, 2021 | 0
Natalie Eddings plays with her daughter, Noelle (2), and dog, Ginger, in their large, Odessa backyard. The space they gained from the move makes Eddings' commute to the city twice a week well worth it.

Soaring home prices and expanding remote work options are prompting more suburbanites to opt for rural communities to live.

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Blank Page Gambit Pays Off for Northeast News

By | May 14, 2021 | 0
In March, the Northeast News delivered a newspaper with a blank front page to highlight its financial plight.

The community rallied around the Northeast News when the struggling neighborhood newspaper published an edition with a blank front page.

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It Takes A Village to Reach Rural Broadband Fringe

By | May 6, 2021 | 0
A grain elevator in Turney, Missouri, looms large over the small community. An elevator in neighboring Stewartsville will be the location of the intelligent router sending broadband signals to the village.

U.S. Ignite broadband experiment finds a host in a tiny Missouri village.

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