Opinion – Dee Davis: Breathitt County, J.D. Vance, and me
By Dee Davis The Daily Yonder Sigmund Freud says we embrace mythical origin stories of leaders, warriors, and saints to…
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Some Kentuckians, like many rural Americans, are too poor to qualify for federal flood protections
This story was produced through a collaboration between the Daily Yonder, which covers rural America, and Climate Central, a nonadvocacy…
Rural Kentucky attorney John Rosenberg honored for ‘unending commitment’ to the Commonweatlh
By Liz Carey The Daily Yonder John and Jean Rosenberg thought they’d stay a few years in Eastern Kentucky and…
New study shows the top healthcare issue in rural America is mental health and addiction
By Liz Carey The Daily Yonder For the first time in 20 years, mental health and addiction are more pressing…
Daily Yonder: Civil rights activist William H. Turner discusses his new book, The Harlan Renaissance
Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders…
COVID vaccination rates increasing dramatically across nation; new vaccine rates higher for rural
The Rural Blog New coronavirus vaccination in rural and urban counties increased dramatically last week. Rural counties still have a…
Olympic debut increases exposure to rock climbing, and to the delicate locations home to climbing sites
By Haley Cush The Daily Yonder For the first time in its history, the Olympic Games will include climbing as…
Daily Yonder: In Eastern Kentucky, farm-to-table food nurture’s relationships, builds strong communities
By Kim Kobersmith The Daily Yonder Featured prominently at the center of the Wrigley Taproom & Eatery in Corbin is…
Daily Yonder: Traveling the wilderness road with actor and Ky. native Ned Beatty, a remembrance
By Jack Wright The Daily Yonder The world of stage and screen is mourning the death of prolific actor Ned…
Appalachia’s mine cleanup grows more dangerous, and expensive, but little money remains for cleanup
By Anya Slepyan The Daily Yonder Appalachia has an abandoned mine land (AML) problem, and it’s much bigger and costlier…
Daily Yonder: How Amy McGrath defeated Charles Booker in Democratic primary — by the numbers
By Tim Marema Editor, Daily Yonder Former Marine Corps pilot Amy McGrath took the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in…
Daily Yonder: In historic First, protests spread to more than 3,000 towns across United States
By John W. Miller The Daily Yonder As one of the only black kids growing up in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania (pop….
Analysis: In the election this year, it really was cities, close-in suburbs where a big shift happened
By Bill Bishop The Daily Yonder This time, it really was the cities and suburbs. The television maps of Kentucky’s…
School for luthiers in tiny Kentucky town is starting nonprofit to make stringed instuments; set to hire 60
By Al Cross The Rural Blog A small Appalachian county seat that has never had a factory is getting a…
‘The Real Mayberry’ — yes, it’s a place where Andy Griffith grew up and represents rural hometowns
By Heather Chapman The Rural Blog Mount Airy, N.C., population about 10,000, was the inspiration for the fictional town of…
Commentary: Government does not create private sector jobs; direct rural jobs ire elsewhere
By Timothy Collins The Daily Yonder From its earliest beginnings, the United States has been a divided nation, often struggling…