/tags/rural Rural en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 10 Oct 2023 09:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2023-10-10/behind-the-emergency-thats-threatening-ambulance-services-paramedics Colorado’s ambulance services are stretched dangerously thin — which spells trouble for residents and overworked EMTs and paramedics. KUNC statehouse reporter Lucas Brady Woods sat down with In The NoCo's Robyn Vincent to explain why they are on the brink of collapse. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 09:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2023-10-10/behind-the-emergency-thats-threatening-ambulance-services-paramedics In The NoCo /news/2023-02-13/11-states-consider-right-to-repair-for-farming-equipment Lawmakers in Colorado and 10 other states have introduced bills that would force farming equipment manufacturers to provide the tools, software, parts and manuals needed for farmers to do their own repairs. Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:43:06 GMT /news/2023-02-13/11-states-consider-right-to-repair-for-farming-equipment Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/Report for America /news/2023-01-28/wave-of-rural-nursing-home-closures-grows-amid-staffing-crunch Many small-town care facilities that remain open are limiting admissions, citing a lack of staff, while a wave of others shutter. Sat, 28 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /news/2023-01-28/wave-of-rural-nursing-home-closures-grows-amid-staffing-crunch Tony Leys, Kaiser Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /health/2023-01-26/transgender-people-in-rural-america-struggle-to-find-doctors-willing-or-able-to-provide-care Many health professionals in rural areas don’t know how to provide gender-affirming care, leaving transgender patients with few options. Thu, 26 Jan 2023 13:13:00 GMT /health/2023-01-26/transgender-people-in-rural-america-struggle-to-find-doctors-willing-or-able-to-provide-care Helen Santoro | Kaiser Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /regional-news/2022-10-07/link-between-cheyenne-and-northern-colorado-among-public-transit-proposals-in-mountain-west Transportation officials in Colorado and Wyoming are collaborating on a mass transit feasibility study as they consider adding a new bus route between Cheyenne, Wyo., and the northern Front Range in Colorado. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 19:57:26 GMT /regional-news/2022-10-07/link-between-cheyenne-and-northern-colorado-among-public-transit-proposals-in-mountain-west Emma VandenEinde /regional-news/2022-09-27/usda-boosts-rural-broadband-buildouts-in-parts-of-the-mountain-west The Biden administration announced last week that it's giving $502 million in loans and grants to rural communities and telecommunications companies to expand high-speed internet access. The list of grantees includes projects in Colorado, Montana and Wyoming. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:25:02 GMT /regional-news/2022-09-27/usda-boosts-rural-broadband-buildouts-in-parts-of-the-mountain-west Emma VandenEinde /regional-news/2022-05-09/a-nonprofit-is-advocating-for-the-return-of-passenger-rail-service-in-rural-regions All Aboard Northwest is advocating for the return of passenger rail service to states in the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, and Midwest that are under or unserved by Amtrak or other passenger rail operators. Many Wyoming communities have not had passenger service for over 50 years. Mon, 09 May 2022 11:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2022-05-09/a-nonprofit-is-advocating-for-the-return-of-passenger-rail-service-in-rural-regions Hugh Cook /regional-news/2022-04-01/experts-say-housing-crunch-economic-growth-are-gentrifying-the-rural-west The affordable housing crisis is usually understood as a problem in the Mountain West’s cities and resort towns. But it’s also happening in rural areas with booming economies. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 11:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2022-04-01/experts-say-housing-crunch-economic-growth-are-gentrifying-the-rural-west Bert Johnson /regional-news/2022-01-16/broadband-subsidy-slow-in-reaching-much-of-the-rural-west In Idaho, Utah and Wyoming, less than 8% of qualifying households had taken advantage of a federal broadband subsidy. But an expansion in eligibility may mean an uptick in uptake. Sun, 16 Jan 2022 13:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2022-01-16/broadband-subsidy-slow-in-reaching-much-of-the-rural-west Nate Hegyi /community/2021-11-15/while-the-nations-new-and-young-farmer-population-shrinks-yuma-county-sees-growth Smaller county populations are shrinking as bigger counties’ are growing. 2020 census data show that is as true in Colorado as it is nationally. Rural birth rates are dropping, death rates are rising and young people are moving away. Some leave behind multi-generational farming legacies and the land that comes with it. Others are coming back. Mon, 15 Nov 2021 22:42:09 GMT /community/2021-11-15/while-the-nations-new-and-young-farmer-population-shrinks-yuma-county-sees-growth Adam Rayes