Rural Missouri /tags/rural-missouri Rural Missouri en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT Mizzou launches research center focused on energy in rural communities /health-science-environment/2025-02-05/university-missouri-launches-research-center-focused-energy-rural-communities A renewable energy group is concerned the center’s funding may cloud its findings. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-02-05/university-missouri-launches-research-center-focused-energy-rural-communities Jana Rose Schleis Missourians with medical debt suffer financial, physical and emotional toll, report finds /health-science-environment/2024-03-07/missourians-with-medical-debt-suffer-financial-physical-and-emotional-toll-report-finds A Missouri Foundation for Health report finds both planned and unexpected costs of medical care create financial, physical and emotional burdens for the state’s residents. Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:01:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-03-07/missourians-with-medical-debt-suffer-financial-physical-and-emotional-toll-report-finds Sarah Fentem Rural towns say they need a hand to fight off hackers and ransomware /government-politics-issues/2022-01-31/rural-towns-say-they-need-a-hand-to-fight-off-hackers-and-ransomware The federal government is offering grant money to help address the problem, but small towns fear they lack the tech knowhow and resources to defend their systems and are daunted by grant applications. Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:29:17 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-01-31/rural-towns-say-they-need-a-hand-to-fight-off-hackers-and-ransomware Jonathan Ahl A former police chief explores how the system failed her sister — and rural Missouri /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-20/a-former-police-chief-explores-how-the-system-failed-her-sister-and-rural-missouri Betty Frizzell is the former police chief of Winfield, Missouri. Her memoir, “If You Can’t Quit Cryin’, You Can’t Come Here No More," explores her family's history of poverty, crime and mental illness. Fri, 21 Jan 2022 20:41:28 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-01-20/a-former-police-chief-explores-how-the-system-failed-her-sister-and-rural-missouri Sarah Fenske What makes a town ‘rural’? The answer can mean the difference of billions in federal aid /government-politics-issues/2022-01-18/what-makes-a-town-rural-the-answer-can-mean-the-difference-of-billions-in-federal-aid Small towns far from big cities rely upon federal grants to help them, but numerous definitions of what the government considers rural make that complicated. Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:15:22 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-01-18/what-makes-a-town-rural-the-answer-can-mean-the-difference-of-billions-in-federal-aid Jonathan Ahl Rural areas continue to lose grocery stores, gain dollar stores /economy-business/2022-01-04/rural-areas-continue-to-lose-grocery-stores-gain-dollar-stores New data from the USDA shows rural areas are losing their grocery, specialty food and convenience stores and gaining some dollar stores and superstores. Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:59:00 GMT /economy-business/2022-01-04/rural-areas-continue-to-lose-grocery-stores-gain-dollar-stores Jonathan Ahl High-tech group will work to improve rural health care in the region /health-science-environment/2021-11-15/high-tech-group-will-work-to-improve-rural-health-care-in-the-region The high-tech innovation group BioSTL has opened a center to focus on bringing new technologies to the region to expand quality care to remote areas. Mon, 15 Nov 2021 12:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-11-15/high-tech-group-will-work-to-improve-rural-health-care-in-the-region Jonathan Ahl Hawley Sees Drug Abuse And Economic Decline As Biggest Problems During Rural Tour /government-politics-issues/2019-08-26/hawley-sees-drug-abuse-and-economic-decline-as-biggest-problems-during-rural-tour U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley had relatively simple goals in his tour last week of some of Missouri’s most economically distressed communities: Listen to… Mon, 26 Aug 2019 20:26:07 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-08-26/hawley-sees-drug-abuse-and-economic-decline-as-biggest-problems-during-rural-tour Jason Rosenbaum Rural Businesses Need Better Internet Access To Expand, But Solutions Aren’t So Easy /2019-01-28/rural-businesses-need-better-internet-access-to-expand-but-solutions-arent-so-easy Swiss Meat and Sausage has been butchering animals and selling meats in a small, unincorporated east-central Missouri town for 50 years. Co-owner Janice... Mon, 28 Jan 2019 20:21:47 GMT /2019-01-28/rural-businesses-need-better-internet-access-to-expand-but-solutions-arent-so-easy Jonathan Ahl