Extras

Small School Does Something Extra for Food-Insecure Students
Seneca's community spirit extends to a program that gives help to students in need.
Small School Does Something Extra for Food-Insecure Students

Local Radio Station Knows Their Audience
WRDN doesn’t just exist on the radio waves in Pepin County.
Local Radio Station Knows Their Audience

Rural Tech Company Targets Workers Wanting the Country Life
Homespun wisdom may be helping BAPI succeed against the odds in tiny Gays Mills, Wis.
Rural Tech Company Targets Workers Wanting the Country Life

Changing Small Town Culture Puts Emergency Response at Risk
Rural community change can negatively affect public safety in surprising ways.
Changing Small Town Culture Puts Emergency Response at Risk

Small Farm Closings Threaten 'America’s Dairyland' Image
Rural communities are struck by the loss of an identity long associated with small farms.
Small Farm Closings Threaten 'America’s Dairyland' Image

Beer-Based Tourism Serves Up Solution for One Town’s Decline
Driftless Brewery is on its way in Soldiers Grove, evidence of a changing village.
Beer-Based Tourism Serves Up Solution for One Town’s Decline

Church Emphasizes Shared Faith to Integrate New Immigrants
A church in Arcadia is bursting at the seams due to its newest immigrant population.
Church Emphasizes Shared Faith to Integrate New Immigrants

Portraits of Rural Life Reveal Resilience Amid Challenges
Those on Wisconsin’s western border believe "rural life is the best life there is."
Portraits of Rural Life Reveal Resilience Amid Challenges

Laura Ingalls Wilder Celebration Focuses on Rural Values
Pepin’s Laura Ingalls Wilder Days celebrates what it means to be rural.