Rural Resurrection

Fall In Love With Your Community….Again

It’s Valentine’s Day, so writing something about love is apropos. When I first started writing this post, it started off as a “how to show love to your community” type… Read more »

Ghost Towns: Ardmore, South Dakota

While conducting some research at my job, I came across the story of Ardmore, South Dakota. Interestingly enough, there’s a residential subdivision in the city that I work for named… Read more »

Implementation Month: In-Kind Donations

This January Rural Resurrection is celebrating the third annual National Implementation Month! So let the festivities begin! But where do you start? Funding is often discussed in implementation, but not… Read more »

MLK Day of Service

On the third Monday of January of each year, we recognize Martin Luther King Jr. and his efforts to unite communities to a more positive future. However, MLK Day is… Read more »

Implementation Month: The Implementation Plan

This January Rural Resurrection is celebrating the third annual National Implementation Month! So let the festivities begin! But where do you start? Of course, the writer with a planning background… Read more »

National Implementation Month 2022

Happy National Implementation Month!! This year’s National Implementation Month is the 3rd on record and won’t be the last. The concept for the month-long event came out of my earlier… Read more »

Looking Back on 2021

As we move toward the start of another year many of us look back fondly at the various events that took place. Looking back, we also reflect on the happenings… Read more »

Sweep Away Junk Cars

For those who do not know, December is National Car Donation Month! Sure, it’s not a holiday that typically supplants the visions of sugar plums dancing in kids’ heads. Then… Read more »

NLC Report Highlights Rural Challenges

There are a number of organizations out there that are supportive of communities around the nation. The National League of Cities (NLC) is one of those organizations. NLC calls itself… Read more »

What is a “Ghost Kitchen”?

Halloween has been over for a few weeks now, but there is a new type of business that has been a little scary to planning and zoning administrators. Ghost kitchens… Read more »