Rural Resurrection

Top 5 Midwest Towns for Halloween

A couple years ago I profiled the Top 8 Small Midwest Towns for Christmas. It of course makes sense to do something similar for Halloween. There are a number of… Read more »

Nebraska Planning Conference 2021 – The Recap

In consideration of the chaotic mess that the world has been over the past couple years, it feels good when something actually goes well. By all accounts this year’s Nebraska… Read more »

Should your Community have an On-Call Planner?

Many small communities have an on-call engineer. Someone that works on engineering tasks when a project requires the use of a professional engineer to do the work. These communities can… Read more »

National Community Planning Month 2021

Every October is National Community Planning Month. No, it doesn’t mean that you have to take your planner to lunch….but I’ll keep campaigning for that custom each year! It also… Read more »

USDA Launches Resource Guide for Disaster Resiliency

Two weeks ago the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled a disaster resiliency resource guide. The guide is being rolled out as part of National Preparedness Month to help… Read more »

The Nebraska Planning Conference is Back!

Recently I witnessed a community event that was experiencing record turnouts. With the vaccination numbers going up, a number of the social distancing requirements have been relaxed and people are… Read more »

National Day of Service and Remembrance

Family members of lost loved ones from the 9/11 terror attacks started efforts to start annual day of service and remembrance in the years following the event. They didn’t want… Read more »

Star Communities: Lindström, Minnesota

Star Communities are those communities that have shined above the rest. They may have overcome immense tragedy, or they have simply excelled beyond expectations for a town of their size…. Read more »

Public Art in the Rain?

Rain doesn’t mix well with most art. However, there is one form of art that actually needs rain to work. A new product called Rainworks can be used to add… Read more »