Rural Resurrection

Star Communities: Newton, Iowa

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 »

STEP up for Pedestrian Safety

Pedestrian safety is an issue for every community, large or small. Whether it involves a four-land divided road carrying 80,000 vehicles a day or a blind intersection on a residential… Read more »

Cavalier’s Stimulus Program Keeps Local Economy Moving

The past year has certainly been taxing on everyone. Beyond the health-related impacts of the pandemic, small businesses have been amongst the hardest hit by the events of this year…. Read more »

Implementation Month: Celebration

It’s National Implementation Month! We are in a new year and a couple weeks removed from a horrendous 2020. There should be a renewed sense of purpose, rekindled fire within…. Read more »

Implementation Month: Resources

Rural Resurrection has declared January as National Implementation Month! So let the festivities begin! But where do you start? Last year we discussed the need to create a Implementation Matrix…. Read more »

National Implementation Month 2021

In January 2020 I declared that January would henceforth become National Implementation Month. This idea was developed as a follow-up to an October 2019 article related to National Planning Month… Read more »

Looking Back on 2020

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

Support Business Community COVID-19 Contributions

This post the latest in Rural Resurrection’s ongoing series regarding COVID-19. Rural Resurrection will be posting regularly about the virus’ impact on rural governments and what local leaders can do…. Read more »

Downtown Clarinda a Model of Local Buy-In

Clarinda is a small town of a little over 5,000 persons in southwest Iowa, just a relatively short jaunt from my hometown of Red Oak. Early in its history, Clarinda’s… Read more »

Ghost Towns: Lemoyne, Nebraska

Ghost Towns is a relatively new category for the Rural Resurrection website. Our first posting in this category was on Mystic, South Dakota. There’s an old saying, “Those who cannot… Read more »