Rural Resurrection

Mobile Audienced

There are a number of blogs that I follow throughout the blogosphere and from time to time they give me inspiration for my own pieces. Main Street America has their… Read more »

Ghost Towns: Mystic, South Dakota

Ghost Towns is a new category for the Rural Resurrection website. There’s an old saying, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” It is important to learn from these… Read more »

Town Squares, the Park at the Center of it All

The Month of July is National Park and Recreation Month in the United States. This month Rural Resurrection will have a series on Parks and Recreation (no, not the TV… Read more »

Park it in your Pocket!

The Month of July is National Park and Recreation Month in the United States. This month Rural Resurrection will have a series on Parks and Recreation (no, not the TV… Read more »

Like Rome, Parks are Not Built in a Day

The Month of July is National Park and Recreation Month in the United States. This month Rural Resurrection will have a series on Parks and Recreation (no, not the TV… Read more »

Rebounding from Shopko Shock

In March of last year, earlier for some, many towns were hit hard with the reality of Shopko’s struggles. The retail company closed many of its stores early in the… Read more »

Share Your Iowa Story

Iowa Economic Development has started on a new marketing-related campaign that is a relatively interesting twist from what I’ve seen elsewhere. They’ve started up a website entitled, “Share Your Iowa… Read more »

Tough Decisions in Pacific Junction

Many communities were pummeled by last year’s massive flooding event in the Midwest. For some of them, the floods came and went within a few days and the communities turned… Read more »

Hastings Give Back Program Stands Out

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 »