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Has the city stopped calling? Ohio’s small towns are attracting more young people
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — More young people, ages 25 to 44, are deciding to leave big cities behind in favor of rural small towns. For decades, young people have flocked… Read More
As a storied Kentucky town ‘dissolves’, others may follow
By: Katie Myers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BLACKEY, Ky. (OVR) — The mayor of Blackey stepped down years ago. The city council dwindled down to nothing. No one stepped up to replace them. Though the former coal camp town… Read More
Small Towns Fear They Are Unprepared For Future Climate-Driven Flooding
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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The central U.S. just experienced the most widespread river flooding ever recorded there. Flood defenses in major cities largely performed well, but many smaller communities were simply overwhelmed.