At 17 I was the Santa Claus for the Walkertown section of Hazard. Rick Rosanova, the news guy at Channel 4, was Santa at the ...

It's true in both literal and figurative ways. The metal, hand-operated relic divides a state highway near the feed store and post office, two of few ...

This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a ...

Author Ken Jaworowski had more small-town stories to tell in the fictional Rust Belt town of Locksburg, Pennsylvania.

Beckie Irvin crested the rocky hilltop in her truck. She threw it in park and joined Cobra Thomas and Beverly Garland, the ...

On a recent visit to Washington Island, I did what I've been doing for the past 30-plus years: I went to Nelsen's Hall for a shot of bitters. Despite its ...

As counties across Wisconsin sell off publicly-owned nursing homes to private companies, communities worry that privatization will bring understaffing, ...

There was no privacy when I was told I might die. In November, I complained about a sore throat during my annual physical with my primary care physician.

Each year, an estimated 80 million U.S. utility customers have trouble affording their monthly heat and electricity bills. Now, as the cost of energy climbs, experts say more people are at risk of ...

All across Appalachia, communities have historically leaned on music to help get work done. Whether tending the garden or marching along the picket line, music has been a way to k ...

On Idaho’s remote Fort Hall Reservation, thousands live without reliable high-speed internet, which supports health care, education, and daily life. Facing delays and wavering federal policy, Frances ...