Rural regions like the one surrounding this southern Iowa town used to have a lot more babies, and many more places to give birth to them. At least 41 Iowa hospitals have shuttered their labor and delivery units since 2000. Those facilities, representing about a third of all Iowa hospitals, are located mostly in rural areas where birth numbers have plummeted. In some Iowa counties, annual numbers

As of Aug. 1, the Office of Public Instruction’s employment portal listed 853 active job postings for licensed public school positions in Montana. The postings include openings for teachers, counselors, administrators and paraprofessionals in school districts across Montana, and may capture some redundant listings or positions that have recently been filled. With the start of the 202425 school

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced changes to the Farm Service Agency’s Farm Loan Programs, effective Sept. 25, 2024 — changes that are intended to increase opportunities for farmers and ranchers to be financially viable. These improvements, part of the Enhancing Program Access and Delivery for Farm Loans rule, demonstrate USDA’s commitment to improving farm profitability

District Court Judge David Cybulski filed an order Aug. 7, bringing a potential conclusion to a longstanding dispute over access to American Legion Park in Culbertson. Cybulski ordered Knudsen Family Limited Partnership, which includes county residents Miles and Rhonda Knudsen, to pay damages and face sanctions for defying a Montana Supreme Court ruling granting access through their land to