rural development

Mitch Landrieu, President Biden's senior advisor said the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program is about making sure that communities on rural and tribal lands have transit options by providing ADA-accessible vans.

Federal grant awarded to Oklahoma for accessible rural transportation

Britny Cordera

The Biden-Harris administration is awarding a grant to rural and tribal communities in Oklahoma for transportation needs. The money could help people with disabilities and seniors get to where they need to be.

Business and Economy

Broadband Access Helps Improve Rural Economies, But Costs Are Still High

Jacob McCleland

At four rural libraries in Oklahoma, patrons are putting their names on a waiting list to get a hot commodity: a wireless hot spot.The Journal Record’s…

Filmmaker Bill Hedges (left), conceptual artist Matthew Mazzotta and community advisor Marilyn Tenney stand on a transformed storefront.

Arts and Entertainment

In Lyons, Nebraska, A Big Art Project Revives A Small-Town Tradition

On a Monday night, Main Street in Lyons, Nebraska, is closed — for a movie, according to signs on the barricades. A crowd has gathered on the brick…