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This week on Yonder Radio, we’re starting out with a story about thriving newspapers in the Ozarks. We’re headed to Minnesota to learn about a new program for people running for local nonpartisan office, and to Arkansas to learn about another civic engagement program, Lead for America. We’ll hear about a unique festival in a small town in the Colorado mountains and learn about rural education with the National Rural Education Association. Back in the midwest, we’ll visit a small town with the world's largest rocking chair with Arts Midwest. Our musician this week is Landon Hughes, a young artist from Appalachia who was a recent competitor on America ...