Quick hits: Some parts of rural America less vulnerable to pandemic; should Civilian Conservation Corps be restarted?

Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at heather.chapman@uky.edu.

Should America consider restarting the Civilian Conservation Corps in response to the economic crash brought about by the pandemic? Read more here.

A New York Times project illustrates the spread of covid-19 in rural areas since Feb. 20. Read more here.

Some pockets of rural America are less vulnerable to pandemic, for now. Read more here.

Google has been running a series of doodles on its home page for the past week thanking those critical in keeping the country going during the pandemic, such as health-care workers and teachers. Today, the doodle features a thank-you to farmers. Read more about the series here.

Recently released video games that allow players to simulate an idyllic rural existence are becoming popular. Read more here.

The Rural Health Information Hub spotlights how some rural communities are creating innovative solutions to deal with the pandemic. Read more here.

A rural Indiana county is facing an unusually high covid-19 infection rate, and no one is sure why. Read more here.

A rural Georgia county ordered local residents to shelter in place more than a week before state leadership did. Their early response may have saved lives, but also highlights the problems that come with patchwork local response in states across the South. Read more here.