A new research study shows that rates for smoking, obesity and chronic conditions such as heart disease are comparatively higher in rural areas, leading to shorter life expectancy.

Chatham-Kent, Ont., is losing three councillors and altering its ward boundaries ahead of the next municipal election set for ...

At least 58 cases have been confirmed. Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable ...

A 12-year-old girl inside the home was injured and was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, ...

A bioarchaeological investigation has revealed that the quality of life in the countryside was better than city life in the ...

A rural metro community is celebrating on President's Day its connection to the nation's first president, George Washington.

Clinton County Public Transit has shut down all rural bus routes for Monday. The agency issued the advisory at 6 a.m.

Edinburg, said the idea of forming the Rural Caucus "exploded" when she first suggested it during the organizational session ...

School districts respond to winter weather differently. The Wellington-Napoleon R-IX School District doesn’t use virtual learning days.

A report on maternity care by the March of Dimes said that 52% of counties in Oklahoma are classified as maternity care deserts, areas without access to birthing facilities or prenatal providers.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Director Bruce Vanderhoff announced a $750,000 grant to aid East ...

An onslaught of campaign ads depicting the city as unsafe reopened old wounds, but it also gave leaders a chance to tout ...