https://www.mtpr.org/tags/rural rural en-US Montana Public Radio Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:06:58 GMT https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-06-24/rural-summit-meets-to-brainstorm-solutions-to-montanas-small-town-trials All but 10 of Montana’s counties are considered “non-metropolitan.” This comes with challenges like aging infrastructure and dwindling services. At Montana State University’s Rural Summit in Townsend, researchers, government officials and rural advocates shared how they were addressing these shared challenges. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:06:58 GMT https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-06-24/rural-summit-meets-to-brainstorm-solutions-to-montanas-small-town-trials Victoria Traxler