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The Kane Area School District's Elementary School is partnering with artists in the Pennsylvania Wilds to sell affordable Christmas gifts to students this week. Organizers say this will help keep money in the local economy and promote growth in rural communities.

Thousands of public dollars have gone toward the Wilds Are Working program. While only one participant has decided to move to the area, organizers say the program has other markers

BELLEFONTE — A publicly funded initiative that pays out-of-area workers to temporarily live in the Pennsylvania Wilds with the goal of them becoming permanent

Thousands of public dollars have gone toward the Wilds Are Working program. While only one participant has decided to move to the area, organizers say the program has other markers

This story first appeared in Talk of the Town, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA’s State College regional bureau featuring the most important news and happenings in north-central Pennsylvania. Sign

This story first appeared in Talk of the Town, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA’s State College regional bureau featuring the most important news and happenings in north-central Pennsylvania. Sign

Thousands of public dollars have gone toward the Wilds Are Working program. While only one participant has decided to move to the area, organizers say the program has other markers for success.

Thousands of public dollars have gone toward the Wilds Are Working program. While only one participant has decided to move to the area, organizers say the program has other markers for success.

Local news from StateCollege.com and Centre County Partners. Read about Rural Towns Hope to Entice Remote Workers to Move to the Pa. Wilds with a ‘Free’ Summer. Here’s How It’s Going. and more from the State College, PA region

Thousands of public dollars have gone toward the Wilds Are Working program. While only one participant has decided to move to the area, organizers say the program has other markers for success.