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Morland High to close as Midwest towns shrink
In Morland Kansas the 19-student high school will graduate four seniors and close, a symbol of rural decline sweeping the Midwest Great Plains. Census data show many small towns losing residents while meat plants draw workers, draining young families and leadership from communities.
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