{"content":"Most towns have more good happening than people realize.\nThe problem is not always a lack of good news. The problem is that good news is scattered across flyers, church bulletins, social posts, texts, announcements, and conversations that disappear as quickly as they arrive.\nThe Good News In Your Town exists to collect those stories, make them readable, and give them a permanent place online.\nThe goal is simple: local stories first, community usefulness second, sponsors around the edges.\n","date":"2026-04-25","params":{"columns":[],"contributors":[],"county":"Your County","date":"2026-04-25T00:00:00Z","draft":false,"featured":true,"featured_in_issue":true,"iscjklanguage":false,"lastmod":"2026-04-25T19:14:09-04:00","organizations":[],"pdf_issue":"","permission_status":"editorial","publishdate":"2026-04-25T00:00:00Z","state":"MD","status":"published","story_type":"feature","summary":"A first note on why this publication exists: to give good local stories a durable home.","title":"Welcome to The Good News In Your Town","town":"Your Town"},"section":"stories","summary":"A first note on why this publication exists: to give good local stories a durable home.","title":"Welcome to The Good News In Your Town","url":"/stories/welcome-to-good-news/"}