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Everything happening
in your town,
all in one place.

Farm stand locations, game times, food truck hours, who does hair, what's local now — no longer scattered across a dozen feeds and group chats. All in one place and easy to find. Updated daily. One morning email. One live website. Your whole town, finally in sync.

Small towns have always had great community.
The tools just haven't kept up.

Cluttered community bulletin board
Before
✗ Game time buried in a scrolling feed
✗ Pool schedule changed — nobody knows
✗ Farm stand posted hours. Who saw it?
✗ Travelers stop at a restaurant that closed
✗ Half the town missed the council meeting
✗ New families have no idea what's happening
Small town community event — Malad City car show
WITH WHAT'S LOCAL NOW
✓ One live website, updated the moment it happens
✓ One 8am email with everything happening today
✓ Business hours that stay current
✓ Homemade food posted fresh and available now
✓ Every game, class, and event in one place
✓ New neighbors feel at home from day one

Three kinds of people
make it work

Simple by design. One neighbor organizes it. Others submit to it. Everyone reads it.

1
Volunteer organizer

One neighbor sets it up

Someone who loves their community — a retired teacher, a 4-H leader, a church secretary, a Facebook group admin — spends two minutes setting up the bulletin. They approve who can submit, and that's the hardest part of their job.

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2
Businesses & community

Neighbors submit what's happening

Once approved, farms, restaurants, coaches, and community members submit their updates anytime. What's fresh today, game times, a class that's starting, free produce on the porch. Takes 30 seconds from any phone — and it's live instantly.

3
Everyone reads it

The whole town stays connected

A live website that updates in real time. A morning email at 8am with everything happening today. No algorithm, no missed posts, no five apps to check. Just your town — clear, simple, and always current.

BONUS
Passing through

Travelers find you too

Search by town name. See what farm stands are open right now. What's worth a detour. What's happening tonight. Real information — not four-year-old Google reviews.

A real bulletin.
Live all day.
In your inbox at 8am.

What's Local Now / Idaho / Malad City
MALAD CITY DAILY
Malad City, Idaho 83252 Live — updates instantly 312 subscribers
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Malad Directory: Businesses & Services
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🌱 Homegrown & Handmade
☕ Food
⚾ Sports
📅 Events
🎨 Classes
📰 News
🌱 Homegrown
Jensen Family Farm — Homegrown & Handmade
Tomato starts, eggs, raw honey. Cash only.
Open 7am–noon 📍 4 mi north on Hwy 38 📞 (208) 555-0138
⚾ Sports
MHS Bobcats Baseball — home vs. Preston
Home game. Free admission.
4:30pm 📍 Bobcat Field
📅 Events
City Council Meeting
Road repair on 1st South. Public comment welcome.
7:00pm 📍 City Hall · 50 N Main St 📞 (208) 555-0100
☕ Free to read. Leave a tip if it helped. Read live on the web →

Everything that matters
in a small town

Organizers choose which categories fit their community. Start with a few, add more anytime.

🌱
Homegrown & Handmade
Farm stands, produce, crafts, free starts & more
🍔
Restaurants & food
Hours, daily specials, what's open
Sports
All ages, all levels, all sports
📅
Events
Community gatherings, meetings, faith services, charity drives, etc.
🎨
Classes
Workshops, lessons, skill sharing
📰
Town News & Notices
Road closures, water, government updates

You're already doing this.
What's Local Now just makes it work.

If you run a Facebook community group, a neighborhood email chain, or you're just the person everyone asks "what's happening this weekend?" — this was built for you.

Register in 2 minutes

Sign up as your town's volunteer organizer. You get a submission link to share around town and a simple dashboard to manage posts. That's it — the rest runs automatically.

🔑

You decide who can post

Approve each new submitter once — just like accepting a member into a Facebook group. After that, their posts go live instantly. You only step in again if there's ever an issue.

Posts go live instantly

When an approved submitter posts, the website updates in real time — no waiting, no daily approval queue. You get a notification for every new post and can remove anything that doesn't belong.

🌅

The 8am digest sends itself

Every morning at 8am, a snapshot of everything live goes out to all subscribers automatically. You don't have to do anything. You get a personal check-in reminder at 9pm — just a quick look to make sure everything is good.

Daily time commitment
~10 min
Glance at new posts when notifications come in. Quick check at 9pm. That's it.
Tips from readers
100% yours
When readers tip to support the bulletin, every dollar goes directly to you. What's Local Now takes nothing from tips — ever.
Tech skills needed
None
If you can use Facebook, you can run this. The hard parts are fully automated.
Apply to be your town's Organizer →

Your town deserves
to be this connected.

Free to read. Free to run. Registered in 2 minutes.

Apply to be your town's Organizer →