Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sign on the road in to Darwin, Calif., warns travelers of a lack of services in town, as seen on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

The old Darwin schoolhouse, a weathered, wooden, one-room building from the 1800s, hasn’t had enough kids to justify its existence — or any kids, for that matter — in decades. A small, laminated white ...