Willmar Radio is talking about broadband a lot these days, yesterday reporting on the City of Willmar and today reporting on Kandiyohi County…

Kandiyohi County is waiting to see if it has been approved for more Border-to-Border Broadband funding from The State of Minnesota. The legislature added more money to the program this past session. Kandiyohi County Commissioner Roger Imdieke sits on the county’s broadband committee, and says after getting a nearly 5 million dollar Border-to-Border grant for a 4-township project last December, the county’s request this time around is a little smaller…

…Imdieke says Federated Telephone Cooperative is doing a project this summer in four townships north and west of Willmar. Prinsburg and Hawick recently got major upgrades, and there are other, smaller projects going on, many involving existing providers expanding their coverage. But Imdieke says companies often rely on funds like the Border to Border program to make it financially feasible to invest in projects in sparsely populated areas…

…It now appears the announcement on the most recent Border to Border awards will come in August.