I reported on the funding for the Meeker Cooperative fiber buildout to Litchfield in May (2023), KWLM provides a few more details…

An area broadband project is getting federal funding. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director in Minnesota Colleen Landkamer announces $48.5 million in grants and loans to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business owners in rural Minnesota to reliable, affordable high-speed internet. …

In additions to projects in Cass and Fillmore Counties, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association will connect nearly 500 people, 124 farms, 16 businesses, and one educational facility to high-speed internet in Kandiyohi, Meeker and Stearns counties.