The Perham Focus reports…

Arvig has been awarded a $182,576 grant from Minnesota’s Border to Border Broadband program to expand its fiber network to 240 unserved structures in Sherburne County.

Construction on the last-mile fiber network will take place near the Travelers Country Club on the Mississippi River, southeast of Clearwater.

When complete, the network will provide residents with internet speeds from 100Mbps (20Mbps upload) up to 10Gbps (1Gbps upload), which meets or exceeds Minnesota’s 2026 state speed goal. …

The total project cost for the network is estimated at $456,440. Arvig will provide a local match of $182,576, and Sherburne County and the state will contribute $91,288 toward the project.