Austin Daily Herland reports…

The Mower County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday agreed to a Local Contributions Agreement with Charter/Spectrum for a project in Austin Township that will expand broadband network capability. The county is committing $100,000 to the project, which includes Spectrum Mid-America, LLC building 148 passings in the township as part of a Minnesota Border-to-Border grant.

Spectrum is investing $514,698 into the project that will include businesses, farms and more. Commissioners also approved contracts for Law Enforcement Services in three Mower communities — Adams, Lyle and LeRoy. All three cities agreed to a 6% increase in cost for services in 2025 and a 2% increase in 2026 coming to $91,945 and $93,784 respectively.