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Luna County is suffering from weak and spotty internet coverage. Several projects may help bridge the gap.

Lyndell Hurt passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the The Joplin Globe on 2023-10-26.

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In July 2020, Colorado Springs Utilities hired a consultant to do a feasibility study for building an oversized fiber backbone network — and only nine months later expanded the project’s

Joshua Noll Bailey, age 48, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at his home. He was born May 3, 1973, in Flora, Illinois, the son of Samuel C. and Terry S. (Chaney) Bailey. During the last several years Josh was employed at NAL in Flora. He had previously held longtime positions including traveling with Finley Engineering, and also working with Loudon Machinery in Effingham and Schneider Engineering in Indianapolis. Josh loved his family and friends and spent all the tim...

Nobles County commissioners voted last week to authorize spending up to $2 million on a $21 million broadband expansion project if the county is awarded a significant USDA ReConnect grant.

USDA ReConnect grant, in its third round, will likely announce grant winners next summer.

A report finds that only 71% of residents in Joplin, Mo., have a broadband connection, a number well below the national average of 87%. Joplin knows it can't become a smart city with this kind of gap.

Says it’s needed to attract young families By March 13, 2021 A three-year quest by Farmington and Farmington Hills to develop a government broadband network is at a critical juncture. A recent study estimated its cost at  $107.5 million and offered mixed views on its viability. The study was released in November and presented to the city councils of both communities in January. It found a relatively high level of dissatisfaction among residential customers with their current Internet se...