broadband

On Thursday, the USDA awarded $502 million in loans and grants to provide high-speed internet access for rural residents and businesses in 20 states.  USDA is making the investments through the third funding round of the ReConnect Program.   ...

The grant will add broadband capability for areas north of Moses Lake in Grant County.

**Stay-at-home protocols have caused severe losses for county fairs and some fair boards have said their operations may not survive losses in revenue from canceled events at local fairgrounds. The closures have also hurt students who raise livestock for 4-H or FFA projects...