$14.8M county, Wintek deal takes aim at broadband for remaining rural addresses by 2025

Plus, Fairfield Township trustee asks for a change of venue. And investigation opens into claims against teacher

Thanks to Based in Lafayette sponsors today, including:

Purdue University, which presents the next guest in the Presidential Lecture Series, featuring Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan. President Mitch Daniels will host Noonan in a Q&A format at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, in Fowler Hall at Purdue’s Stewart Center. Admission is free.

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And the League of Women Voters of Greater Lafayette. Empowering voters and defending democracy since 1920, the local league encourages you to register to vote or confirm your registration through the Vote411.org website. Upcoming: The League will host a pair of debates between candidates for Wabash Township trustee – Democrat Angel Valentin and Republican Eric Hoppenjans – and Fairfield Township trustee – Democrat Monica Casanova and Republican April O’Brien – from 5-6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Lafayette Jefferson High School auditorium, 1801 S. 18th St.. Those debates will be broadcast at wlfi.com. 

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BROADBAND FOR EVERY ADDRESS? TIPPECANOE COUNTY, WINTEK TAKE AIM

Work will start in January 2023 put broadband access in reach of every Tippecanoe County address, according to a contract finalized Monday between county commissioners and local provider Tipmont Wintek.

Tippecanoe County plans to use $14.8 million of the $37 million it received in American Rescue Plan Act funds to back Tipmont Wintek work to string 160 miles of fiber lines to 1,947 addresses that have no broadband access now.