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2 days ago
- Business
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Comcast Connects More Than 1,200 Homes and Businesses in Montgomery County to Reliable, High-Speed Internet
Fiber expansion to power faster and more reliable network for 1,200+ residents, businesses CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast announced the completion of construction of its next-generation fiber network in Montgomery County. More than 1,200 residents and businesses now have access to the full suite of Xfinity and Comcast Business services, including built-in cybersecurity, affordable Internet plans, and a robust video offering spanning TV and streaming. "Bringing fiber connections to rural Montgomery County is a top priority, and we are grateful for Comcast's investment in the unserved and underserved areas of Waveland, Waynetown, Ladoga, New Market and southern Crawfordsville," said Jim Fulwider, Montgomery County Commissioner. "By working together, we've made it possible for these newly connected homes and businesses to thrive with reliable, high-speed Internet." Comcast's investment comes in partnership with the State of Indiana's Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program, which has invested $350 million toward improving broadband access and adoption in the state. "We are working to ensure that every Hoosier has access to high-speed, reliable, affordable broadband," said Steve Cox, Indiana's Chief Broadband Officer. "Connecting every corner of our state will provide economic mobility and connect residents and businesses to a better quality of life. With this partnership, Comcast is helping us make that happen." Overall, Comcast has invested nearly $600 million to grow and evolve its expansive fiber-rich network in Indiana over the last three years and operates more than 65,500 WiFi hotspots across the state. "For rural communities to continue to grow, residents and businesses need to know they can count on high-speed internet access," said Joni Hart, vice president of Government Affairs, Comcast Indiana. "Comcast is proud to continue its commitment to rural Hoosiers by bringing our next-generation network home to Montgomery County." A Network You Can Trust to be Reliable, Fast and Secure Comcast's state-of-the-art network is built to enable residents and businesses to thrive in today's constantly connected world. Montgomery County joins 64 million homes and businesses that have access to a network that is trusted by essential community organizations like hospitals, schools, transportation systems and first responders. It delivers symmetrical speeds, 99.9 percent reliability and security built in from the ground up to keep customers safe from cyber threats. Introducing Xfinity for Consumers Comcast's residential services are marketed under the Xfinity brand and consumers in the company's Indiana footprint can take advantage of Xfinity's full suite of products, including Internet, video, mobile, voice and home security. With symmetrical Internet speeds, powerful WiFi that reaches every corner of the home, and super-responsive connections with low lag available with its plan, customers have a great experience using their connected devices to stream their favorite sports and entertainment content, video chat with coworkers and friends, learn from home or simply surf the web. For local businesses, Comcast Business offers a suite of connectivity, communications, networking, cybersecurity, and managed solutions to help organizations of all sizes achieve their business goals. Industry analysts and associations have consistently recognized Comcast Business as a leader and innovator in flexible, scalable options as well as one of the fastest-growing providers of Ethernet services. What it Means for Residents Comcast's commitment to communities goes beyond building the network and aims to increase economic mobility for the local community and its residents. That's why Comcast created Internet Essentials, a broadband adoption program that offers eligible households low-cost, high-speed Internet and affordable computers. The program has helped more than 772,000 Indiana residents connect to the Internet since its launch in 2011. About Comcast CorporationComcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, our businesses reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. We deliver world-class broadband, wireless, and video through Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky; produce, distribute, and stream leading entertainment, sports, and news through brands including NBC, Telemundo, Universal, Peacock, and Sky; and bring incredible theme parks and attractions to life through Universal Destinations & Experiences. Visit for more information. About Comcast IndianaWith more than 1,100 local employees, Comcast Indiana ( has served customers in Indiana for more than four decades. In the last three years, we've invested more than $1.3 billion in Indiana, including capital expenditures, employee wages and benefits, taxes, charitable giving, and infrastructure upgrades. "Like" Comcast Indiana on Facebook by visiting @Comcast. "Follow" Comcast Indiana on X at @ComcastIN. Press ContactsAmy Pietzakamy_pietzak@ Samantha VanHoefsamantha_vanhoef@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Comcast Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Sport
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Long's cutout
Friends and family gathered to celebrate the retirement of 79-year-old softball player David Long of Crawfordsville.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
End of an Era: Sagamore Conference enters summer of change
With the ending of the IHSAA boys regional golf tournament at Coyote Crossing last Friday, it officially ended the 2024-25 athletic calendar for the Sagamore Conference teams. In doing so, it also ended the way the conference has been for the past quarter of a century. Advertisement With the end of the year, five of the eight members – Crawfordsville, Frankfort, North Montgomery, Southmont and Western Boone – are off to be part of the new Monon Athletic Conference, which will debut this fall with Cascade, Greencastle and North Putnam. Tri-West, who originally was going to stick with the Sagamore, will also be leaving for the newly formed Hoosier Legends Conference. Harrison and McCutcheon will be joining the Sagamore next year, with Terre Haute North and South coming the following year to create a six-team Sagamore Conference with Lebanon and Danville. While it is a lot of change, this isn't the first time the conference has had a makeover. Advertisement Founded in December of 1966, the conference was originally made up of teams with some of the oldest IHSAA histories in Lebanon, Brownsburg, Carmel, Crawfordsville, Frankfort and Noblesville. That group stayed together for seven years before Carmel left in 1973, with Noblesville following them in 1979. North Montgomery was added in 1975, with Western Boone coming in 1983 and Southmont two years later before Brownsburg left the conference in 1985. The six schools remained the same until the 1999-00 season, when Tri-West and Danville joined to become the eight teams the conference had for the next 26 years. Advertisement During the last 26 years, the conference has been one of the more successful conferences for its size in Indiana. The eight schools have combined to win 380 sectional titles over the past 26 years, with every school capturing at least 23. They have added 66 regional titles and 15 semi-states. The schools have won 12 state titles over the last 26 years, coming in four different sports, and seven of the eight teams have played for a state title during that time frame. The eight schools added 23 individual state champions as well and numerous All-State athletes. In a perfect world, the conference would stay together. Advertisement But in the changing world of sports at the high school and collegiate level, it just wasn't realistic for the long run. Size wise, Lebanon already has 200 more students than the second largest school in the conference in Danville, and is expected to continue to grow as LEAP district continues to develop. With 1,033 students, Lebanon has more than twice the enrollment of Western Boone, Southmont and North Montgomery. And while the overall conference titles were fairly evenly distributed across all sports – Lebanon, Tri-West and Danville dominated the big three sports of football, boys basketball and girls basketball – especially in recent years. In football, Lebanon, Tri-West and Danville combined to win at least 19 of the 26 titles, with only nine other schools earning at least a share during that stretch (Western Boone had five of those). Advertisement Over the past five years, those teams went 64-7 against the five schools leaving for the Monon (Western Boone accounting for five of those wins) with an average margin of victory of more than four touchdowns. In boys basketball, the three schools have won at least a share of 23 of 26 conference titles, with seven other teams earning at least a share at some point. Lebanon, Tri-West and Danville have a record of 63-11 in 74 games against the five leaving for the Monon, with an average margin of victory of 18.6 in the wins. Girls basketball has seen the three win 22 of 26 titles, with only six other teams earning at least a share over the past 26 seasons. They won 70 of 73 games against the teams leaving over the last five years, with a average margin of 34.1 points a game in those 70 wins. In the end, the five schools leaving did what they had to do to find a more competitively balanced conference to help all of their athletic programs, and will be in a conference with every school being in the the upper enrollments of Class 2A or in Class 3A. Advertisement And Lebanon and Danville were able to find some new conference partners that will test them and help elevate them in the years to come. The good news is the schools agreed to separate on good terms, and they will continue to play in non-conference action in several sports – keeping together some of the good rivalries that have been created over the decades. And while it is technically the end of the Sagamore Conference as we have come to know it, the legacy that it created over the past 26 years will be remembered.
