News Release

WARSAW —  As a local internet provider, Kosciusko Connect is going beyond internet installations and providing online resources for digital safety education. The company is a subsidiary of Kosciusko REMC, the not-for-profit electric cooperative, and shares its “community first” values. The blog has offered a variety of resources for both Kosciusko Connect customers and any other interested readers.

In the fall of 2023, the blog made its debut on kosciuskoconnect.com under the “About Us” heading in the website’s menu. Blogs such as “How to Navigate Kids’ Tech Use” and “Traditional vs. Streaming TV: Which is Better?” kicked off the weekly content postings. The blog addressed topics such as setting up a router, cyberbullying, and staying safe online. Not long after it began, the schedule was increased to twice a week and continued to offer a variety of digital insight.

“Our community’s needs are diverse, from wanting to connect with long-distance family members over a stronger signal to not having enough bandwidth to send a simple email while working from home,” Kyrsten Newlon, the author of the blog, wrote in the first post, “Here on our blog page, we plan to give you the resources to understand how fiber internet works and where we’re taking it, all to bring you the connection you need on a day-to-day basis.”

Most recently, the blog posts have featured local and global industry experts on digital safety and media literacy. The Q&A-style features included interviews with Sean Herman, the founder of Kinzoo, Liz Miller from GetSetUp, and Tori Nelson, the co-founder of KidNuz. Local experts Cathie Bledsoe and Elaine Wagner also contributed their experienced voices to the blog.

In the future, Newlon is planning to widen the scope of the blog’s topics even more, with titles such as “What Parents Need to Know about the Metaverse,” and “Is Video Gaming as Bad as We Think?”

For more information, visit www.kosciuskoconnect.com, and follow their social media pages to stay updated on the Kosciusko Connect blog and request blog topics.