TELEPHONE COMPANY & SERVICES:
Western Iowa Telephone Association is a member-owned cooperative providing
telecommunications services to eleven rural communities in northwest Iowa. Local
exchange service is provided to 3,300 customers from eight digitally-switched
exchanges. All interoffice and long distance connections are provided over a fiber optic
network, and equal access for long distance services is available to all customers. All
buried outside plant provides reliable, high-quality voice and data circuits for business
and residential customers.
Advanced digital switching allows customers to select from custom calling services and custom local area switching services. Signaling System 7, a state-of-the-art signaling protocol, provides reduced call set-up times and almost instantaneous connection.
Link Plus voice messaging and NetINS Internet access are provided to all exchanges through the company's alliance with Iowa Network Services. Plans include offering ISDN services in the near future.
A partner with CommNet Cellular Inc. in three cellular partnerships, the cooperative provides sales of cellular telephone service and cellular phones as an agent of CommNet Cellular, Inc.
The cooperative serves a 615 square-mile area within Woodbury, Monona and Plymouth counties in Iowa.
Other services provided include Enhanced 911 service, local paging, prepaid calling cards and FAX services.
Communities served include:
Bronson
Castana
Climbing Hill
Holly Springs
Hornick
Lawton
Moville
Oto
Rodney
Smithland
Turin
For new service in one of our exchanges, please contact our Business Office located at 202 Cedar St., Lawton, Iowa 51030 or call 712/944-5711 or 1-800-469-0811 toll free. Our office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Send email to westrniowa@netins.net.
SCHOOLS:
Westwood Community School in Sloan provides schooling for the children
of Smithland K-12.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS & RECREATION:
Smithland is located in the beautiful
Loess Hills with Southwoods Park and Fowler Park providing an opportunity to enjoy
this area. Smithland also has a Log Cabin Museum.
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY:
The main business of Smithland include First State Bank,
Smithland County Store, Uhl Feed Store Inc., Persinger Sand and Gravel, Westendorf
Manufacturing, Rodney Propane, Green Acres Green House, Country Corner.
AGRICULTURE:
This is a farming and livestock area with corn, soybeans, cattle and
hogs being the main commodities. Uhl feed Store Inc. provides farmers with Pioneer
Seed, Kent Feed, fertilizer and farm chemicals.
CHURCHES:
United Methodist Church.
BRAGGING RIGHTS:
Smithland is the oldest town in Woodbury County.
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