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    September 19, 2014
    Joint powers board names new regional transit system
    WILLMAR ­­­­­­­— A new name has been selected for a newly-merged regional transit system that goes into effect next year. Starting Jan. 1, the Kandiyohi Area Transit and the Renville County Heartland Express will begin operating as one entity under the...
    news / localSeptember 19, 2014 - 11:45pm
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    Name selected for new regional transit system; KAT name will be retired
    WILLMAR –– A new name was selected today for a newly-merged regional transit system that goes into effect next year. Starting Jan. 1, the Kandiyohi Area Transit and the Renville County Heartland Express will begin operating as one entity under the new name of Central Community...
    news / localSeptember 19, 2014 - 3:22pm
    August 1, 2014
    Plans for regional transit merger progress
    WILLMAR –– Reconciling differences in employee wages and benefits between transit systems in Kandiyohi County and Renville County –– and coming up with a new name that creates a unified brand –– are some of the issues that need to be resolved before the Jan. 1 merger of...
    news / localAugust 1, 2014 - 11:05pm
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    July 25, 2014
    Willmar City Council approves joint transit agreement
    WILLMAR —The Willmar City Council has approved the joint powers agreement to establish a new transit agency serving Willmar, Kandiyohi County and Renville County. The council voted Monday to authorize City Administrator Charlene Stevens and Mayor Frank Yanish to execute the agreement...
    news / localJuly 25, 2014 - 11:11pm
    June 6, 2014
    Bus service to help get late-night patrons of local bars home safely
    WILLMAR –– A transit program to get late-night bar patrons home safely on weekends is in the works for Willmar and Spicer. The “Joy Ride” service is expected to be launched before the July 4 weekend and will continue through Labor Day. The project is the result of the cooperation...
    news / localJune 6, 2014 - 11:27pm
    May 22, 2014
    Merger of transit systems in Kandiyohi, Renville counties moves forward
    WILLMAR –– A plan to merge the Kandiyohi County and Renville County transit systems into one entity by January 1 is moving ahead. On Tuesday the Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to support the concept of the merger. The Willmar City Council took...
    news / regionMay 22, 2014 - 5:00am
    April 28, 2014
    Bus riders to benefit from new route on Highway 12
    WILLMAR –– Buses are now rolling up and down U.S. Highway 12 between Willmar and Litchfield three days a week, giving new transit options to people in Litchfield, Grove City, Atwater, Kandiyohi and Willmar who need rides to medical appointments, social services, shopping errands...
    news / localApril 28, 2014 - 12:00am
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    December 7, 2013
    Bus route from Willmar to Litchfield to begin in February
    WILLMAR — A new bus route on U.S. Highway 12 between Willmar and Litchfield is expected to begin operation in February. Kandiyohi Area Transit buses will make morning, afternoon and evening runs three days a week between the towns as part of a new coordinated program between KAT...
    news / regionDecember 7, 2013 - 5:06am
    December 1, 2013
    KAT takes transit in new direction
    WILLMAR — The Kandiyohi Area Transit is moving in a new direction — literally and figuratively. KAT is currently working with Meeker County to establish a shared route between Litchfield and Willmar and they are working with the Renville County transit system on a proposed merger...
    news / localDecember 1, 2013 - 11:13pm
    October 13, 2013
    Senate committee will hear pitch for regional bonding projects this week
    WILLMAR — The Senate Capital Investment Committee will be in west central Minnesota this week to hear proposals for more than $22 million in bonding requests for the 2014 bonding bill. Those projects include a proposal to extend the Glacial Lakes State Trail from New London...
    news / localOctober 13, 2013 - 11:18pm
    October 4, 2013
    Mergers of Kandiyohi, Renville counties transit systems eyed
    WILLMAR — The future of transit services in Kandiyohi and Renville counties could mean a merger of the county’s two separate systems. With strong encouragement by the state, discussions are underway for the two counties to coordinate, cooperate and consolidate their...
    news / localOctober 4, 2013 - 11:33pm
    Tablet technology put schedules, maps at transit drivers' fingertips
    WILLMAR - Back in the day - like two weeks ago - drivers for the Kandiyohi Area Transit system would get a paper schedule with the day's riders before heading out on their routes. While pulled over during a pickup, they would take calls from dispatch about new ride requests or cancelled...
    news / localMay 4, 2013 - 5:00am
    January 25, 2012
    KAT drivers restricted from talking on phone while driving
    WILLMAR -- A new federal law that prohibits bus drivers from using hand-held cell phones while driving is expected to improve transit safety,...
    news / businessJanuary 25, 2012 - 12:00am
    January 27, 2010
    KAT seeks attorney's ruling on situation with bus driver
    WILLMAR -- Kandiyohi Area Transit is hiring an attorney to untangle a situation involving a bus driver who was cleared of criminal charges and who now wants his job back. In October Patrick Shawn Dokken, a 35-year-old bus driver for KAT, was charged with criminal sexual conduct involving...
    news / localJanuary 27, 2010 - 12:00am
    January 21, 2010
    Felony sex charge against 35-year-old KAT driver dismissed
    WILLMAR -- A criminal sexual conduct charge against a Willmar man has been dismissed because the man who reported having sex with him is not a vulnerable adult. The third-degree felony charge against Patrick Shawn Dokken, 35, of Willmar, was dismissed Jan. 13 by the county attorney's...
    news / localJanuary 21, 2010 - 12:00am
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