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Editorial: Transit funding is hit hard in rural MN

Rural transit services in west central Minnesota and around the state are facing growing funding problems just as rider demand is increasing. The demand is increasing for several reasons: -...

opinion / editorials Fri, Sep 25, 2009 - 12:00am

KAT plans to celebrate its 10th anniversary this week

WILLMAR -- The Kandiyohi Area Transit system will be celebrating its 10th anniversary Thursday afternoon at the Becker Street Market. Representatives from KAT will be at their new bus stop,...

news / local Wed, Jul 22, 2009 - 12:00am

Tiffany Collins, left, transit director of Kandiyohi Area Transit, and Margaret Donahoe, Legislative Advocate for the Minnesota Public Transit Association, sit in a KAT bus Friday afternoon. Donahoe was in Willmar to talk about state and federal funding concerns for public transit. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange

Funding needs to keep pace with increased need for transit services

WILLMAR -- An aging population, increasing gas prices and a growing immigrant population that can't afford multiple vehicles to drive to work are all factors in the increasing need for...

news / local Mon, Jun 15, 2009 - 12:00am

State budget woes keep KAT cautious

WILLMAR -- The Kandiyohi Area Transit has been told not to expect a funding increase next year. The transit system is also bracing for potential cuts this year as it...

news / local Wed, May 27, 2009 - 12:00am

KAT prepares for new fixed route for workers

WILLMAR -- Kandiyohi Area Transit is preparing to launch a new bus route that is designed to get workers to work on time -- and then take them back home...

news / local Sat, May 09, 2009 - 12:00am

Kandiyohi Area Transit receives a new $66K bus due to economic stimulus funds

WILLMAR -- Kandiyohi Area Transit will benefit from the federal economic stimulus package. Transit Director Tiffany Collins said Tuesday that KAT will receive a new bus in August that will...

news / local Wed, Apr 29, 2009 - 12:00am

MnDOT seeks input on rail and transit plans

MnDOT seeks input on rail and transit plans Public input is being sought for development of a statewide freight and passenger rail plan.

news / news / local / region / state Wed, Apr 08, 2009 - 7:18am

Local governments consider cutbacks in KAT funding

WILLMAR -- The Kandiyohi Area Transit system may have to operate on fewer dollars from local government donors. At a joint powers meeting Friday, members of the Kandiyohi County Board...

news / local Sat, Feb 07, 2009 - 12:00am

KAT officials entertain using bus shelter in downtown Willmar as community billboard

WILLMAR -- Willmar's new downtown bus shelter could eventually serve as a community billboard. Electronic message boards that operate on three sides of the Becker Bus Station, located at Becker...

local / news Wed, Jan 28, 2009 - 12:00am

Touted KAT employee has been named replacement for Groothuis

WILLMAR -- Tiffany Collins, who has been second in command at the Kandiyohi Area Transit since it was started in 1999, was hired Monday as transit director. She'll take over...

local Tue, Dec 30, 2008 - 12:00am

John Groothuis, director of the Kandiyohi Area Transit system, has resigned to take a job with the Minnesota Department of Transportation's Office of Transit in St. Paul.

KAT director resigns to take state transit job

WILLMAR - The first - and only - transit director of the Kandiyohi Area Transit system has resigned. John Groothuis, who helped launch KAT in 1999, has resigned to take...

news Tue, Dec 16, 2008 - 3:00pm

KAT fares to increase

WILLMAR -- Starting Jan. 2 it will cost more to ride a Kandiyohi Area Transit bus. The additional revenue will help offset a $30,000 budget shortfall that was caused by...

local Sat, Nov 08, 2008 - 12:00am

Kandiyohi Area Transit is adding final touches to plan that adds new route in New London and Spicer

WILLMAR -- Plans are being put in place to start a new bus route to exclusively serve the New London and Spicer communities. John Groothuis, transit director for Kandiyohi Area...

local Wed, Oct 29, 2008 - 12:00am

Kanidyohi Area Transit is adding final touches to plan that adds new route in New London and Spicer

WILLMAR -- Plans are being put in place to start a new bus route to exclusively serve the New London and Spicer communities. John Groothuis, transit director for the Kandiyohi...

local Wed, Oct 29, 2008 - 12:00am

Study by Minnesota 2020 urges state lawmakers to get the ball rolling on regional railroad lines

WILLMAR -- Shannon Klint looks forward to the day that a passenger train might take her and her family from the Twin Cities to visit her parents in Willmar. "It...

local Thu, Oct 16, 2008 - 12:00am

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