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Amy Nieland, Central Community Transit 's new executive director, made the announcement of a fare-free Willmar city route from July through Dec. 1 while introducing herself to Willmar City Council at Monday's meeting.
See you in downtown Willmar this Thursday, June 23 for the Willmar Fests Block Party featuring food trucks, kids activities, live music, various vendors and more in downtown Willmar
On one day in 2022, more than 1,000 drivers disobeyed school bus stop arms. With state help, more and more buses around Minnesota have cameras on their stop arms — good ones. The stop arm and flashing lights on buses are an important component of getting children to school and back home safely.
Federal pandemic relief funding has helped keep Willmar Public Schools operating for the past couple years, but as the funding recedes, budget cuts could be on the way. Since three-quarters of the district's budget is in employee pay and benefits, it's likely staff cuts could be coming in 2023.