District 518 office expansion proposed dglobe.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dglobe.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two public works employees retire after combined 68 years with Nobles County
Rick Staples logged nearly 37 years in his job, while Rocky Kolar spent more than 31 years in the Nobles County Public Works department. 6:00 pm, Apr. 30, 2021 × Rick Staples of Worthington retired Thursday, April 29, 2021, after nearly 37 years with Nobles County. (Tim Middagh/The Globe)
WORTHINGTON The Nobles County Public Works Department honored two of its employees this week with retirement parties. Rocky Kolar, engineering support supervisor, and Rick Staples, maintenance worker, each worked their last day on Thursday after a combined 68 years of service.
Kolar, who logged more than 31 years in the department, worked his way up after starting out as an engineering technician in 1989. In his current position for the last seven years, he oversaw roadway and bridge culvert design, supervised engineering staff and supported county engineer Stephen Schnieder.
School board discusses quarantine policy concerns dglobe.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dglobe.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The school board will vote next week. Written By: Leah Ward | ×
District 518 s administration building in Worthington.
WORTHINGTON As the District 518 school board finalizes plans for the district s new community education facility, members are contemplating a $2.5 million increase in the total project budget and must decide how to raise the additional funds.
The board s operations committee comprising members Joel Lorenz, Mike Harberts and Steve Schnieder discussed options Tuesday morning.
The intermediate school project, currently under construction, is now projected to come in at least $2.5 million under budget, so those extra funds could be moved into the assigned account for the community education building. Both Schnieder and Lorenz favored this course of action, as the other option is to pull $2.5 million from the general fund.