By a 4-1 vote, Olivia City Council members rejected the low bid for a City Hall project that has roughly doubled in cost since it was originally proposed.
Willmar Public Schools will be doing masonry maintenance work at Willmar Senior High this summer and will be building a new, more secure entrance to Roosevelt Elementary. Smaller projects like installing energy-efficient lighting and updating classrooms are an annual part of summer building projects.
Willmar Public Schools has posted a job opening for an assistant superintendent, part of a plan to find a successor for Superintendent Jeff Holm, who plans to retire in 2024. The hope is that an assistant superintendent could succeed him and keep the district's multi-year improvement programs on track.