The Willmar City Council has chosen Dana Schoening as their top choice for the open city administrator position. The decision was made at a special council meeting Thursday evening. An employment agreement between the city and Schoening still has to be worked out and accepted before the hire is a done deal.
Willmar city administrator finalists Brooks and Schoening coming to town next week for in-person interviews with council
Tyler Brooks and Dana Schoening were chosen Thursday by the Willmar City Council to be interviewed in person for the city administrator position. The plan is to hold the interviews, along with a tour of Willmar and meeting members of the public, next Thursday. 6:11 am, May 8, 2021 ×
The Willmar City Council has decided to bring back two of the four city administrator finalists back for an in-person interview next week. West Central Tribune File photo. West Central Tribune file photo
WILLMAR The Willmar City Council, in its discussion over the four finalists for the city administrator position on Thursday, were divided between going with a candidate with city management experience or going with someone with little city experience but proven leadership skills.
CentraCare to take over Rice Hospital debt from city of Willmar
The Willmar City Council has approved the refinancing plan for Carris Health to take over ownership of the remaining debt on Rice Memorial Hospital through the issuance of revenue bonds. 7:00 pm, Apr. 13, 2021 ×
CentraCare will be taking over $32 million in debt attached to Carris Health Rice Memorial Hospital of Willmar.
Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
WILLMAR Health care provider CentraCare, which operates Willmar s Rice Memorial Hospital through the subsidiary Carris Health, will take over $32 million in debt connected to the hospital from the city of Willmar.
The Willmar City Council approved a resolution at the April 5 meeting authorizing the issuance and sale of conduit revenue refunding bonds for the debt refinancing, as well as amending the lease agreement between the city and CentraCare to reflect the changes.
CentraCare could assume Rice Hospital debt from Willmar
The Willmar City Council is moving forward a request from CentraCare to refinance the Rice Memorial Hospital debt with conduit revenue bonds. The plan will not only save CentraCare money through reduced interest rates, but will also take the remaining debt from the hospital off the city s books. 8:00 pm, Mar. 4, 2021 ×
CentraCare wants to pay off the city s hospital debt by issuing conduit bonds.
Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
WILLMAR CentraCare, the parent company of Willmar s Carris Health, is looking to assume all of the city s remaining hospital debt through the issuance of conduit revenue bonds, pending City Council approval in April.
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