Public Works

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota's three top political leaders walked out to talk to reporters, wearing big smiles and delivering an occasional laugh. However, it did not take reporters long Friday to figure out that Gov. Mark Dayton, Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk and House Speaker Kurt Daudt...

ST. PAUL — Two failures may equal success. The Minnesota House and Senate failed to pass their public works funding bills, but in the three days lawmakers have left this year, major legislative players expect those defeated bills to be merged into one that funds rail safety, college...

WORTHINGTON — Nobles County commissioners reappointed Stephen Schnieder to another four-year term as the county’s public works director Tuesday, but voted to keep his salary at the same level instead of agreeing to the more than $9,000 annual pay increase Schnieder sought. Schnieder’s...

WORTHINGTON — The next couple of construction seasons are anticipated to be busy for the Nobles County Public Works Department with plans to replace several bridges and overlay dozens of miles on the county state aid highway system. During a presentation of the five-year road improvement...

WINDOM — Cottonwood County commissioners recently met to examine and discuss the possibility of creating a public works department. Currently the highway, park and landfill departments work independently. Establishing a public works department would allow all of the departments...

WORTHINGTON — Nobles County commissioners and Worthington City Council members met in a special joint meeting Tuesday night to discuss half a dozen subjects focusing primarily on collaboration. While it was pointed out that collaboration already exists in several departments...

WORTHINGTON — Millions of dollars in capital improvement projects, from roof replacements to a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, were discussed during a Monday morning work session of the Nobles County Board of Commissioners. The roof replacement costs alone...