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Glencoe-Silver Lake Schools welcomed nine new teachers for orientation day Tuesday morning, Sept. 1. Superintendent Chris Sonju told the newly hired staff they would face challenges associated with distance and hybrid learning, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new school year begins Tuesday, Sept. 8. The new staff includes (back row, from left) Allyson Krommendyk, Kevin Lamont, Patti Mickolichek, Ben Lagergren, (front row, from left) Tess Dalbec, Rebekka Paskewitz, Abby Ogren, Paulina Kohan and Carly Gernbacher.

Snow fell heavily as blusterous winds swept across Lake Mills, Iowa, during a sudden snowstorm April 4, 1983. Trucks were stuck in their tracks and people hunkered home from the cold and dangerous roads.
This didn’t stop Greg Copas, however, as he was determined to get to the post office and start his first day on the job. He braved the weather and made it on time, but the mail delivering truck didn’t. His excitement for his new journey as a window clerk and postmaster replacement was short-lived that day as he didn’t even have to finish the day’s work.

When it comes to the redesign of historic Fort Snelling, Stephanie Chappell is concerned. The Glencoe resident believes the purpose of the outpost is being overshadowed.
Historians with the Minnesota Historical Society respectfully disagree.
Chappell fears the redesign of a portion of the land near the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers is too focused on the Dakota Indians, the original inhabitants of the land. The fort offered white settlers in the area and the Dakota protection from more aggressive tribes, notably the Ojibwe, during the 19th Century.

Since the removal of three rural recycling collection sites because of property sales or contamination issues, McLeod County has sought a long-term replacement site.
McLeod County Environmental Services, with the support from the McLeod County Highway Department, has placed a large roll-off recycling container at the county highway site located at the corner of Highway 7 and Falcon Avenue.

(For the complete story, see the Sept. 2 print edition of The Chronicle.)

The intersection at County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 115 (Airport Road) and CSAH 25 (Jefferson Street) east of Hutchinson has been an area of concern for years.
Public Works Director John Brunkhorst asked the board to approve an intersection evaluation of the area for a cost, not to exceed $18,000. The McLeod County Board approved the contact with Stonebrook Engineering of Burnsville.

(For the complete story, see the print Sept. 2 print edition of The Chronicle.)