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By Dr. Tyler Helland
Glencoe Regional Health
There are many concerns about the outbreak of COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus. The best way to protect a community from the potential impact of a virus outbreak is to be vigilant in prevention, and to remain calm.

What is Coronavirus?
Coronavirus is a family of viruses and a variant strain of the common cold. It is officially named SARS-CoV-2 by the World Health Organization. Other names used commonly in the media are COVID-19 (which is an abbreviation for Coronavirus Disease which occurred first in 2019) or just Coronavirus.

Having put the final touches on a new ordinance limiting the service of citizens on the city’s municipal advisory boards and commissions, the Glencoe City Council can now put the new ordinance into action.
Monday, March 16, the council voted to enact a new ordinance limiting new members of advisory boards to two three-year terms and prohibiting them from serving on more than one advisory board or commission at a time. The new ordinance will be enacted now that Sharon Hoese has resigned from the park board.

The Silver Lake City Council voted 3-2 to extend an offer to Evan Brown for the open police chief position. Mayor Dorothy Butler and Councilor Chris Penas cast the dissenting votes.
The council interviewed Brown and Matthew Steihm at a workshop Monday, March 9.
City Clerk Jon Jerabek reported that he and McLeod County Sherriff Scott Rehmann felt Brown would be a good fit for the city. Butler was bothered by a comment Brown made about not being able to apply for a chief position in a community he had previously worked.

The McLeod County Chronicle is now acceptiong all election-related letters as paid election letters.
Any election related letters to the editor, in support or opposing a candidate or political party, including letters from candidates, will be noted as paid election letters.
Paid election letters will cost $25 for up to 300 words. Letters of more than 300 words will be treated as display advertising and subject to the per column inch rate.

No doubt we’ve all sat back during the past week and watched the impact of the COVID-19/Coronavirus sweep its way around the world and throughout the United States. We’ve seen the impact fear of the virus has had, from Wall Street to main street. It has impacted most every facet of American life and will continue to do so in the weeks, perhaps months to come.