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MID-AMERICA UPC CODES Buffalo Center Tribune Keota Eagle Butler County Tribune Journal Liberal Opinion Week Clarksville Star New Sharon Sun Conservative Chronicle Pioneer Enterprise CWL Times Sheffield Press Dows Advocate Sigourney News-Review Eagle Grove Eagle The Leader Due to the coronavirus, the Grundy Register of- fice will be closed to the Graphic-Advocate Village Vine public beginning Thurs- day, March 18 until fur- ther notice. Please call the office at 824-6958 between 9 a.m. - Grundy Register What Cheer Paper 5 p.m. with any questions, The Grundy Register news items or for your advertising needs. Thursday,Hampton Chronicle March 19, 2020 Serving Grundy County since 1928 Grundy Center, Iowa Volume 96 - Number 12 www.TheGrundyRegister.com $1 Newsstand Price Grundy County schools closed upon governor’s recommendation By ROBERT MAHARRY send further communications this is trending.” both responsible and reason- The Grundy Register as information and guidance are He added that at the pres- able,” Stockdale said. “People GRUNDY COUNTY- Less secured. We greatly appreciate ent time, D-NH is not prepared just have to understand that this than a day after Governor Kim your patience, understanding, to engage in distance learning is about containment and pre- Reynolds recommended that and calm leadership as educa- programs, which would include vention.” GC council votes Iowa schools close for four tional professionals,” the state- online classes or instruction BCLUW Superintendent Ben weeks in response to the coro- ment reads. “Stay Safe, Spar- by telecommunication. Those Petty said that he’s still waiting to close public navirus outbreak, all five of tans.” forms of instruction do not for more guidance from state of- Grundy County’s public school AGWSR, BCLUW and count toward the 1,080 hour ficials, and the district does plan districts and Timothy Christian Dike-New Hartford offered stu- yearly requirement laid out by to offer distance-learning activi- buildings have followed suit and suspend- dents an optional day of classes the state legislature, but Stock- ties while sending devices home By ROBERT MAHARRY ed classes until at least Monday, on Monday before closing on dale does still plan to offer with students. Petty is not sure The Grundy Register April 13. Tuesday, and according to the some enrichment activities and of how the district’s employees GRUNDY CENTER- The With the total number of ~Anyone seeking districts’ websites, all are plan- learning links for students who will be affected at the present COVID-19 coronavirus out- confirmed cases surpassing 20 ning to stay closed for the full want them in lieu of a formal time. break seems to be the only and spread across different ar- more information is four weeks. Both D-NH and program. “We still have to figure out topic on anyone’s mind at the eas of the state—from Coun- encouraged to call BCLUW held their regularly Another looming question is some things on that and see moment, and the Grundy Cen- cil Bluffs to Iowa City to Des scheduled school board meet- which staff members will con- what the legislature does as far ter city council discussed it at Moines to Allamakee—com- the 2-1-1 hotline~ ings on Monday night. Timothy tinue to work during the shut- as emergency unemployment,” length before opting to close munity events, classes and Christian, the county’s only pri- down, and Stockdale said it’s he said. “That’s been my answer public buildings for everyone sporting events have been can- vate school, is also closed until likely that some custodians will to a lot of things is that we’ve besides essential staff during celled en masse. devices at home, and optional further notice. remain on campus along with got to wait until we get more Monday night’s regular meet- online learning programs will D-NH Superintendent Justin foodservice workers to provide guidance to see how we move Grundy Center schools were ing. already on spring break Mon- be available online. Stockdale told The Grundy Reg- meals to kids who need them. forward.” “With the situation we’re day, and Superintendent Robert “Our highest goals are first ister that he’ll be monitoring The situation is “uncharted ter- At press time, G-R Super- Hughes issued a directive that and foremost to keep our stu- the situation “week by week,” ritory” for everyone involved, intendent David Hill had not in and the severity that we’re no district personnel or students dents, staff, and community but he predicts that D-NH will he noted, but the second-year responded to a request for com- in, we need to be flexible and enter the facilities as a result of safe; support course comple- follow what other schools in the superintendent thanked stu- ment. A statement on the AG- work with all of our employees the governor’s recommenda- tion and graduation; and to not area do. dents, staff and parents for their WSR website indicated that all going forward to make sure it’s tion. overburden students and fam- “If 100 percent of school dis- patience. buildings are closed, breakfast handled the best way possible,” According to a notice posted ilies. We are striving to meet tricts are going to be off for four “I just continue to ask for and lunch offerings will be Mayor Al Kiewiet said. “Are we on the district website, students our public community school weeks, it’s not the time to be a people’s patience and under- made available to students, K-5 overreacting? We’ll never know, in grades 6-12 will still be al- responsibilities and serve the trailblazer during a pandemic,” standing… The difficulty comes but if we choose to not react and lowed to use their school issued larger common good. We will he said. “I think that’s where in making a good decision that’s See SCHOOLS page 2 something happens, we’ll know we underreacted. And that’s not the situation we want to be in.” All of the buildings (City Coronavirus disease 2019: The Hall, Kling Memorial Library, Lebo tapped to lead Iowa Fire/Ambulance Station, Com- munity Center and the Upper facts of the COVID-19 pandemic Elementary) except for the By CURRAN MCLAUGHLIN such as heart disease, lung dis- YMCA for child care purposes Department of Education Mid-America Publishing ease and diabetes. and Tri-County Headstart will The past week saw the es- Symptoms, which appears be closed to the public except By ROBERT MAHARRY because of the pandemic. about 2-14 days after exposure, for essential use and/or by ap- The Grundy Register “I’m incredibly grateful that calation of the COVID-19 out- break when the World Health include fever, cough and short- pointment. A motion to move DES MOINES- To call Dr. the governor’s staff has the faith ness of breath. forward with the plan, along Ann Lebo’s first few days on the in me to serve in this role and to Organization declared the dis- ease as a pandemic on March Seek medical attention im- with a separate motion to ap- job as the director of the Iowa make some changes in schools mediately if the following emer- prove the emergency prepared- Department of Education a trial in a different way,” Lebo said. 11. With that event, informa- gency warning signs develop: ness protocol as written, carried by fire might be the understate- While providing guidance to • Difficulty breathing/short- 4-0 (Amanda Grineski was ab- ment of the century. district leaders around the state tion flow has been constant as this fluid situation continues to ness of breath. sent). The Grundy Center High is currently her top priority, • Persistent pain or pressure change. “The whole goal is to keep School graduate and former Lebo is still looking forward to in the chest. people from being out in the GCHS principal and teacher has turning her focus to broader ed- With that abundance of in- • New confusion or inability formation, there’s also the pos- public,” Kiewiet said. spent the last four years as the ucational goals once a sense of to arouse. A member of the ambulance sibility of misinformation to be • Bluish lips or face. executive director of the Iowa normalcy is restored around the crew also spoke to the council spread. Source and spread Board of Educational Exam- state and the country. See COUNCIL page 3 This article is designed to Coronaviruses are a large iners, and last Friday, she was As the head of one of Iowa’s Dr. Ann Lebo, the former high announced as the new leader of most high profile government provide basic information and family of viruses common school principal at Grundy to hopefully answer some ques- among people and many species the IDOE just two days before agencies, she plans to promote Center and a native of the com- Governor Kim Reynolds recom- the Governor’s “Future Ready tions you may have about the of animals such as bats, cats, Supervisors munity, was recently appointed outbreak. camels and cattle. mended that all school districts Iowa” initiative, which is aimed as the director of the Iowa De- in Iowa close for four weeks as at connecting employers and The information below is SARS-CoV-2 is one of the approve bridge partment of Education. (Photo provided by the Centers for Dis- rare coronaviruses that can a precautionary measure due to high school students while pro- courtesy of the Iowa Depart- ease Control and Prevention and spread between animals and hu- agreements, the COVID-19 coronavirus out- moting the skills necessary to ment of Education) mans.

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