STATE -- Gov.

HARLAN -- The Harlan Community Schools will be offering free meals during the COVID-19 school closure to children 18 years old and younger.    Meals will be provided to all children without charge with no discrimination.  Participants will be provided breakfast for the next day and lunch for the day of pick-up.    It will be a grab-n-go lunch and breakfast, provided at the high school principal’s office entrance from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

    •  Dine-in community kitchen no longer an option.    •  Daily meals available via drive through for seniors and homeless, and delivery to true shut-ins beginning Monday, March 23.    •  MUST call in advance 712-571-9056 by noon Saturday, March 21.    •  Pick up a variety of food for seven meals, then may repeat the process by calling in the following Saturday.    •  At First Baptist Church, 1325 Chatburn Ave., Harlan    •  Donations of non

    HARLAN -- The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of nine additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 38 positive cases.    According to IDPH, three individuals are residents of Johnson County; two each from Dallas and Polk Counties; and one each are from Washington and Winneshiek Counties.    On Tuesday, Gov.

    COUNTY -- Myrtue continues to align our response to COVID-19 with the Centers for Disease Control and Protection and the Iowa Department of Public Health.    There is community spread cases of COVID-19 in Iowa, but no cases in Shelby County.    During these extraordinary times, we are making some changes to our hospital visitation policy at Myrtue Medical Center.

For visitors    •    We are allowing one visitor per patient.  Our highest priority is protecting our patients and employees from the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19).   No children under the age of 18.      •    All patients and visitors will continue to be asked screening questions.

    HARLAN -- The Harlan Police Department is implementing new procedures.      If you need to make a police report, please call the department at 712-755-5151 instead of coming into the office.  If you have an emergency, you still need to call 911.  Currently, the department is not closing its office, but asks for patron consideration to call, rather than making a personal appearance.

    COUNTY -- The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is doing its part in preparing and taking precautions regarding the Covid-19 pandemic.    Currently, the Shelby County Jail has cancelled all family and friend visitation, all jail programming, and all jail classes inside the facility, and public fingerprinting until April 6.    “We will continue to monitor the situation and make changes as they arise,” said jail administrator Kyle Lindberg.  “O

REGIONAL -- Marne Elk Horn Telephone Co. will staff offices in Elk Horn, Walnut and Avoca, however doors will be locked to the general public.  It will be accepting calls and e-mails from clients and have a drop box for bills.    It will be limiting on-site appointments at customer premises to those services that are essential such as (but not limited to) complete phone, internet and cable outages.