Jakob Kounkel has joined The McLeod County Chronicle as a staff writer.
Kounkel’s main beats will be the Glencoe City Council, Glencoe-Silver Lake School District and feature stories.
“My goal as a writer is to report on government and politics at the highest level, and to reach as many people as I can with my writing and ideas,” said Kounkel.
Kounkel comes to The Chronicle from Monticello, where he was born and raised.
Kounkel said that while growing up, Monticello was similar in population to Glencoe, but now has grown to over 13,000 residents.