Obituaries
Cody K. Vande Voorde – Marion
AURORA– Cody Kenneth Vande Voorde, 38, of Marion, IA, passed away on April 25, 2020 at his parents’ home in rural Aurora, IA. Cody was born on April 8, 1982 in Independence, IA to Greg [ MORE ]
Month: April 2020
Local News
Strawberry Days Cancelled for June 2020
Strawberry Days is being called off this summer. The Strawberry Point Chamber Board of Directors made the announcement Tuesday night. They say in order to keep the community and businesses safe, they have decided it [ MORE ]
Local News
Manchester Chamber Members Welcome to Apply for Fareway Gift Cards
Fareway has provided some gift cards to the Manchester Chamber to hand out to some of their small business members. As we told you a couple weeks ago, Fareway Stores made a $200,000 donation to [ MORE ]
Obituaries
Patricia A. Fowlkes – Independence,
Patricia A. Fowlkes, 84 years old, of rural Independence, Iowa, died on Saturday, April 25, 2020, in Urbana, Iowa, at the home of her daughter. She was born on February 8, 1936, in Waterloo, Iowa, [ MORE ]
Obituaries
Barbara J. Siggelkov – Independence
Barbara J. Siggelkov, 84 years old, of Independence, Iowa, died on Saturday, April 25, 2020, at the Buchanan County Health Center in Independence. She was born on August 24, 1935, in Independence, the daughter of [ MORE ]
Obituaries
Robert “Bob” Helmrich – Manchester
Robert “Bob” Helmrich, 93, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Due to state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [ MORE ]
Audio
New Guidelines Created for Restaurants Allowed to Re-open Friday
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is allowing restaurants to re-open in Delaware, Buchanan, Jones and Clayton counties (and 73 other counties) on Friday – but the dining experience will be different than it was before the [ MORE ]
Local News
More COVID-19 Cases in Buchanan, Fayette, Dubuque and Linn Counties
Additional COVID-19 cases were announced in Buchanan, Fayette, Linn and Dubuque counties on Tuesday. The Iowa Department of Public Health says Linn County had 19 new cases, as well as two additional deaths. Buchanan County [ MORE ]
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RMC to Discuss Resuming Elective Surgeries and Re-opening Wellness Center
Regional Medical Center is discussing how to move forward following the governor’s recent announcements of re-opening the state. On Friday, Governor Reynolds declared healthcare facilities could start performing elective surgeries, while adhering to some specific [ MORE ]
Guest of the Day Podcast
Tim Vick – Manchester City Council Recap
Listen as Manchester City Manager Tim Vick Recaps the Monday, April 28th City Council meeting:
