Janelle Tucker

Manchester

News and Farm Director and Mid-Day Host at KMCH-FM (Manchester, IA)

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Warmer Weather Arriving This Weekend

1 week ago | kmch.com | Janelle Tucker

Memorial Day weekend may be the unofficial start of summer, but the warm weather won’t arrive until this weekend. After temperatures much of this week below normal in the 60s and 70s, meteorologist Dave Cousins, at the National Weather Service in Davenport, says a heat wave will start to roll in today, with a steamy forecast for next week.
F&M Bank Focused on Giving Back to Community

1 week ago | kmch.com | Janelle Tucker

F&M Bank is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. And while banking is what they’ve done for a century now, it’s not all they do. F&M takes great pride in going above and beyond their everyday work duties by giving back to the community. Executive Vice President Keith Kramer says that’s what makes F&M Bank unique.
Independence Appoints Lau as Next Police Chief

1 week ago | kmch.com | Janelle Tucker

Independence has appointed its next police chief. The Independence City Council passed a resolution at its meeting on Tuesday night to appoint Captain Brian Lau as the City’s next police chief. Lau will assume the role following the scheduled retirement of current Police Chief David Niedert. Chief Niedert is set to retire after a distinguished career in law enforcement spanning several decades.
Kenneth Dean Peterson – Monticello - Mix 94.7 KMCH

1 week ago | kmch.com | Janelle Tucker

Kenneth Dean Peterson, 94, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Manchester, Iowa. Family and friends are invited to attend a brief celebration of Ken’s life at the Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Monticello on Saturday, May 31, 2025, from 1 – 2 p.m. Following the gathering, family members will proceed to the Oakwood Cemetery in Monticello for the interment. Condolences, memories, and messages of sympathy may be shared at www.kramer-morrisfuneralhome.com.
Renovations Complete at Coffins Grove Campground

1 week ago | kmch.com | Janelle Tucker

Renovations at Coffins Grove Campground are now complete. The park opened on May 15th, with a ribbon cutting to celebrate the renovations held last Friday.
Bay Church & Cemetery Hosting Decoration Day Program

1 week ago | kmch.com | Janelle Tucker

The Bay Church and Cemetery near Delhi will be celebrating an important piece of Delaware County’s history on Friday evening. It’s the annual re-enactment of the first Decoration Day program. May 30th is known as Decoration Day – it was established three years after the Civil War ended on May 5th, 1868.
Corn Planting Nearly Wraps Up Across Iowa

1 week ago | kmch.com | Janelle Tucker

Corn planting has nearly wrapped up across the state. This week’s Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA says 95-percent of the corn crop has been planted, with corn emerging at 76-percent – that’s two days ahead of normal. Corn condition is rated mostly good at 62-percent, with 21-percent rated as excellent. Ninety-two percent of the soybean crop has been planted. Soybeans emerging has reached 60-percent – that’s four days ahead of normal.
Nothing Goes to Waste at RMC Auxiliary Blanket Workshops

1 week ago | kmch.com | Janelle Tucker

Volunteers will be gathering to make blankets for Regional Medical Center’s pediatric patients today. The RMC Auxiliary has been funding and hosting blanket workshops for over twelve years, with volunteers of all ages and all skill levels welcome to create fleece tie blankets. The workshops are open to the public, with all the supplies provided.
Arrest Made in 1983 Linn County Cold Case Murder

1 week ago | kmch.com | Janelle Tucker

An arrest has been made in the cold case murder of a rural Walker man. Linn County Sheriff’s deputies, assisted by deputies from the Multnomah County, Oregon Sheriff’s Office and agents from the Cedar Rapids Resident Agency of the FBI, arrested 64-year old Michael S. Schappert of Fairview, Oregon, for the December 23rd, 1983 cold case murder of 24-year old Ronald Lee Novak.
Manchester City Council Meeting Recap

1 week ago | kmch.com | Janelle Tucker

The Manchester City Council met Tuesday night. The Council approved a resolution of support for a Workforce Development Tax Credit Benefit Application, which is being submitted to the Iowa Economic Development Authority by local developer Wes Schulte. It’s for housing projects at 405 Lincoln Street, 112 South Franklin Street, 501 Grant Street, 121 Meadow Brook Trail, 131 Meadow Brook Trail, 252 Meadow Brook Trail and 258 Meadow Brook Trail.