After a rainy Sunday (13/100 of an inch), today was dry, mostly cloudy and a high in the 30's.
Jackson County Fair Manager Doug Pratt was on the KMAQ "Just Talk" show this morning and told some of the early plans for this year's fair in July. The headliner for Thursday night in front of the grandstand will be
famous country singer, Tracy Byrd. And, there are plans for a different stage, so the show would not have to be cancelled because of rain, like happened last year. Tracy Byrd is definitely a good booking and he whould draw a big Thursday night crowd.
Hugh Bowman, longtime owner-operator of Maquoketa's only full-service gas station, is this week's Maquoketa Rotary Club "Citizen Of The Week". A photo of Hugh and a story about his long career in Maquoketa can been seen on the Rotary Web Site.....www.maquoketa-rotary.org Hugh has not retired, still working over 50 hours a week. Its a good story!
43-year-old James Clark Yeager, of Maquoketa, was taken to the local hospital with unknown injuries after he crashed his jeep into a cattle barn just before 7 last night. He was charged with failure to maintain control.
The accident happened on 134th Avenue. He went through an intersection, hit some fence, and gates and then continued on until he hit the north side of a cattle barn. The Maquoketa rescue squad had to assist in getting him out of the vehicle. Damages were listed at $8,000 to his 98 Jeep and $15,000 to a fence and barn owned by Brian Roe.
City Council meeting tonight.
Henry Schnoor, 89, of Emeline, died this afternoon at the local hospital. Services are pending at Carson's.
Two Maquoketa High School wrestlers will be at the State Tournament this week in Des Moines.
Both will wrestle this Wednesday afternoon . They are: Blake Rockwell, a Senior, who wrestles at 152-pounds. His record this year is 12 and 4. And, Adam Pape, a Junior, at 189-pounds. His record this year is 25 and 13. Both won second place in the District this past Saturday.
Also, DeWitt Central will have 5 wrestlers at State, Northeast of Goose Lake, 3 and Midland of Wyoming 1.
Dr. Paul Koob of Maquoketa, will again be at Veteran's Auditorium to describe the matches on KMAQ, starting Wednesday afternoon. He will do all Maquoketa, DeWitt and Northeast matches.
No School in Maquoketa today because of President's Day.
Have a good week.
Dennis Voy
