COLD LAST NIGHT, LOW OF 8.
SUNNY THIS MORNING AND MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH TODAY, 31.
STILL LOOKING FOR RAIN TOMORROW AND FRIDAY. WE COULD
REACH 50 FRIDAY, BUT THEN DOWN TO THE HIGH TEENS AGAIN SATURDAY.

TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED AT ARCADE AND HIGHWAY 64 JUST AFTER NOON
YESTERDAY. TODD HILL, AGE 49, OF MAQUOKETA WAS DRIVING EAST ON 64 AND WAS STOPPED WAITING FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE OTHER DRIVER,
JIMMY GARLOUGH, 65, OF WHEATLAND, PULLED ON TO 64 FROM ARCADE AND
HIT THE HILL VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. GARLOUGH WAS CHARGED.
$2,000 DAMAGE TO EACH VEHICLE, A 91 CHEVY TRUCK AND A 2006 CHEVY CAR.
NO INJURIES.

ERIC THOME HIT A DEER LAST NIGHT ON HIGHWAY 62 AND BEN SHEARER HIT
ALSO HIT A DEER LAST NIGHT ON HIGHWAY 64.
NO INJURIES.

GOV. CHET CULVER HAS SENT A LETTER TO SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TOM VILSACK (FORMER IOWA GOVERNOR) ASKING FOR A DISASTER DESIGNATION
FOR EIGHT COUNTIES, INCLUDING JACKSON. ALL 8 COUNTIES HAVE DOCUMENTED 30-PERCENT LOSSES OF ONE CROP AFTER POSTING HARVEST EVALUATIONS.

YES...I ENJOYED WATCHING IOWA WIN THEIR BOWL GAME OVER MISSOURI
LAST NIGHT. LATE TO BED AND EARLY TO RISE....HAS KEPT ME YAWNING TODAY.
NOW LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING WISCONSIN WIN THE ROSE BOWL GAME.
AS FOR BASKETBALL, WAS NICE SEEING THE BADGERS GET THEIR FIRST BIG TEN WIN LAST NIGHT OVER MINNESOTA AND HOPE THE HAWKS CAN START THE
SEASON WITH A WIN TONIGHT AGAINST ILLINOIS.

THE KMAQ TREE WAS TAKEN DOWN THIS MORNING!

HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

DENNIS VOY