CLOUDY, WET AND COLD TODAY....HIGH OF 67
MORE OF THE SAME, COMING.

THE INTERNATIONAL WOODCARVERS CONGRESS SAID THEY AGAIN
ENJOYED THEIR STAY IN MAQUOKETA LAST WEEK AND WILL RETURN
TO MAQUOKETA FOR A THIRD YEAR, JUNE 8-18, 2012!
GOOD ECONOMIC NEWS FOR MAQUOKETA.

AT THE MMEU BOARD MEETING YESTERDAY, THE NEW MANAGER OF MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY, MIKE NICKESON,
PRESENTED A THREE-PAGE OUTLINE OF AREAS HE WILL ADDRESS.....TO
DEAL WITH HIGH UTILITY RATES IN MAQUOKETA AS DISCOVERED IN A RECENT STUDY. THE STUDY WAS TAKEN AFTER MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS.
HE HAS STARTED SOME COST SAVING MEASURES ALREADY AND OTHERS
WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE JULY MEETING OF THE BOARD.
SELLING THE BIG ENGINES OVERSEAS IS ONE POSSIBILITY.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN IOWA DROPPED AGAIN IN MAY, COMPARED TO
APRIL. THE STATE'S RATE REMAINED THE SAME AT 6 PERCENT.
BUT MANY COUNTIES WERE LOWER, INCLUDING IN JACKSON COUNTY.
JACKSON COUNTY WENT DOWN TO 6.5 PERCENT, FROM 7.1 IN APRIL.

THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE VIETNAM WALL APPEARANCE
IN MAQUOKETA, WILL BE BROADCAST ON KMAQ TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AT 4. BRING IT UP ALSO ON OUR WEB SITE...www.kmaq.com. CLICK-ON
THE LISTEN BUTTON AT LEFT.

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.

DENNIS VOY