MID 90'S AGAIN TODAY.    GOOD CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN TOMORROW, BUT STILL IN THE 90'S.
SUNDAY, EXPECTING A HIGH OF 82 AND IN THE 80'S ALSO TO START OFF THE
NEW WORK WEEK.

EXCITEMENT AT KMAQ AT 9 THIS MORNING.   SEE THE PHOTO AND STORY
BELOW THIS DAILY REPORT.

TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED AT 10 THIS MORNING ON 51ST AVENUE.
MARJORIE ROHWEDDER, AGE 79, OF BALDWIN WAS DRIVING SOUTH AND CROSSED THE CENTER LINE.     HER VEHICLE SIDE-SWIPED AN SUV
DRIVEN BY KEN WIDEL, AGE 74, OF MAQUOKETA AND FORMERLY OF
CANTON WHO WAS  DRIVING NORTH.  CHARGES ARE PENDING AND
NO INJURIES.     ROHWEDDER'S 2001 MERCURY RECEIVED ABOUT
$1,500 IN DAMAGES AND THE WIDEL 2009 MERCURY, $3,500.

A NEW HOUSING SUBDIVISION WILL BE STARTED SOON IN MAQUOKETA.
THE FINAL PLATT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR TIFFANY MANGLER CUSTOM HOMES TO HAVE SIX LOTS TO START AT THE EXTENSION
OF LONGVIEW TO THE SOUTH.   I UNDERSTAND ONE HOME WILL BE BUILDT
VERY SOON.

PACIFIC COAST FEATHER COMPANY IN MAQUOKETA IS ADVERTISING FOR
MORE HELP.      GOOD ECONOMIC NEWS FOR MAQUOKETA.   

HAVE A NICE WEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

WE HAD SOME EXCITEMENT AT KMAQ JUST AFTER 9 THIS MORNING.
WE WERE JUST ABOUT TO START THE PROGRAM "JUST TALK" AND WE
SMELLED SMOKE IN THE HALLWAY AND NOTICED A SLIGHT HAZE.
AFTER QUICKLY DECIDING IT WAS NOT A "BURNED OUT BALLAST",
WE DECIDED TO CALL 9-1-1 FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.    BEFORE THEY ARRIVED, DOTTIE BAYLES SAID THE ODER WAS STRONGEST AT HER OFFICE
DOOR AND RIGHT NEXT TO THE REFRIGERATED WATER COOLER.
AND THAT WAS IT....GETTING UP CLOSER TO THE FOUNTAIN, THE  ODOR
BECAME STRONGER.    WHEN FIREMEN ARRIVED, THEY QUICKLY TOOK
OFF THE FRONT COVER AND SAW....WHAT YOU SEE ABOVE....A FOOT-LONG
BURNED WIRE.     AND WE CHECKED AND FOUND THAT THE BREAKER TO
THE OUTLET THERE WAS TRIPPED.    IF THE FIRE HAD HAPPENED OVERNIGHT, THE BREAKER TRIPPING WOULD HAVE PROBABLY  PREVENTED
AN OUTRIGHT FIRE.    THANKS TO A QUICK RESPONSE BY THE  POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS!     WHEN KMAQ MOVED DOWN HERE IN
1970, SEARS CATALOG STORE WAS IN THAT HALF OF BUILDING.    AND
THAT COOLER WAS HERE THEN AND LEFT FOR US BY SEARS.   SO, IT IS
OVER 40 YEARS OLD AND WAS STILL WORKING FINE.    OVER THE YEARS, WE
DID NOTHING WITH IT, EXCEPT TO RELOAD THE REFRIGERANT.  
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AMAZED AT HOW IT JUST KEPT WORKING AND WORKING FOR SOOOO LONG.  
IT'S LIFE IS OVER!  WE WILL BE GETTING A NEW ONE!
CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT!   JUST WHAT YOU CAME TO OUR WEB SITE TO SEE.....A BURNED-OUT WATER COOLER.
OH  YES..."JUST TALK"  WENT ON THE AIR 15  MINUTES LATE.
DENNIS VOY