IT HAS BEEN RAINING THE PAST HOUR, AFTER A CLOUDY DAY.
SO MUCH FOR WEATHER.

BIG STORY TODAY...
THE TRUCK STOP HAS BEEN SOLD.
TO THE KWIK STAR PEOPLE.
IT HAD BEEN RUMORED FOR OVER A WEEK.
KWIK STAR IS BUILDING THE NEW CONVENIENCE STORE ACROSS FROM MCDONALDS IN MAQUOKETA.
SO, THEY WILL HAVE TWO LOCATIONS IN TOWN.  
CASEY'S HAS TWO LOCATIONS IN TOWN NOW.

LEARNED TODAY THAT L.B. SHRIVER DIED.    HE WAS A HIGH SCHOOL
ANNOUNCER HERE AT KMAQ FOR AWHILE IN THE MID-60'S.    HIS DAD WAS THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERINTENDANT OF SCHOOLS.   I HOPE TO GET MORE INFORMATION.

SUPER COUNTRY STAR KEITH URBAN WILL DO ONE OF THE EVENING
CONCERTS AT THIS  YEAR'S JONES COUNTY FAIR IN MONTICELLO....
JULY 17-21.

AT ROTARY TODAY, WE LEARNED THAT THE CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NEARLY NEW BUILDING IN MAQUOKETA (NEXT TO THE  HIGH SCHOOL) HAS
BEEN GREAT FOR PRE-COLLEGE CREDITS.   FOR MORE ON THIS,
GO TO WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON THE ROTARY BLUE WHEEL.

TWO FIRE CALLS YESTERDAY, BOTH BECAUSE OF ALARMS GOING OFF.
NO FIRE FOUND.

986 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE FIREMEN'S BREAKFAST SUNDAY....THE BIGGEST ANNUAL BREAKFAST IN TOWN.  
THEY HAD A RAFFLE FOR PRIZES.
WINNERS:
TOY  HELICOPTER:   TESS BURKEN
TOY FIRE TRUCK:   IRMA MEYER
FOUR PACKAGES OF STEAKS WON BY:  JANE HEISTER, AMANDA EDWARDS,
SARA FELLER AND KEN MICHELS.
TOY ROCKING CHAIR:   JULIA THOLE
CUTTING BOARD:   JEFF ROCKWELL

THE NEW VERIZON WIRELESS STORE IN MAQUOKETA (ON WESTGATE DRIVE, LEADING UP TO FAREWAY STORE)  WILL HAVE THEIR GRAND OPENING
THIS SATURDAY.    GRILLED BURGERS AND HOT DOGS DONE ON THE
CATTLEMEN'S BIG PORTABLE  GRILL....FREE WILL DONATION WITH  PROCEEDS GOING TO THE NEW LITTLE BEAR PARK.     KMAQ'S LEIGHTON HEPKER WILL BE BROADCASTING FROM THERE FROM 9  UNTIL 11. THERE WILL BE GRAND OPENING SPEICALS TOO.

PHOTOS OF ALL 12 KMAQ EMPLOYEES ARE NOW UP ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE.
GO TO THE HOME PAGE....WWW.KMAQ.COM AND CLICK-ON THE STAFF
BUTTON.   

NO DAILY REPORT TOMORROW.

CHECK BACK FRIDAY.

DENNIS VOY