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93 TODAY...
83 TOMORROW...
85 SUNDAY...
77 MONDAY...
EVERYONE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO COOLER WEATHER.
AND SOME RAIN!

A COMPANY HAS BEEN HIRED BY THE HOSPITAL TO TAKE A LOOK
AT ITS FINANCIAL FUTURE.   THE BOARD HIRED DENMAN AND COMPANY TO COMPLETE A 10-YEAR FINANCIAL FORECAST ANALYSIS.    THEY WILL BEGIN WORK IN SEPTEMBER AND EXPECT TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END
OF OCTOBER.    THE COST WILL BE 30 TO 40 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND WILL BE SHARED 50-50 WITH GENESIS HEALTH SYSTEM.    CEO CURT
COLEMAN SAID THEY WILL NEED THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS IN THE HOSPITAL'S QUEST FOR A DECISION ON THE FUTURE OF THE HOSPITAL.
SHIVE HATTERY HAS ALSO BEEN RETAINED TO UPDATE THE CONSTRUCTION
COST ESTIMATES FOR A NEW HOSPITAL FACILITY.     THAT FINAL REPORT
IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.   COLEMAN SAID ALL THE
STUDIES ARE BEING DONE TO ENSURE HEALTH CARE WILL BE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE LONG TERM.

A MAQUOKETA SQUAD CAR WAS TOTALED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON DURING
A DRUG INTERDICTION PROGRAM ON HIGHWAY 61.    THE SQUAD CAR
WAS DRIVEN BY OFFICER JAYSON HEIAR AND HE WAS  NOT INJURED.
THE CAR WAS HIT BY A PICKUP GOING AT A FAST SPEED AND APPROACHING THE AREA WHERE THE VEHICLES WERE BEING STOPPED TO BE CHECKED
FOR DRUGS.    THE PICKUP (DRIVER NAME NOT RELEASED) DID NOT STOP IN TIME AND PLOWED INTO THE BACK OF THE SQUAD CAR WITH HEIAR INSIDE.

THE MAQUOKETA  FOOTBALL GAME TONIGHT AROUND 8 WITH MATT CLARK AT THE PLAY BY PLAY MIC....FROM CASCADE.    THE GAME WILL BE HERE ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE.

I WILL HAVE THE SCORE ALSO TOMORROW MORNING HERE.

HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY NIGHT AND HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY

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KMAQ 55TH ANNIVERSARY
THANKS MAQUOKETA STATE BANK FOR THE CAKE
BROUGHT IN TODAY BY FLORIAN AND JOY.
BET KMAQ WOULD REALLY SOUND GOOD ON THAT
OLD TIME RADIO.    THEY DON'T MAKE RADIOS LIKE
THEY USED TO.

THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK WILL CELEBRATE THEIR 55TH BIRTHDAY
NEXT MONTH (SEPTEMBER)!

THANKS DOTTIE BAYLES FOR THE BEAUTIFUL PLANT.

DOTTIE RETIRED FROM KMAQ IN 2012 AFTER OVER 35 YEARS AS A KMAQ
SALES REP.

AND..WE HAD OUR FIRST WINNERS IN THE KMAQ 55TH ANNIVERSARY
BUMPER STICKER PROMOTION THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING.
THEY ARE DONALD AND CONNIE BLACK OF MAQUOKETA.    THEY HAD
A BUMPER STICKER ON THEIR PICK-UP (FRONT AND BACK)......
FOUND OUT THEIR CAR LICENSE WAS BEING BROADCAST ON KMAQ
AS A WINNING NUMBER AND STOPPED IN FOR THEIR $550 CHECK.

BUMPER STICKERS ARE FREE AND AVAILABLE ALL OVER THE KMAQ
AREA.    PICK ONE UP AND PUT IT ON YOUR BACK BUMPER OR
WINDOW AND KEEP LISTENING.   YOU TOO MAY BE A WINNER SOMETIME
IN THE FUTURE.    WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR VEHICLES WITH STICKERS
FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND GIVING AWAY MORE CASH AND
OTHER PRIZES.

DENNIS VOY