Monday, October 28, 2013

MONDAY DAILY REPORT

NICE TODAY, BUT COOL....HIGH OF 49.
RAIN COMING TOMORROW AND LASTING UNTIL THURSDAY.

A CAR-SEMI ACCIDENT AROUND 3 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON NEAR ZWINGLE.
JACI MOORE, AGE 20, OF RURAL ZWINGLE AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA WAS WEST BOUND ON 208TH AND A POTOSI SEMI WAS ALSO WEST BOUND.
THE SEMI WAS SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND MOORE WAS UNABLE
TO GET HER CAR STOPPED, STRIKING THE REAR OF THE TRUCK.
SHE WAS CHARGED.   DAMAGE TO HER NEW CHEVY WAS $5,000 AND
$2,000 DAMAGE TO THE POTOS MAN'S SEMI.    MOORE'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND SHE SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY.

AROUND 600 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE BREAKFAST AT THE FIRE STATION
YESTERDAY IN MAQUOKETA, A FUNDRAISER FOR THE NEW JACKSON
COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL TO BE BUILT IN MAQUOKETA.
FIREMAN AL MUHLHAUSEN SAID THEY WERE PLEASED WITH THE TURNOUT.

THE MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY CENTER HAS NOW BEEN REZONED FROM RESIDENTIAL TO BUSINESS.    NOW THE COUNCIL CAN DECIDE WHAT TO DO
WITH IT.   WE WILL BE HEARING MORE IN THE WEEKS TO COME.

BEV AND BILL BRAUER WHO FARM SOUTHWEST OF MAQUOKETA, TODAY
RECEIVED THE OCTOBER "GARY WERDEN GOOD FARM NEIGHBOR
AWARD".     IT IS GIVEN TO FARMERS WHO TAKE PRIDE IN DOING THINGS
RIGHT.   THIS INCLUDES CARING FOR THE ENVIROMENT, THEIR LIVESTOCK, AND BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS.   THEY WERE PRESENTED THE AWARD AT A NOON LUNCHEON TODAY.

THE SUPERVISORS MEETING IS TOMORROW MORNING AS USUAL AND AT 10, THEY WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TO TALK ABOUT THE PENROSE
ANNEX, THE HOUSE THEY HAVE PURCHASED AND GUTTED JUST WEST OF THE LAW CENTER.    THEY BOUGHT IT FOR ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE.

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS TOURNAMENT VOLLEYBALL  PLAY IS TONIGHT AT DEWITT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYS HERE IN THE PLAYOFFS.    FOR MAQUOKETA CARDINAL SPORTS NEWS,  MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY,  GO TO THE CARDINAL REPORT ON KMAQ'S HOME PAGE,
EDITED BY LEIGHTON HEPKER.    ST. LOUIS CARDINAL COVERAGE ALSO THERE.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY