WEEKEND AHEAD LOOKING GOOD.
VOY THEATRE BOXOFFICE AND HERE AT KMAQ. $5, $10, $20....OR BUY A $50 CARD AND GET A $10 CARD FREE.
LANNY SIMPSON, JACKSON COUNTY FAIR MANAGER, ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT GRETCHEN WILSON HAS CANCELLED HER SUMMER TOUR AS ORDERED BY HER DOCTOR. SHE WAS BOOKED AS THE HEADLINE ACT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT JUL 26TH AT THE FAIR IN MAQUOKETA.
SIMPSON SAID, AFTER MUCH SCRAMBLING, SHE AND THE BOARD ARE
EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT FORMER LEAD SINGER OF "BAD COMPANY"
BRIAN HOWE WILL BE HEADLINING THE JULY 26TH SHOW IN PLACE OF WILSON. COUNTRY SINGER CHRIS CAGLE WILL BE OPENING THE
NIGHT FOR BRIAN. SIMPSON SAID IT SHOULD BE A GREAT NIGHT WITH
A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY AND A LITTLE BIT ROCK AND ROLL.
HE HAS HAD NUMEROUS HITS, THREE AS A SOLOIST. HIS LAST HIT IN 2010 WAS "CIRCUS BAR". HIS HIT WITH TED NUGENT WAS "PENETRATOR" IN
1984. AND HE HAD FIVE HITS WITH BAD COMPANY. HE IS 60 YEARS OLD, BORN IN ENGLAND AND HAS HAD AN ACTIVE PROFESSIONAL CAREER SINCE 1983. HE IS BEST KNOWN FOR REPLACING PAUL RODGERS AS THE LEAD SINGER OF BAD COMPANY.
CEO CURT COLEMAN TOLD KMAQ NEWS THIS MORNING THE THE HOSPITAL HAS PURCHASED A NEW AMBULANCE AND SAID THE HOSPITAL BOARD HAS NOT DISCUSSED ANY CHANGES IN AMBULANCE SERVICE.
BOWMAN OIL COMPANY IN MAQUOKETA THIS YEAR IS CELEBRATING A 55TH ANNIVERSARY. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1959 BY HUGH BOWMAN AND
HE HAS RETIRED AND THE BUSINESS IS NOW OWNED BY HIS SON, BILL.
THANKS FOR THE VISIT.
OH...HAPPY TO SAY THE KMAQ WEB CAM IS BACK WORKING...WITH A 24- HOUR VIEW OF DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. IT CHANGES EVERY 30 SECONDS OR MORE OFTEN IF YOU PUSH F5 ON YOUR KEYBOARD.
DENNIS VOY
