Tuesday, November 04, 2014

TUESDAY DAILY REPORT

CLOUDY MOST OF THE MORNING AND SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH TODAY, 50
TOMORROW, 60

DEB LANE IS NO LONGER JACKSON COUNTY ASSESSOR.   HER RESIGNATION WAS OFFICIAL OCTOBER 31, ACCORDING TO JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISOR CHAIRMAN JACK WILLEY.
ALSO, THE JACKSON COUNTY CONFERENCE BOARD, THAT GOVERNS
THE ASSESSOR, HAS THROUGH IT'S EXAMINING BOARD, RECEIVED 250 NAMES OF ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS  IN THE STATE AND THE  BOARD SENT LETTERS TO MOST ASKING IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THE POSITION HERE.    DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS NOV. 20 AND THE EXAMING BOARD
WILL MEET THE DAY AFTER.     SOON AFTER, THE EXAM BOARD HOPES TO HAVE A NAME TO RECOMMEND TO THE CONFERENCE BOARD FOR A
JANUARY HIRING.
NEW LOCATION FOR SHANNON'S... FROM EAST PLATT
TO WEST PLEASANT STREET.

THE HALLOWEEN PARTY AND OPEN HOUSE LAST WEEKEND AT THE ANDREW OLD JAIL DREW ABOUT 400 PEOPLE.     COLD WEATHER BOTH DAYS, BUT
GOOD TURNOUT ANYWAY.   PLANS ARE TO HAVE IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.\
NET PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE JAIL RESTORATION FUND.

POLLS WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 9 TONIGHT.

LATER TONIGHT, I WILL HAVE SOME RESULTS UP HERE.
YOU CAN ALSO HEAR ELECTION RETURNS AT 9 TONIGHT ON KMAQ-FM
AND ON OUR INTERNET KMAQ HOME PAGE.    SHERI  MELVOLD AND
LEIGHTON HEPKER WILL BE BROADCASTING "LIVE" FROM THE COURTHOUSE.

THANKS FOR THE VISIT.

CHECK THE PHOTOS OF TODAY'S POLL WORKERS IN MAQUOKETA...
BELOW.

DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com



TODAY'S HARD WORKING ELECTION CREW

THERE ARE 6 POLLING PLACES IN MAQUOKETA.     I WENT TO ALL 6 TO TAKE A PHOTO OF THE WORKERS AT EACH PLACE.     THEY TOOK 2 HOURS OF TRAINING LAST WEEK AND TODAY THEY STARTED AT 6 THIS MORNING AND WILL WORK UP TO 10 TONIGHT, OR MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE LONGER, AS THEY HAVE THINGS TO DO AFTER THE POLLS CLOSE AT 9.    THEY WORK CONTINUOUSLY AND BRING THEIR LUNCH.    THEY ARE PAID MINIMUM WAGE.    THANK GOODNESS THEY ARE DOING THE JOB FOR US.    IN SOME
AREAS, GETTING WORKERS IS NOT EASY.

MAQUOKETA WARD 1(SENIOR CENTER)
LEFT TO RIGHT:   MARILYN KNIEF...LINDA WARD...AMY EGANHOUSE AND THELMA NISSEN.

MAQUOKETA WARD 2 (HOSPITAL)
DIANE WEIDEMAN...KATHY WOSOBA...MARGE KEHN AND KATHY APPLEHANS

MAQUOKETA WARD 3 (CITY  HALL)
LANA FLAGEL...GEORGIA ROBINSON...SHARON WATTERS AND PAT KRANTZ

MAQUOKETA WARD 4  (COURT HOUSE)
JAN WARD....ROSIE SCHWAGER....ANDREA McCLIMON AND BARB MILLER

MAQUOKETA WARD 5 (FIRE STATION)
DOROTHY WISTED....CAROL MANDERSHEID....AUDREY BRICKNER AND
ROSIE MILLER

SOUTHFORK AND MAQUOKETA TOWNSHIPS
FOR SOME REASON, ONLY 3 WORKING THIS VOTING PLACE.
L TO RIGHT:   CONNIE CRESSEY....JANET EGANHOUSE AND MARY STROYAN

KEEP THESE GALS BUSY!

VOTE TODAY!

POLLS OPEN UNTIL 9 TONIGHT.

SHORTLY AFTER 9 TONIGHT,  ELECTION COVERAGE ON KMAQ-FM  AND ON OUR HOME WEB PAGE AT WWW.KMAQ.COM...CLICK-ON THE RADIO IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER.