SOME HEAVY A COUPLE TIMES. SUNNY TOMORROW. BUT WARM
WEATHER IS OVER FOR AWHILE, WITH MID-40-DEGREE WEATHER THE REST OF THE WEEK AND WEEKEND.
SEMI DRIVER BOBBY SPIDLE, JR. AGE 50, OF DELMAR DIED MONDAY MORNING OFF U.S. 30 IN CLINTON COUNTY. STATE TROOPERS FOUND HIM AT ABOUT 10:30 UNRESPONSIVE IN A CORNFIELD. HE WAS TRAVELING WEST WHEN HE VEERED NORTH OFF THE ROADWAY AND INTO A DITCH. SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS MOTHER MARILYN, SISTER RACHEL YEAGER OF MAQUOKETA, A BROTHER RANDY IN LOST NATION AND A BROTHER-IN-LAW JIM SHADY OF MAQUOKETA.
BRENT KILBURG ANNOUNCED TODAY HE HAS WITHDRAWN AS A CANDIDATE
FOR JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF. HE CITED SEVERAL REASONS, INCLUDING BEING ACTIVE IN THE IOWA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND WEEKEND DRILLS.
SO, THERE WILL NOT BE A PRIMARY RACE ON THE REPUBLICAN BALLOT.
NOW, TWO ARE RUNNING, REPUBLICAN BUD SCHROEDER AND INCUMBENT
DEMOCRAT RUSS KETTMANN.
AT THE SUPERVISORS MEETING AT THE COURTHOUSE THIS MORNING,
DARRYL PARKER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF JACKSON COUNTY CONSERVATION AND TRAVIS RIES OF DESIGN ENGINEERING TALKED ABOUT
THE PRAIRIE CREEK PARK AT EAST EDGE OF MAQUOKETA. CHIP SEALED
ROADS WILL BE ESTABLISHED, PLUS SOME PICNIC AREAS, FISHING PIERS,
PARKING SPOTS, AND POSSIBLE IN THE FUTURE, A CAMPGROUND.
THE ENGINEER MENTIONED AN ESTIMATED COST OF $550,000. GETTING BIDS WILL BE THE NEXT STEP IN DEVELOPING THE PARK.
ADDITIONS TO THE KMAQ WEB SITE...
AT WWW.KMAQ.COM....
UNDER THE KMAQ STAFF BUTTON....A PHOTO OF TERESA HOSCH, OUR NEW
NEWS DIRECTOR....
ALSO, A NEW PHOTO OF SALES REP LOIS FISCHER....
AND ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE, THE KMAQ-AREA WEATHER FORECAST,
24 HOURS A DAY. FIRST YOU SEE THE TEMPERATURE AND THEN CLICK-ON
IT FOR THE COMPLETE FORECAST.
AN IRISH MUSIC SHOW....DIRECT FROM IRELAND....THIS SATURDAY NIGHT
AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER ON EAST PLATT MAQUOKETA.
"GOOGLE" OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER FOR PHOTO AND COMPLETE
INFORMATION.
RUSTY LIETZ IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL BUT COMING HOME SOON.
THEY ARE STARTING TO DIG UP AND HAUL AWAY THE OLD PAVEMENT (NEARLY) IN FRONT OF KMAQ, AND WORKING SOUTH. DIRECTION SIGNS ALL OVER DOWNTOWN. DESPITE THE RAIN, THEY KEPT WORKING TODAY.
C U ON THE RADIO.
DENNIS VOY
