LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND STILL PREDICTING 5 TO 8 INCHES BY TOMORROW NIGHT.

THERE IS A WOMEN'S HEALTH FAIR AT THE NEW COMFORT INN TOMORROW, WITH MANY EXHIBITORS.
IT WILL BE ON DESPITE THE WEATHER, AS BOOTHS ARE BEING SET UP TONIGHT.

THE BASKETBALL GAMES TONIGHT, BOYS HERE IN TOWN AND GIRLS AT VINTON, HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 31ST, VARSITY ONLY, AT 6:30 AT BOTH MAQUOKETA AND VINTON.

LAST NIGHT AT EPWORTH, THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL WRESTLERS BEAT CAMANCHE FIRST AND THEN THE TEAM LOST LATER IN THE EVENING TO WESTERN DUBUQUE.

THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAVE RECEIVED 450 SIGNATURES ASKING THAT ROUTES BE DESIGNATED FOR ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES. THE REQUEST WAS MADE BY GARY KLEPPE, ON BEHALF OF THE NEW COUNTY ATV CLUB. SUPERVIORS DID NOT ACT ON THE REQUEST, BUT WILL CONSIDER IT AFTER TALKING WITH THE COUNTY ENGINEER AND ATTORNEY.

THE FAMILY DOLLAR DISTRIBUTION CENTER SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA HAS 371 EMPLOYEES NOW AND ON ANY GIVEN DAY, THEY HAVE 50 TO 75 JOB OPENINGS. THEY ARE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO FILL THEIR JOBS. TO MEET DEMANDS, MANY EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING EXTRA HOURS.

JACKSON COUNTY'S DECEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK, WAS AT 6.8 PERCENT, UP FROM 5.9 IN NOVEMBER. A YEAR AGO DECEMBER, IT WAS 7 PERCENT.

OVER THE WEEKEND, KEEP CHECKING THE KMAQ HOME PAGE. FOR ONE THING, YOU CAN CLICK ON THE FARM AND HOME HOUR BANNER AND GET DETAILS ABOUT THE UPCOMING SHOW IN FEBRUARY.
YOU CAN ALSO CLICK ON THE BUS FOR INFORMATION ON THE NEXT KMAQ BUS TRIP TO BRANSON IN MAY. AND, VERY SOON, OVER THE WEEKEND, YOU WILL ....ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE....BE ABLE TO BRING UP A NEW 24-HOUR WEB CAM SHOWING DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. AT NIGHT, WITH LIMITED LIGHT, IT WILL BE POOR QUALITY, BUT DURING THE DAY, IT WILL LOOK PRETTY GOOD. WE WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE THE WEB CAM AROUND THE KMAQ BUILDING IN THE FUTURE. ALSO SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND, CHECK DENNIS' DAILY PHOTOS FOR SOME NEW PHOTOS.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY