UNOFFICIALLY 90 TODAY IN MAQUOKETA.
TOMORROW AT 5 P.M. IS THE DEADLINE TO FILE FOR SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION.
MAQUOKETA ALREADY HAS A CONTEST. IN DISTRICT 4, ANNE HAWKS HAS FILED FOR RE-ELECTION AND SHE WILL BE CHALLENGED BY GEORGE HOUSTON.
IN DISTRICT 2, BILL SCHWENKER IS UP FOR RE-ELECTION AND WILL RUN AGAIN.
ON THE POLICE BLOTTER. ANN OSTERHAUS REPORTED AT 11:26 A.M. YESTERDAY THAT HER PURSE WAS STOLEN FROM AN UNLOCKED VEHICLE ON MAIN STREET.
HER PURSE, WITHOUT THE CASH, WAS FOUND A SHORT TIME LATER IN THE
GARBAGE AT THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY.
MY FRIEND AND NANCY'S NEIGHBOR, DALE BROOKS OF MAQUOKETA, DIED
THIS MORNING AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. HIS COMPLETED OBITUARY CAN BE READ AT www.carsonandson.com HE WAS 85.
NO REPORT TODAY. I WILL ESCORT A KMAQ TRAVEL BUS TO THE GAME AT MILLER PARK IN MILWAUKEE. MOST ON THE BUS WILL BE CUBS FANS. I'LL CHEER FOR
THE BREWERS.
NEXT REPORT FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
HI TODAY OF 86.
THEY ARE PREDICTING 90-PLUS THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.'
THE NEW JACKSON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH OFFICE MANAGER IS AMY WILMS.
DIANE GRAVERT OF SABULA, LONGTIME JACKSON COUNTY ECONOMIC DIRECTOR, HAS RETIRED. HER OFFICE IS IN THE COUNTY SCHOOL REPLICA JUST WEST OF SABULA, THE JACKSON COUNTY WELCOME CENTER.
SHORT REPORT, SORRY. CHECK THE NEW PHOTO BELOW AND YESTERDAY'S DAILY REPORT WHICH JUST WENT UP ON THE INTERNET THIS AFTERNOON.
DENNIS VOY
THEY ARE PREDICTING 90-PLUS THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.'
THE NEW JACKSON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH OFFICE MANAGER IS AMY WILMS.
DIANE GRAVERT OF SABULA, LONGTIME JACKSON COUNTY ECONOMIC DIRECTOR, HAS RETIRED. HER OFFICE IS IN THE COUNTY SCHOOL REPLICA JUST WEST OF SABULA, THE JACKSON COUNTY WELCOME CENTER.
SHORT REPORT, SORRY. CHECK THE NEW PHOTO BELOW AND YESTERDAY'S DAILY REPORT WHICH JUST WENT UP ON THE INTERNET THIS AFTERNOON.
DENNIS VOY
A PHOTO OF LANNY SIMPSON, MANAGER OF THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR ANDFAIRGROUNDS AND PEARSON CONVENTION CENTER ON THE GROUNDS. SHE WAS MAQUOKETA'S BUSIEST WOMAN LAST WEEK, DURING THE WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 2008 JACKSON COUNTY FAIR. RECORD ATTENDANCE! GOOD JOB LANNY! HER JOB IS YEAR-AROUND. TONIGHT, SHE WILL BE CALLING OUT NUMBERS AT THE PEARSON CENTER FOR TUESDAY NIGHT BINGO.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, July 28, 2008
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL MONDAY MORNING IN MAQUOKETA.
ALREADY 70...HEADING FOR MID 80'S.
BIG DAY YESTERDAY, THE FINAL DAY OF THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR.
ATTENDANCE WAS OVER 5,000....ONE OF THE BEST ATTENDANCE DAYS IN A LONG TIME. GOOD WEATHER AND BIG TURN-OUT LAST NIGHT FOR THE GRANDSTAND
SHOW, "NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION".
TOTAL ATTENDANCE FOR THE 2008 JACKSON COUNTY FAIR, 20,218.
THAT'S NEARLY 2,000 OVER LAST YEAR.
KMAQ, CELEBRATING 50 YEARS THIS YEAR, HAD A SIGN-UP AT THE KMAQ BOOTH FOR $50 CASH. THE WINNER WAS DRAWN THIS MORNING BY LANNY SIMPSON, FAIR BOARD MANAGER AND CONGRATULATIONS TO DONNA DAVENPORT OF 416 S. PROSPECT STREET IN MAQUOKETA. WE WILL SEND HER THE $50 CHECK TODAY. LANNY WAS THE GUEST ON KMAQ'S "JUST TALK" SHOW THIS MORNING TO RECAP THE FAIR THAT ENDED LAST NIGHT.
WILL HAVE ANOTHER REPORT LATER TODAY.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
ALREADY 70...HEADING FOR MID 80'S.
BIG DAY YESTERDAY, THE FINAL DAY OF THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR.
ATTENDANCE WAS OVER 5,000....ONE OF THE BEST ATTENDANCE DAYS IN A LONG TIME. GOOD WEATHER AND BIG TURN-OUT LAST NIGHT FOR THE GRANDSTAND
SHOW, "NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION".
TOTAL ATTENDANCE FOR THE 2008 JACKSON COUNTY FAIR, 20,218.
THAT'S NEARLY 2,000 OVER LAST YEAR.
KMAQ, CELEBRATING 50 YEARS THIS YEAR, HAD A SIGN-UP AT THE KMAQ BOOTH FOR $50 CASH. THE WINNER WAS DRAWN THIS MORNING BY LANNY SIMPSON, FAIR BOARD MANAGER AND CONGRATULATIONS TO DONNA DAVENPORT OF 416 S. PROSPECT STREET IN MAQUOKETA. WE WILL SEND HER THE $50 CHECK TODAY. LANNY WAS THE GUEST ON KMAQ'S "JUST TALK" SHOW THIS MORNING TO RECAP THE FAIR THAT ENDED LAST NIGHT.
WILL HAVE ANOTHER REPORT LATER TODAY.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Friday, July 25, 2008
A NICE DAY TODAY IN MAQUOKETA...HIGH OF 78.
TOMORROW WILL BE ANOTHER GREAT DAY, WITH NO RAIN AND A HIGH
IN THE 80'S.
ATTENDANCE AT THE FAIR YESTERDAY (THURSDAY) WAS 3,402.....UP 114
OVER THURSDAY OF 2007. THERE WAS A FULL GRANDSTAND FOR THE
STOCK CAR RACES AND THE WINNERS OF $100 DRAWING, INCLUDING ONE
PERSON FROM MAQUOKETA, MELINDA USHER. KENT FUGLSANG OF RURAL
BALDWIN, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, WAS ALSO A $100 WINNER.'
BOB WIESE, AGE 67, OF ELVIRA AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED LAST
NIGHT AT HIS HOME, FOLLOWING A BATTLE WITH LUNG CANCER.
GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 2 AT ST. PATRICK'S CEMETERY AT DELMAR. FRIENDS MAY CALL SUNDAY FROM 4 UNTIL 6 P.M.
AT THE LAHEY FUNERAL HOME IN MAQUOKETA. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS
WIFE CATHY, 2 SONS, JEREMIAH OF DELMAR AND JOSHUA AT HOME AND
DAUGHTER JENNIFER OF DUBUQUE. ALSO 7 GRANDCHILDREN AND 4 SISTERS,
INCLUDING EDNA EDWARDS OF MAQUOKETA AND A HALF-SISTER, BARB TUBBS OF MAQUOKETA. BOB WAS A GOOD EMPLOYEE FOR ME FOR SEVERAL YEARS AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
TOMORROW WILL BE ANOTHER GREAT DAY, WITH NO RAIN AND A HIGH
IN THE 80'S.
ATTENDANCE AT THE FAIR YESTERDAY (THURSDAY) WAS 3,402.....UP 114
OVER THURSDAY OF 2007. THERE WAS A FULL GRANDSTAND FOR THE
STOCK CAR RACES AND THE WINNERS OF $100 DRAWING, INCLUDING ONE
PERSON FROM MAQUOKETA, MELINDA USHER. KENT FUGLSANG OF RURAL
BALDWIN, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, WAS ALSO A $100 WINNER.'
BOB WIESE, AGE 67, OF ELVIRA AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED LAST
NIGHT AT HIS HOME, FOLLOWING A BATTLE WITH LUNG CANCER.
GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 2 AT ST. PATRICK'S CEMETERY AT DELMAR. FRIENDS MAY CALL SUNDAY FROM 4 UNTIL 6 P.M.
AT THE LAHEY FUNERAL HOME IN MAQUOKETA. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS
WIFE CATHY, 2 SONS, JEREMIAH OF DELMAR AND JOSHUA AT HOME AND
DAUGHTER JENNIFER OF DUBUQUE. ALSO 7 GRANDCHILDREN AND 4 SISTERS,
INCLUDING EDNA EDWARDS OF MAQUOKETA AND A HALF-SISTER, BARB TUBBS OF MAQUOKETA. BOB WAS A GOOD EMPLOYEE FOR ME FOR SEVERAL YEARS AT THE 61 DRIVE-IN.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.
DENNIS VOY
I HAD TWO PHOTOS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK
BUILDING IN ABOUT 1962 JUST NORTH OF THE KMAQ BUILDING. ONE PHOTO
WENT UP ON THE DAILY REPORT.....BELOW.....BUT THE OTHER ONE WON'T GO UP AT THIS TIME. MAYBE IT WILL GO LATER. M-S-B IS CELEBRATING ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY NOW THRU SEPTEMBER.
DENNIS VOY
BUILDING IN ABOUT 1962 JUST NORTH OF THE KMAQ BUILDING. ONE PHOTO
WENT UP ON THE DAILY REPORT.....BELOW.....BUT THE OTHER ONE WON'T GO UP AT THIS TIME. MAYBE IT WILL GO LATER. M-S-B IS CELEBRATING ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY NOW THRU SEPTEMBER.
DENNIS VOY
THIS PHOTO IS VERY SMALL ALSO. CLICK-ON TO ENLARGE A LITTLE. THISPHOTO SHOWS THE M-S-B NEW ROUND BUILDING AFTER THE FLOOR WAS POURED.
AND, IN THIS PHOTO, IN THE BACKGROUND, THE BUILDING YOU SEE WAS THE
NISSEN DRY CLEANERS BUILDING, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE LATE HAROLD
NISSEN. AND TO THE NORTH OF IT WAS DANNY'S LUNCH BUILDING.
THE ORIGINAL ROUND BUILDINGS IS STILL IN USE, INCLUDING THE BASEMENT,
BUT OTHER ADDITIONS WERE BUILDT AROUND IT OVER THE YEARS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAQUOKETA STATE BANK, NOW CELELBRATING
50 YEARS OF BANKING SERVICE TO MAQUOKETA AND THE SURRONDING AREA.
THERE IS ALSO THE WESTSIDE DRIVE-UP AND WALK-UP ADDITION HERE IN MAQUOKETA AND THERE IS A BRANCH OFFICE IN BOTH ANDREW AND PRESTON.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, July 24, 2008
2008 Jackson County Fair Parade Photos
444 Photos Taken By David Voy.
Browse all Photos on David's Maquoketa Flickr.com Site.
444 Photos Taken By David Voy.
Browse all Photos on David's Maquoketa Flickr.com Site.
CLOUDY TODAY AND WE MAY GET SOME RAIN BEFORE THE DAY IS OVER.
THE NAMES OF TWO FINALISTS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO GOV. CHET CULVER FOR THE POSITION OF 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, JOEL BARROWS AND PAUL MACEK. THERE WERE 17 APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION, INCLUDING MAQUOKETA ATTORNEY STEVE KAHLER.
ANNA MAE STEFFEN, 86, OF DELHI, DIED TUESDAY AT THE MONTICELLO NURSING HOME. THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE TOMORROW. SURVIVORS INCLUDE
A SON, FLORIAN STEFFEN OF MAQUOKETA.
ELOISE LUETT, AGE 90, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED THIS MORNING AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. SERVICES PENDING AT CARSON'S (www.carsonandson.com).
BRIAN AND JESSIE IHRIG OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL, BORN TUESDAY AT MERCY IN DUBUQUE. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE CRAIG AND WENDY WINEGAR OF MAQUOKETA. GREAT-GRANDPARENTS ARE KEN AND DARLENE LITTERER AND DOUG AND SHIRLEY WINEGAR ALL OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE GARY AND KATHY IHRIG OF MAQUOKETA AND GREAT-GRAND PARENTS ARE ELSIE BOBCOCK AND NONA IHRIG, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA.
THAD STOCKHAM, SON OF DAVE STOCKHAM (GRANDSON OF BOB AND MIM) IS SINGLE AND LIVES AND WORKS IN CALIFORNIA. HE IS ON THE RAGBRAI BIKE ACROSS IOWA WEEK LONG EVENT THIS WEEK. BUT ...LISTEN TO THIS. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO,
HE STARTED BIKING FROM CALIFORNIA TO THE WESTERN IOWA LINE TO START
RAGBRAI. SO, AFTER 2,300 MILES OF BIKING, IN JUST 16 DAYS, HE STARTED ANOTHER 400 PLUS MILES ACROSS IOWA. WOW. HE MUST BE IN GREAT SHAPE AND HAVE A STRONG BUTT. CURT AND KATHY (MOORE) COUNTRYMAN, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, NOW OF SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS, HAVE NOT MISSED A RAGBRAI FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
CHECK TODAY'S PHOTOS BELOW.
SEE (SOME OF YOU) AT THE FAIR.
DENNIS VOY
THE NAMES OF TWO FINALISTS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO GOV. CHET CULVER FOR THE POSITION OF 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, JOEL BARROWS AND PAUL MACEK. THERE WERE 17 APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION, INCLUDING MAQUOKETA ATTORNEY STEVE KAHLER.
ANNA MAE STEFFEN, 86, OF DELHI, DIED TUESDAY AT THE MONTICELLO NURSING HOME. THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE TOMORROW. SURVIVORS INCLUDE
A SON, FLORIAN STEFFEN OF MAQUOKETA.
ELOISE LUETT, AGE 90, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED THIS MORNING AT THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL. SERVICES PENDING AT CARSON'S (www.carsonandson.com).
BRIAN AND JESSIE IHRIG OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL, BORN TUESDAY AT MERCY IN DUBUQUE. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE CRAIG AND WENDY WINEGAR OF MAQUOKETA. GREAT-GRANDPARENTS ARE KEN AND DARLENE LITTERER AND DOUG AND SHIRLEY WINEGAR ALL OF MAQUOKETA. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE GARY AND KATHY IHRIG OF MAQUOKETA AND GREAT-GRAND PARENTS ARE ELSIE BOBCOCK AND NONA IHRIG, BOTH OF MAQUOKETA.
THAD STOCKHAM, SON OF DAVE STOCKHAM (GRANDSON OF BOB AND MIM) IS SINGLE AND LIVES AND WORKS IN CALIFORNIA. HE IS ON THE RAGBRAI BIKE ACROSS IOWA WEEK LONG EVENT THIS WEEK. BUT ...LISTEN TO THIS. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO,
HE STARTED BIKING FROM CALIFORNIA TO THE WESTERN IOWA LINE TO START
RAGBRAI. SO, AFTER 2,300 MILES OF BIKING, IN JUST 16 DAYS, HE STARTED ANOTHER 400 PLUS MILES ACROSS IOWA. WOW. HE MUST BE IN GREAT SHAPE AND HAVE A STRONG BUTT. CURT AND KATHY (MOORE) COUNTRYMAN, FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, NOW OF SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS, HAVE NOT MISSED A RAGBRAI FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
CHECK TODAY'S PHOTOS BELOW.
SEE (SOME OF YOU) AT THE FAIR.
DENNIS VOY
THE KMAQ FLOAT IN LAST NIGHT'S JACKSON COUNTY FAIR PARADE, WHICH STARTED PROMPTLY AT 6 AND ENDED 1 HOUR AND 40 MINUTES LATER. NICE PARADE, BUT NO HIGH SCHOOL BAND. LOTS OF PEOPLE WATCHED IT AND IT WAS BROADCAST "LIVE" ON KMAQ AM AND FM WITH LEIGHTON HEPKER DESCRIBINGTHE PARADE AS IT MOVED PAST THE KMAQ BUILDING AT 129 NORTH MAIN STREET.
AFTER THE PARADE, THE BULL RIDING SHOW. GOOD CROWD FOR IT, BUT ATTENDANCE (2,395)FOR WEDNESDAY WAS BELOW LAST YEAR'S 3,994. IN 2006, 4,719. THE REGULAR $7.00 ADMISSION IS CHARGED ON WEDNESDAY. MANY HAVE PURCHASED THE FUN BOOK WHICH SAVES ADMISSION COST. TODAY IS KID'S DAY AT THE FAIR. STOCK CAR RACING TONIGHT.
THERE WERE 20 ENTRIES IN THE BUCKET OF BLOOMS CONTEST SPONSORED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY MASTER GARDNERS. FIRST PLACE WENT TO DORIS CURRIER OF MAQUOKETA. ALL THE BUCKET OF BLOOMS ARE BEING FEATURED NEAR THE STAGE AT THE PEARSON MEMORIAL CENTER.
LEIGHTON HEPKER IS BROADCASTING FROM THE KMAQ BOOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND I WILL BE THERE TONIGHT. STOP BY AND RIGISTER FOR A 50-DOLLAR BILL.
IT IS KMAQ'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR.
DENNIS VOY
THIS IS THE BACK OF THE KMAQ FLOAT. THE 50 IS MADE UP OF OLD 45 RPMRECORDS. MY GRANDAUGHTER SARA CLASEN CLARK MADE THE 50 SIGN.
WINNERS IN THE PARADE LAST NIGHT: IN ANTIQUES, A 1972 OLIVER OWNED BY REYNOLDS WEIGERT.
CIVICI DIVISION: THE JACKSON COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS.
COMMERCIAL DIVISION: THE FFA FLOAT
SPORTS DIVISION: THE MEINECKE RICHARDS TEAM
PATRIOTIC: RIVER BEND TROOP SUPPORT
AFTER THE BULL RIDING ENTERTAINMENT IN FRONT OF THE FULL GRANDSTAND, THE $50 PRIZES WERE DRAWN FOR. YOU HAD TO BE PRESENT TO WIN.
MAQUOKETA WINNERS WERE: JAMIE SUTTON, MATT LANE, CHANCE DEPPE,
MATTHEW TILL AND RON HANKEMEIER.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
79 TODAY....BEAUTIFUL DAY.
EVEN RON AND SHIRLEY MILLER THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD DAY. THEY ARE UP FROM ARIZONA TO ATTEND A WEDDING AND STOPPED IN TO SEE ME THIS MORNING.
BOTH LOOKED GOOD AND HAVING FUN.
JACKSON COUNTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN JUNE WAS UP FROM MAY.
JUNE WAS 4.8 PERCENT, UP FROM 4.5 IN MAY. EVERY COUNTY'S RATE IN THIS AREA
WAS HIGHER.
THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL HAS BEEN CALLED IN TO INVESTIGATE MONDAY NIGHT'S FIRE AT RIVER VILLAGE ONE, ON THE END OF NORTH ARCADE STREET.
MONDAY NIGHT'S FIRE WAS THE 3RD IN A SHORT TIME. ALL HAVE BEEN MINOR.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT AGREED TO MAKE A $200,000 LOAN TO MAQUOKETA HOUSING II. THE LOAN WAS PART OF AN ORIGINAL AGREEMENT
WHEN THE HURST HOTEL PROJECT STARTED. THE COUNCIL HAD BEEN HOLDING OUT ON THE LOAN UNTIL CONTRACTOR'S SETTLED FOR BACK MONEY DUE THEM.
MOST HAVE AGREED TO GETTING 30% ON THE DOLLAR.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEW GYM AT MAQUOKETA, THERE WILL BE A CARDINAL
WALK OF PRIDE. THE FRONT CIRCLE DRIVE PLAZA WILL HAVE AREAS WHERE
BRICKS WILL BE INSERTED WITH NAMES ON CONCRETE PAVERS. THEY WILL
BE PERSONALIZED ENGRAVED BRICKS, COSTING ANYWHERE FRO $125 TO $2,500 FOR THE LARGEST. SUPT. KIM HUCKSTADT SAID ESTIMATES ARE THEY COULD RAISE
$150,000 FROM THE PAVERS. THE BOARD HAS NOT INDICATED WHAT THEY MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR.
MAQUOKETA'S NEW POLICE OFFICER, CHAD WEIPERT, WAS SWORN-IN LAST NIGHT BY MAYOR TOM MESSERLI. HE REPLACES DAN FURLONG WHO LEFT TO JOIN THE SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WEIPERT HAS LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE
FROM DAVENPORT.'
SEE YOU AT THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR. IT STARTS TOMORROW.
DENNIS VOY
EVEN RON AND SHIRLEY MILLER THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD DAY. THEY ARE UP FROM ARIZONA TO ATTEND A WEDDING AND STOPPED IN TO SEE ME THIS MORNING.
BOTH LOOKED GOOD AND HAVING FUN.
JACKSON COUNTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN JUNE WAS UP FROM MAY.
JUNE WAS 4.8 PERCENT, UP FROM 4.5 IN MAY. EVERY COUNTY'S RATE IN THIS AREA
WAS HIGHER.
THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL HAS BEEN CALLED IN TO INVESTIGATE MONDAY NIGHT'S FIRE AT RIVER VILLAGE ONE, ON THE END OF NORTH ARCADE STREET.
MONDAY NIGHT'S FIRE WAS THE 3RD IN A SHORT TIME. ALL HAVE BEEN MINOR.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT AGREED TO MAKE A $200,000 LOAN TO MAQUOKETA HOUSING II. THE LOAN WAS PART OF AN ORIGINAL AGREEMENT
WHEN THE HURST HOTEL PROJECT STARTED. THE COUNCIL HAD BEEN HOLDING OUT ON THE LOAN UNTIL CONTRACTOR'S SETTLED FOR BACK MONEY DUE THEM.
MOST HAVE AGREED TO GETTING 30% ON THE DOLLAR.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEW GYM AT MAQUOKETA, THERE WILL BE A CARDINAL
WALK OF PRIDE. THE FRONT CIRCLE DRIVE PLAZA WILL HAVE AREAS WHERE
BRICKS WILL BE INSERTED WITH NAMES ON CONCRETE PAVERS. THEY WILL
BE PERSONALIZED ENGRAVED BRICKS, COSTING ANYWHERE FRO $125 TO $2,500 FOR THE LARGEST. SUPT. KIM HUCKSTADT SAID ESTIMATES ARE THEY COULD RAISE
$150,000 FROM THE PAVERS. THE BOARD HAS NOT INDICATED WHAT THEY MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR.
MAQUOKETA'S NEW POLICE OFFICER, CHAD WEIPERT, WAS SWORN-IN LAST NIGHT BY MAYOR TOM MESSERLI. HE REPLACES DAN FURLONG WHO LEFT TO JOIN THE SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WEIPERT HAS LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE
FROM DAVENPORT.'
SEE YOU AT THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR. IT STARTS TOMORROW.
DENNIS VOY
Monday, July 21, 2008
RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND PARTLY SUNNY, HUMID AND IN THE 80'S TODAY.
PRETTY GOOD, COOL AND DRY FORECAST FOR MOST OF THE WEEK AHEAD....SHOULD BE GOOD FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR.
MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
THE SUPERVISORS WILL MEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 2 P.M. INSTEAD OF TOMORROW MORNING.
THE HOSPITAL BOARD MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4:30 AT CITY HALL
IN MAQUOKETA.
PAUL PAPKE, JR., AGE 83, DIED TODAY AT A CLINTON HOSPITAL. HE
HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE OVER THE YEARS WITH THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
JUDY DAVENPORT, 57, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED THIS MORNING AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS IN IOWA CITY. SERVICES PENDING AT CARSON'S.
THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR QUEEN WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY DURING AN HOUR-LONG EVENT AT THE PEARSON CENTER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA. SHE IS KALLI MUHLHAUSEN OF MAQUOKETA, DAUGHTER OF AL AND NANCY MUHLHAUSEN.
CHECK THE PHOTO BELOW.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
PRETTY GOOD, COOL AND DRY FORECAST FOR MOST OF THE WEEK AHEAD....SHOULD BE GOOD FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR.
MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
THE SUPERVISORS WILL MEET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 2 P.M. INSTEAD OF TOMORROW MORNING.
THE HOSPITAL BOARD MEETS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4:30 AT CITY HALL
IN MAQUOKETA.
PAUL PAPKE, JR., AGE 83, DIED TODAY AT A CLINTON HOSPITAL. HE
HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE OVER THE YEARS WITH THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
JUDY DAVENPORT, 57, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED THIS MORNING AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS IN IOWA CITY. SERVICES PENDING AT CARSON'S.
THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR QUEEN WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY DURING AN HOUR-LONG EVENT AT THE PEARSON CENTER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN MAQUOKETA. SHE IS KALLI MUHLHAUSEN OF MAQUOKETA, DAUGHTER OF AL AND NANCY MUHLHAUSEN.
CHECK THE PHOTO BELOW.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
A PHOTO OF DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA IN THE 50'S. APPARENTLY SOMETHINGSPECIAL WAS GOING ON AT HANCHAR PHAMACY. ALL FOUR BUILDINGS.......
THE DIME STORE, HANCHAR'S, HINCKLEY'S DRUG STORE AND THE GREEN MILL RESTAURANT.......WERE JOINED TOGETHER FOR THE LARGE OSTERHAUS PHARMACY.
AND NOW, THAT LARGE BUILDING IS EMPTY AS OSTERHAUS PHARMACY HAS MOVED TO WEST PLATT STREET.
CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
DENNIS VOY
Sunday, July 20, 2008
THIS WAS THE WEEK FOR BOTH THE CLINTON AND JONES COUNTY FAIRS.AND LEIGHTON HEPKER AND I DID REMOTE BROADCASTS FROM EACH FAIR EVERY
DAY. WE WERE BUSY. IN FACT, I HAVE ONE BROADCAST LEFT YET THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WAS A PROBLEM AGAIN, ESPECIALLY FOR JONES COUNTY, AT THE MONTICELLO FAIR GROUNDS. THURSDAY NIGHT, THEY GOT NEARLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN AND THE JOSH TURNER COUNTRY SHOW WAS DELAYED TWO HOURS.
THEIR SATURDAY STOCK CAR RACES HAD TO BE CANCELLED AND LAST NIGHT,
MAJOR RAIN AGAIN AND I AM NOT SURE IF THEY GOT THE DIERKS BENTLY SHOW
ON ...OR ON TIME. WE DID NOT GET AS MUCH RAIN AS THEY DID. THIS MORNING,
IT IS CLOUDY AND HUMID AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR A HIGH TODAY IN MID 80'S.
RAGBRAI BIKE ACROSS IOWA STARTED THIS MORNING AND ENDS UP SATURDAY AT
LECLAIRE. THE BIX FESTIVAL IS NEXT WEEKEND IN DAVENPORT. AND
THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR STARTS THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH THE PARADE.
SO, ANOTHER BUSY WEEK AHEAD. I WAS INVITED TO BE IN THE CLINTON COUNTY
FAIR "CELEBRITY STEER SHOW" AND THE PHOTO ABOVE IS ME WITH "BEEFIE".
I WAS IN THE RING A GOOD HALF HOUR....AND "BEEFIE" WAS GOOD FOR MOST OF THE TIME....BUT I HAD TO HOLD ON TO THE ROPE AND KEEP HIM IN LINE.
IT WAS A LOT HARDER THAT I EXPECTED. MY FIRST TIME AT SOMETHING LIKE
THIS. THE STEER BELONGED TO BRAD SPAIN OF NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL.
HE HELPED ME GET THROUGH THE JUDGING. NICE YOUNG MAN WHO WILL BE A FRESHMAN THIS YEAR. THERE WERE 19 OF US IN THE SHOW AND EACH OF US
WERE ASSIGNED A 4-H MEMBER AND HIS STEER. THE JUDGE WAS A LONGTIME
WELL KNOWN JUDGE FROM KEWANEE AND DID A GREAT JOB. MADE COMMENTS TO THE LARGE AUDIENCE ABOUT MY TIE. I TOLD HIM I WEAR A TIE 7 DAYS A WEEK. THURSDAY NIGHT, ALSO AT DEWITT, I WAS ASKED TO BE THE ESCORT FOR ONE OF THE FAIR QUEEN CANDIDATES, JOVON EBERHART OF DELMAR, AN MCHS GRAD AND A SENIOR A ST. AMBROSE. HAVE BEEN FRIENDS OF HER FAMILY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SHE WAS SELECTED FAIR PRINCESS. THE QUEEN WAS FROM GRAND MOUND, WHO WILL BE A SENIOR AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN DEWITT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY
Thursday, July 17, 2008
SUNNY AND HOT TODAY, HIGH OF 86 IN MAQUOKETA.
THIEVES ATTEMPTED TO BREAK INTO TWO MORE MAQUOKETA BUSINESS PLACES EARLY THIS MORNING. THAT LEAD TO A CHASE OF A POSSIBLE SUSPECT THROUGH SOME BACKYARDS IN THE NORTH JONES STREET AREA ABOUT 5 A.M. THIS
MORNING. AS OF NOON TODAY, NO ONE HAS BEEN APPREHENDED.
SOMEONE TRIED TO BREAK INTO RONANN'S FLORAL SHOP ON HIGHWAY 64 WEST AND THE BURGLAR ALARM SOUNDED AT FLAPJACK RESTAURANT AND THIEVES DID NOT GAIN ENTRY AT EITHER PLACE. CHIEF DEPUTY ED CLARK SAID THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE MOST CURRENT ATTEMPTED BURGLARIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS THAT OCCURED IN THE LAST WEEK.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MET WITH A DUBUQUE ATTORNEY IN CLOSED SESSION FOR NEARLY 40 MINUTES DURING A SPECIAL MEETING LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. IN OPEN SESSION, THE COUNCIL VOTED TO PROCEED WITH THE DIRECTION DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. BUT THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS DECLINED TO SAY WHAT WAS HAPPENING. HOWEVER, IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT IT CONCERS A LEGAL ISSUE WITH THE HURST HOTEL APARTMENTS.
PRESTON WON THEIR GAME THIS MORNING AT THE STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT IN FORT DODGE, 2 TO 0 , OVER FREMONT MILLS, AND CLAIMED 7TH PLACE IN THE STATE. KELCIE BORMAN, PRESTON'S ACE PITCHER, GAVE UP ONLYU 1 HIT AND STRUCK OUT 15. SHE WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR, ALONG WITH MOST OF THE TEAM.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.
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THIEVES ATTEMPTED TO BREAK INTO TWO MORE MAQUOKETA BUSINESS PLACES EARLY THIS MORNING. THAT LEAD TO A CHASE OF A POSSIBLE SUSPECT THROUGH SOME BACKYARDS IN THE NORTH JONES STREET AREA ABOUT 5 A.M. THIS
MORNING. AS OF NOON TODAY, NO ONE HAS BEEN APPREHENDED.
SOMEONE TRIED TO BREAK INTO RONANN'S FLORAL SHOP ON HIGHWAY 64 WEST AND THE BURGLAR ALARM SOUNDED AT FLAPJACK RESTAURANT AND THIEVES DID NOT GAIN ENTRY AT EITHER PLACE. CHIEF DEPUTY ED CLARK SAID THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE MOST CURRENT ATTEMPTED BURGLARIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS THAT OCCURED IN THE LAST WEEK.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MET WITH A DUBUQUE ATTORNEY IN CLOSED SESSION FOR NEARLY 40 MINUTES DURING A SPECIAL MEETING LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. IN OPEN SESSION, THE COUNCIL VOTED TO PROCEED WITH THE DIRECTION DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. BUT THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS DECLINED TO SAY WHAT WAS HAPPENING. HOWEVER, IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT IT CONCERS A LEGAL ISSUE WITH THE HURST HOTEL APARTMENTS.
PRESTON WON THEIR GAME THIS MORNING AT THE STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT IN FORT DODGE, 2 TO 0 , OVER FREMONT MILLS, AND CLAIMED 7TH PLACE IN THE STATE. KELCIE BORMAN, PRESTON'S ACE PITCHER, GAVE UP ONLYU 1 HIT AND STRUCK OUT 15. SHE WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR, ALONG WITH MOST OF THE TEAM.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AGAIN.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
A NICE SUMMER DAY IN MAQUOKETA... HOT AND HUMID...IN THE 80'S. THE KIND
OF WEATHER WE EXPECT WHEN IT IS COUNTY FAIR TIME.
AT THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING YESTERDAY,
THE SUPERVISORS SAID THAT NEXT WEEK THEY PLAN TO NAME A NEW OFFICE MANAGER FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
ARE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A BETTER JOB IN MAQUOKETA? I'D SAY SO.
THERE WERE 56 APPLICANTS FOR THE JOB.
FIVE COMMUNITIES IN JACKSON COUNTY MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM FEMA THIS WEEK TO TALK ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE JUNE FLOODS.
LYNN MEDINGER, JACKSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR
SAID JACKSON COUNTY QUALIFIES FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, BUT NO INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE FROM FLOODING. ANY QUESTIONS, CALL 563-542-3911.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD AT 5:15 THIS AFTERNOON.
I'LL GIVE YOU A REPORT ON IT TOMORROW.
AT THE STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT, YESTERDAY, ANDREW LOST 1 TO 0
IN THE LAST INNING. THIS MORNING, THEY LOST 3 TO 1 AND AT 10 TOMORROW MORNING, THEY WILL PLAY THEIR FINAL GAME, GOOD FOR 7TH OR 8TH PLACE IN THE TOURNAMENT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO A 90-DEGREE DAY TOMORROW.
WILL HAVE BUSY DAY TOMORROW, SO NOT SURE I'LL HAVE A REPORT.
SAME FOR FRIDAY.
CHECK THE PHOTO BELOW THAT I TOOK THIS AFTERNOON AT THE OLD OUTDOOR POOL. THIS VERY WELL COULD BE THE LAST YEAR FOR IT.
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OF WEATHER WE EXPECT WHEN IT IS COUNTY FAIR TIME.
AT THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING YESTERDAY,
THE SUPERVISORS SAID THAT NEXT WEEK THEY PLAN TO NAME A NEW OFFICE MANAGER FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
ARE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A BETTER JOB IN MAQUOKETA? I'D SAY SO.
THERE WERE 56 APPLICANTS FOR THE JOB.
FIVE COMMUNITIES IN JACKSON COUNTY MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM FEMA THIS WEEK TO TALK ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE JUNE FLOODS.
LYNN MEDINGER, JACKSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR
SAID JACKSON COUNTY QUALIFIES FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, BUT NO INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE FROM FLOODING. ANY QUESTIONS, CALL 563-542-3911.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD AT 5:15 THIS AFTERNOON.
I'LL GIVE YOU A REPORT ON IT TOMORROW.
AT THE STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT, YESTERDAY, ANDREW LOST 1 TO 0
IN THE LAST INNING. THIS MORNING, THEY LOST 3 TO 1 AND AT 10 TOMORROW MORNING, THEY WILL PLAY THEIR FINAL GAME, GOOD FOR 7TH OR 8TH PLACE IN THE TOURNAMENT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO A 90-DEGREE DAY TOMORROW.
WILL HAVE BUSY DAY TOMORROW, SO NOT SURE I'LL HAVE A REPORT.
SAME FOR FRIDAY.
CHECK THE PHOTO BELOW THAT I TOOK THIS AFTERNOON AT THE OLD OUTDOOR POOL. THIS VERY WELL COULD BE THE LAST YEAR FOR IT.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
HOT TODAY...HIGH UPPER 80'S.
A MAQUOKETA MAN, ADAM SAGERS, AGE 19, WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AFTER HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND SLAMMED INTO THE ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL DUGOUT. HE WAS CHARGED. NO INJURIES.
DAMAGE OF $2,500 TO HIS 1988 FORD. UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO THE DUGOUT.
YESTERDAY, I MENTIONED THE NEW HGH SCHOOL GYM FIRST OPEN HOUSE WOULD BE BY INVITATION. IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, ON AUGUST 10TH. IT WILL BE AT 2 PM, STARTING WITH A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AND THEN PUBLIC TOURS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.
THE PRESTON GIRLS ARE IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT TODAY AT FORT DODGE.
WE WILL BE BROADCASTING THEIR GAME.
HANNAH DAVISON, DAUGHTER OF JOEL AND RENEE DAVISON OF MAQUOKETA,
IS REPRESENTING MAQUOKETA THIS WEEK AT A GOLF TOURNAMENT
IN AUSTRALIA. SHE WILL ALSO PLAY ONE DAY IN HAWAII BEFORE RETURNING HOME. SHE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S GOLF TEAM
FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
CHET KNAKE WAS HIRED LAST NIGHT BY THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD
TO HAVE A VARIETY OF DUTIES, INCLUDING BEING THE SOPHOMORE BOYS BASKETBALL COACH. HE COMES TO MAQUOKETA FROM ANDREW HIGH SHOOL, WHERE HE WAS THE HEAD BOYS BASKETBALL COACH. HE HAS EXPERIENCE AS A FOOTBALL COACH TOO.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
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A MAQUOKETA MAN, ADAM SAGERS, AGE 19, WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AFTER HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND SLAMMED INTO THE ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL DUGOUT. HE WAS CHARGED. NO INJURIES.
DAMAGE OF $2,500 TO HIS 1988 FORD. UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO THE DUGOUT.
YESTERDAY, I MENTIONED THE NEW HGH SCHOOL GYM FIRST OPEN HOUSE WOULD BE BY INVITATION. IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, ON AUGUST 10TH. IT WILL BE AT 2 PM, STARTING WITH A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AND THEN PUBLIC TOURS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.
THE PRESTON GIRLS ARE IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT TODAY AT FORT DODGE.
WE WILL BE BROADCASTING THEIR GAME.
HANNAH DAVISON, DAUGHTER OF JOEL AND RENEE DAVISON OF MAQUOKETA,
IS REPRESENTING MAQUOKETA THIS WEEK AT A GOLF TOURNAMENT
IN AUSTRALIA. SHE WILL ALSO PLAY ONE DAY IN HAWAII BEFORE RETURNING HOME. SHE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S GOLF TEAM
FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
CHET KNAKE WAS HIRED LAST NIGHT BY THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD
TO HAVE A VARIETY OF DUTIES, INCLUDING BEING THE SOPHOMORE BOYS BASKETBALL COACH. HE COMES TO MAQUOKETA FROM ANDREW HIGH SHOOL, WHERE HE WAS THE HEAD BOYS BASKETBALL COACH. HE HAS EXPERIENCE AS A FOOTBALL COACH TOO.
THANKS FOR CHECKING IN.
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Monday, July 14, 2008
MAQUOKETA WEATHER WAS FINE OVER THE WEEKEND.
TODAY, IN THE LOW 80'S AND TOMORROW,UPPER 80'S.
THE CLASS OF '78 AT MCHS HELD THEIR 30TH RE-UNION FRIDAY NIGHT
AT TIMBER LANES AND SATURDAY NIGHT AT COSTELLO'S.
STILL HAVING CAR-DEER ACCIDENTS. SATURDAY MORNING, MARTIN CLASEN
DID NOT HIT ONE, BUT SWERVED TO MISS ONE AND RAN INTO THE DITCH, AND THE RESULT, WAS $2,750 DAMAGE TO HIS CAR. NO INJURIES.
THE NAME OF THE DRIVER WHO HIT THE JACKSON COUNTY SQUAD CAR ON JULY 3RD HAS BEEN RELEASED. HE IS BRANDON BODENHOFER, AGE 26, OF BALDWIN.
HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DRIVING WHILE LICENSE BARRED AND ELUDING
POLICE. DEPUTY KEVIN SCOTT ATTEMPTED TO GET BODENHOFER TO STOP HIS VEHICLE IN THE BALDWIN CONVENIENCE STORE PARKING LOT. BODENHOFER ACCELLERATED IN AN ATTEMPT TO FLEE AND HIT THE SQUAD CAR, CAUSING $2,000 DAMAGE TO THE SQUAD.
THERE ARE 10 CANDIDATES FOR JACKSON COUNTY FAIR QUEEN AND ONE WILL
BE NAMED QUEEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE PEARSON CENTER ON THE
FAIRGROUNDS. CANDIDATES FROM MAQUOKETA ARE: CHELSIE FLAGEL, DAUGHTER OF DAVID AND CINDY FLAGEL.....AMBER HEINRICH, DUAUGHTER OF JOE AND SHELLY HEINRICH.....NATASHA LANE, DAUGHTER OF TOM AND ROBYN LANE.....
AND KALLI MUHLHAUSEN, DAUGHTER OF AL AND NANCY MUHLHAUSEN. THE WINNER WILL REIGN OVER THE FAIR NEXT WEEK AND REPRESENT JACKSON COUNTY IN THE STATE FAIR QUEEN CONTEST IN DES MOINES IN AUGUST.
FOR THE 3RD YEAR IN A ROW, THE MAQUOKETA POLICE WILL HOST A FREE "NIGHT OUT" PROGRAM AT THE FIRST WARD PARK....FROM 5:30 UNTIL 8 P.M.
IT IS MENT TO BRING RESIDENTS OF A COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO FIGHT CRIME.
FREE FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT. THE NIGHT IS AUGUST 5TH.
IN BUSINESS NEW, KENT FUGLSANG OF BALDWIN AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO MANAGER OF THE "INNOVATIVE PROTEIN" PLAN ON EAST MAPLE STREET, IN THE MAQUOKETA INDUSTRIAL PARK. KENT FUGLSANG REPLACES CHUCK WILSON OF MAQUOKETA, WHO RETIRED THIS SPRING AFTER 41 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT. WHEN HE STARTED, IT WAS THE SWISS VALLEY FARMS PLANT. KENT FUGLSANG STARTED WORK THERE IN 1981.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT. I HEAR THE FIRST OPEN HOUSE OF THE
NEW GYM AND CAFETERIA, BY INVITATION, WILL BE AUGUST 10TH. IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS THAT CLOSE TO BEING FINISHED. I'M SURE THE OPEN HOUSE TO THE PUBLIC WILL BE SOON AFTER. I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED AND HAVE SOME OUTSIDE AND INSIDE PHOTOS UP HERE ON THE DAILY REPORT. YOU WILL BE IMPRESSED.
THE GREAT JONES COUNTY FAIR IN MONTICELLO STARTS TOMORROW.
THE CLINTON COUNTY FAIR IN DEWITT STARTS THIS WEDENSDAY.
THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR IS NEXT WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
MAXINE BRADY, AGE 83, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED TODAY. SERVICES PENDING
AT CARSON'S.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
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TODAY, IN THE LOW 80'S AND TOMORROW,UPPER 80'S.
THE CLASS OF '78 AT MCHS HELD THEIR 30TH RE-UNION FRIDAY NIGHT
AT TIMBER LANES AND SATURDAY NIGHT AT COSTELLO'S.
STILL HAVING CAR-DEER ACCIDENTS. SATURDAY MORNING, MARTIN CLASEN
DID NOT HIT ONE, BUT SWERVED TO MISS ONE AND RAN INTO THE DITCH, AND THE RESULT, WAS $2,750 DAMAGE TO HIS CAR. NO INJURIES.
THE NAME OF THE DRIVER WHO HIT THE JACKSON COUNTY SQUAD CAR ON JULY 3RD HAS BEEN RELEASED. HE IS BRANDON BODENHOFER, AGE 26, OF BALDWIN.
HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DRIVING WHILE LICENSE BARRED AND ELUDING
POLICE. DEPUTY KEVIN SCOTT ATTEMPTED TO GET BODENHOFER TO STOP HIS VEHICLE IN THE BALDWIN CONVENIENCE STORE PARKING LOT. BODENHOFER ACCELLERATED IN AN ATTEMPT TO FLEE AND HIT THE SQUAD CAR, CAUSING $2,000 DAMAGE TO THE SQUAD.
THERE ARE 10 CANDIDATES FOR JACKSON COUNTY FAIR QUEEN AND ONE WILL
BE NAMED QUEEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE PEARSON CENTER ON THE
FAIRGROUNDS. CANDIDATES FROM MAQUOKETA ARE: CHELSIE FLAGEL, DAUGHTER OF DAVID AND CINDY FLAGEL.....AMBER HEINRICH, DUAUGHTER OF JOE AND SHELLY HEINRICH.....NATASHA LANE, DAUGHTER OF TOM AND ROBYN LANE.....
AND KALLI MUHLHAUSEN, DAUGHTER OF AL AND NANCY MUHLHAUSEN. THE WINNER WILL REIGN OVER THE FAIR NEXT WEEK AND REPRESENT JACKSON COUNTY IN THE STATE FAIR QUEEN CONTEST IN DES MOINES IN AUGUST.
FOR THE 3RD YEAR IN A ROW, THE MAQUOKETA POLICE WILL HOST A FREE "NIGHT OUT" PROGRAM AT THE FIRST WARD PARK....FROM 5:30 UNTIL 8 P.M.
IT IS MENT TO BRING RESIDENTS OF A COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO FIGHT CRIME.
FREE FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT. THE NIGHT IS AUGUST 5TH.
IN BUSINESS NEW, KENT FUGLSANG OF BALDWIN AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO MANAGER OF THE "INNOVATIVE PROTEIN" PLAN ON EAST MAPLE STREET, IN THE MAQUOKETA INDUSTRIAL PARK. KENT FUGLSANG REPLACES CHUCK WILSON OF MAQUOKETA, WHO RETIRED THIS SPRING AFTER 41 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT. WHEN HE STARTED, IT WAS THE SWISS VALLEY FARMS PLANT. KENT FUGLSANG STARTED WORK THERE IN 1981.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT. I HEAR THE FIRST OPEN HOUSE OF THE
NEW GYM AND CAFETERIA, BY INVITATION, WILL BE AUGUST 10TH. IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS THAT CLOSE TO BEING FINISHED. I'M SURE THE OPEN HOUSE TO THE PUBLIC WILL BE SOON AFTER. I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED AND HAVE SOME OUTSIDE AND INSIDE PHOTOS UP HERE ON THE DAILY REPORT. YOU WILL BE IMPRESSED.
THE GREAT JONES COUNTY FAIR IN MONTICELLO STARTS TOMORROW.
THE CLINTON COUNTY FAIR IN DEWITT STARTS THIS WEDENSDAY.
THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR IS NEXT WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
MAXINE BRADY, AGE 83, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED TODAY. SERVICES PENDING
AT CARSON'S.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
WE HAD A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT.
MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING.
BAD THUNDERSTORM JUST ENDING NOW.
A BELLEVUE MAN, TOM SIEVERDING, AGE 67, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE
NEXT TO HIS ATV AROUND 4:30 YESTERDAY AFTENOON AT HIS HOME ON THE SIEVERDING RIDGE ROAD. AN AUTOPSY WILL DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED HIS DEATH.
IRENE GOHLMAN, 90, OF MAQUOKETA,DIED YESTERDAY AT THE MAQUOKETA CARE CENTER. HER COMPLETE OBITUARY CAN BE READ AT www.carsonandson.com
SERVICES ARE PENDING AT CARSON'S FOR BOB HARE, AGE 53, OF MAQUOKETA. HE DIED THIS MORNING AT HIS HOME, AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.
LEIGHTON AND I ARE HEADING NIW TO TIPTON TO BROADCAST FROM THE CEDAR COUNTY FAIR, ON NOW THROUGH SUNDAY.
HAVE A GOOD THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
MAQUOKETA COULD GET UP TO 90 OR MORE TOMORROW.
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MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING.
BAD THUNDERSTORM JUST ENDING NOW.
A BELLEVUE MAN, TOM SIEVERDING, AGE 67, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE
NEXT TO HIS ATV AROUND 4:30 YESTERDAY AFTENOON AT HIS HOME ON THE SIEVERDING RIDGE ROAD. AN AUTOPSY WILL DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED HIS DEATH.
IRENE GOHLMAN, 90, OF MAQUOKETA,DIED YESTERDAY AT THE MAQUOKETA CARE CENTER. HER COMPLETE OBITUARY CAN BE READ AT www.carsonandson.com
SERVICES ARE PENDING AT CARSON'S FOR BOB HARE, AGE 53, OF MAQUOKETA. HE DIED THIS MORNING AT HIS HOME, AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.
LEIGHTON AND I ARE HEADING NIW TO TIPTON TO BROADCAST FROM THE CEDAR COUNTY FAIR, ON NOW THROUGH SUNDAY.
HAVE A GOOD THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
MAQUOKETA COULD GET UP TO 90 OR MORE TOMORROW.
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008
NICE AND WARM TODAY IN MAQUOKETA, FOLLOWING A THUNDERSTORM LAST NIGHT WITH OVER AN INCH OF RAIN. WE HAVE HAD NEARLY 3 INCHES SO FAR IN JULY, AND NOW THE FORECAST IS FOR DRY WEATHER THE REST OF THE WEEK.
A BIRTH. MATT AND JONI WINEGER ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN JUNE 29TH AT THE DAVENPORT EAST HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE CRAIG AND WENDY WINEGAR OF MAQUOKETA.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, ZACH BELLENDIER, A 2008 GRADUATE OF MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL, WAS INJURED ON A MAKE-SHIFT WATER SLIDE INTO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT THE ISLAND JUST NORTH OF BELLEVUE. HE WAS RUSHED TO THE DUBUQUE HOSPITAL AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS IN IOWA CITY WHERE HE WAS OPERATED ON SUNDAY TO REPAIR A NECK INJURY.
AND HE HAD ANOTHER FOUR-HOUR OPERATION TODAY. RUMOR HAS IT THAT
HE HAS "FEELINGS" IN HIS ARMS AND LEGS AND THAT WITH THERAPY, WILL
BE ABLE TO WALK AND GET BACK TO NORMAL.
HE WENT DOWN THE SLIDE HEAD-FIRST, INTO ABOUT A FOOT OF WATER.
HE IS THE SON OF MIKE AND JEAN AND IS SIGNED-UP TO GO TO ST. AMBROSE
COLLEGE THIS FALL. HE WAS ALSO ONE OF TWO FOOTBALL SENIORS FROM THIS AREA INVITED TO PLAY IN THE SHRINER'S ALL STAR GAME THIS SUMMER.
A DELMAR MAN WILL HAVE THE GOOD FORTUNE OF PLAYING IN THE PRO-AM
EVENT TOMORROW AT THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT. JERRY FARRELL QUALIFIED BY WINNING THE "DRIVE-THE-MIDDLE" CONTEST AT DEERE RUN IN SILVIS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. JERRY AND THREE OTHER AMATEURS WILL TEE-OFF WITH PRO J.J. HENRY EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. JERRY TOLD KMAQ HE USED HIS OLDER CLEVELAND 460 DRIVER TO WIN THE CONTEST. HE ALSO GOT $600 WORTH OF GOLF EQUIPMENT AND HIS SON, JIM, WILL BE HIS CADDIE TOMORROW.
A BREAK-IN LAST NIGHT AT THE RENTAL BUSINESS ON SOUTH JONES. OWNER DENNIS ANDERSON SAID SOMEONE BROKE A WINDOW AND TOOK MONEY AND A LOCK BOX.
LONGTIME FORMER MAQUOKETA BUSINESSMAN, BURT DOSTAL, AGE 83, DIED THURSDAY. HIS OBITURARY CAN BE READ AT www.carsonandson.com.
STAY COOL.
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A BIRTH. MATT AND JONI WINEGER ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN JUNE 29TH AT THE DAVENPORT EAST HOSPITAL. GRANDPARENTS ARE CRAIG AND WENDY WINEGAR OF MAQUOKETA.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, ZACH BELLENDIER, A 2008 GRADUATE OF MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL, WAS INJURED ON A MAKE-SHIFT WATER SLIDE INTO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT THE ISLAND JUST NORTH OF BELLEVUE. HE WAS RUSHED TO THE DUBUQUE HOSPITAL AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS IN IOWA CITY WHERE HE WAS OPERATED ON SUNDAY TO REPAIR A NECK INJURY.
AND HE HAD ANOTHER FOUR-HOUR OPERATION TODAY. RUMOR HAS IT THAT
HE HAS "FEELINGS" IN HIS ARMS AND LEGS AND THAT WITH THERAPY, WILL
BE ABLE TO WALK AND GET BACK TO NORMAL.
HE WENT DOWN THE SLIDE HEAD-FIRST, INTO ABOUT A FOOT OF WATER.
HE IS THE SON OF MIKE AND JEAN AND IS SIGNED-UP TO GO TO ST. AMBROSE
COLLEGE THIS FALL. HE WAS ALSO ONE OF TWO FOOTBALL SENIORS FROM THIS AREA INVITED TO PLAY IN THE SHRINER'S ALL STAR GAME THIS SUMMER.
A DELMAR MAN WILL HAVE THE GOOD FORTUNE OF PLAYING IN THE PRO-AM
EVENT TOMORROW AT THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT. JERRY FARRELL QUALIFIED BY WINNING THE "DRIVE-THE-MIDDLE" CONTEST AT DEERE RUN IN SILVIS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. JERRY AND THREE OTHER AMATEURS WILL TEE-OFF WITH PRO J.J. HENRY EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. JERRY TOLD KMAQ HE USED HIS OLDER CLEVELAND 460 DRIVER TO WIN THE CONTEST. HE ALSO GOT $600 WORTH OF GOLF EQUIPMENT AND HIS SON, JIM, WILL BE HIS CADDIE TOMORROW.
A BREAK-IN LAST NIGHT AT THE RENTAL BUSINESS ON SOUTH JONES. OWNER DENNIS ANDERSON SAID SOMEONE BROKE A WINDOW AND TOOK MONEY AND A LOCK BOX.
LONGTIME FORMER MAQUOKETA BUSINESSMAN, BURT DOSTAL, AGE 83, DIED THURSDAY. HIS OBITURARY CAN BE READ AT www.carsonandson.com.
STAY COOL.
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Thursday, July 03, 2008
BEAUTIFUL DAY IN IOWA....SUNNY AND IN THE 70'S.
DAN YAGER, RURAL MAQUOKETA, REPORTED AT NOON YESTERDAY THAT SOMEONE HAD TAKEN A HORSE CARRIAGE FROM HIS PROPERTY. VALUE WAS LISTED AT
$1,750.
KERRY KROGMAN OF W. PLATT STREET IN MAQUOKETA REPORTED WEDNESDAY THAT SOMONE HAD STOLEN A FISHFINDER FROM HIS PROPERTY.
SCOTT MUTERT , AGE 43, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT
IOWA HOSPITAL AND CLINICS IN IOWA CITY AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. SERVICES
PENDING AT www.carsonandson.com
HANCOCK .. STARRING WILL SMITH...OPENED BIG NATIONWIDE THIS WEEK AND
ALSO AT THE VOY THEATRE. AROUND 90 PEOPLE SAW IT THE OPENING NIGHT
LAST NIGHT HERE IN TOWN. WALL E IS ALSO DOING WELL HERE.
DEAN AND KAREN TILTON ARE IN TOWN FOR A VISIT, PRIOR TO HIS 50TH CLASS RE-UNION SATURDAY IN ILLINOIS. THEY HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS THE PAST 3 YEARS AT THE VILLAGES IN FLORIDA.
HAVE A HAPPPY 4TH.
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DAN YAGER, RURAL MAQUOKETA, REPORTED AT NOON YESTERDAY THAT SOMEONE HAD TAKEN A HORSE CARRIAGE FROM HIS PROPERTY. VALUE WAS LISTED AT
$1,750.
KERRY KROGMAN OF W. PLATT STREET IN MAQUOKETA REPORTED WEDNESDAY THAT SOMONE HAD STOLEN A FISHFINDER FROM HIS PROPERTY.
SCOTT MUTERT , AGE 43, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT
IOWA HOSPITAL AND CLINICS IN IOWA CITY AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. SERVICES
PENDING AT www.carsonandson.com
HANCOCK .. STARRING WILL SMITH...OPENED BIG NATIONWIDE THIS WEEK AND
ALSO AT THE VOY THEATRE. AROUND 90 PEOPLE SAW IT THE OPENING NIGHT
LAST NIGHT HERE IN TOWN. WALL E IS ALSO DOING WELL HERE.
DEAN AND KAREN TILTON ARE IN TOWN FOR A VISIT, PRIOR TO HIS 50TH CLASS RE-UNION SATURDAY IN ILLINOIS. THEY HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS THE PAST 3 YEARS AT THE VILLAGES IN FLORIDA.
HAVE A HAPPPY 4TH.
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THIS IS ESTER WEIRUP OF 316 EDDY PLACE IN MAQUOKETA, WITH THE KMAQ JUNE RADIO SHE WON. SHE SAYS SHE HAS BEEN LISTENING TO KMAQ SINCE THE BEGINNING IN 1958. THAT YEAR, SHE WAS WORKING AT THE ANDREW BANK AND EBER FLINT, THE CASHIER, ALLOWED US TO CALL IN AND REQUEST A SONG FOR ALL THE GIRLS AT THE ANDREW BANK. CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT. AND THANKS FOR BEING A LONGTIME LISTENER ESTER!!DENNIS VOY
THIS IS THE JULY ....50TH ANNIVERSARY KMAQ RADIO. SOMEONE WILL WIN ITWHEN THE DRAWING IS HELD ON AUGUST 1ST. IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED, YOU
ARE ELIGIBLE. IF YOU HAVE NEVER REGISTERED, SEND IN YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND WHEN YOU STARTED LISTENING TO KMAQ. ANY OTHER COMMENTS WILL BE WELCOME. SEND TO KMAQ, BOX 940, MAQUOKETA OR
EMAIL TO kmaq@kmaq.com...OR DROP THE INFORMATION OFF AT KMAQ'S OFFICE DOWNTOWN.
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008
SUNNY THIS MORNING....A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON....NOW CLOUDY AND A 40% CHANCE OF RAIN TONIGHT. HIGH TODAY 82. REST OF WEEK SHOULD BE
VERY GOOD.
JACKSON COUNTY ASSESSOR DEB LANE HAS BEEN FILLING IN THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF JACKSON COUNTY ASSESSOR BILL GOETTLER FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
SHE HAS NOW COMPLETED THE CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS REQUIRED FOR RE-APPOINTMENT. HER CURRENT TERM EXPIRES JAN 1, 2010. SHE ASKED THE JACKSON COUNTY CONFERENCE BOARD AT THIER RECENT MEETING FOR
A SIX YEAR RE-APPOINTMENT AND THEY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED IT, EXTENDING
HER JOB TO 2016.
MAQUOKETA HAS JULY 4TH FIREWORKS AGAIN THIS YEAR ON SATURDAY, JULY 5TH, AFTER THE STOCK CAR RACES AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
WILL HAVE A REPORT TOMORROW, BUT NONE FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
VERY GOOD.
JACKSON COUNTY ASSESSOR DEB LANE HAS BEEN FILLING IN THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF JACKSON COUNTY ASSESSOR BILL GOETTLER FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
SHE HAS NOW COMPLETED THE CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS REQUIRED FOR RE-APPOINTMENT. HER CURRENT TERM EXPIRES JAN 1, 2010. SHE ASKED THE JACKSON COUNTY CONFERENCE BOARD AT THIER RECENT MEETING FOR
A SIX YEAR RE-APPOINTMENT AND THEY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED IT, EXTENDING
HER JOB TO 2016.
MAQUOKETA HAS JULY 4TH FIREWORKS AGAIN THIS YEAR ON SATURDAY, JULY 5TH, AFTER THE STOCK CAR RACES AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.
WILL HAVE A REPORT TOMORROW, BUT NONE FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
SUNNY AND HOT TODAY...IN 80'S. RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AND THEN GOOD FORECAST FOR REST OF WEEK AND WEEKEND.
MAQUOKETA NEW INDUSTRY THAT WAS ANNOUNCED THIS SPRING WILL OPEN NEXT MONTH, BUT IN A NEW LOCATION. THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WERE TOLD MONDAY AFTERNOON THAT HUSCO WILL NOT BE BUYING THE COUNTY'S EMPTY BUILDING IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK AND INSTEAD WILL LEASE 70,000 SQUARE FEET IN THE GENERAC BUILDING IN THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA INDUSTRIAL PARK. HUSCO MADE THE MOVE BECAUSE THEY SAW THE GENERAC BUILDING AS A PLACE FOR POTENTIAL GROWTH AND IT WOULD BETTER SUIT THEIR NEEDS NOW. THE BUILDING THEY HAD PLANNED TO BUY FROM THE COUNTY WAS ONLY 53,000 SQUARE FEET. PLANS CALL FOR THE PLANT TO OPEN IN AUGUST WITH 50 TO 100 PEOPLE AND A PROMISE OF 200 JOBS OVER THREE YEARS.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS WON A DOUBLE HEADER OVER VINTON SHELLSBURG YESTERDAY, THERE, BUT HERE IN TOWN, THE BOYS LOST BOTH OF THEIR GAMES
TO VINTON. THE GIRLS ARE HAVING A GOOD YEAR AND THE BOYS A BAD YEAR.
KEEP COOL.
DENNIS VOY
MAQUOKETA NEW INDUSTRY THAT WAS ANNOUNCED THIS SPRING WILL OPEN NEXT MONTH, BUT IN A NEW LOCATION. THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WERE TOLD MONDAY AFTERNOON THAT HUSCO WILL NOT BE BUYING THE COUNTY'S EMPTY BUILDING IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK AND INSTEAD WILL LEASE 70,000 SQUARE FEET IN THE GENERAC BUILDING IN THE SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA INDUSTRIAL PARK. HUSCO MADE THE MOVE BECAUSE THEY SAW THE GENERAC BUILDING AS A PLACE FOR POTENTIAL GROWTH AND IT WOULD BETTER SUIT THEIR NEEDS NOW. THE BUILDING THEY HAD PLANNED TO BUY FROM THE COUNTY WAS ONLY 53,000 SQUARE FEET. PLANS CALL FOR THE PLANT TO OPEN IN AUGUST WITH 50 TO 100 PEOPLE AND A PROMISE OF 200 JOBS OVER THREE YEARS.
THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS WON A DOUBLE HEADER OVER VINTON SHELLSBURG YESTERDAY, THERE, BUT HERE IN TOWN, THE BOYS LOST BOTH OF THEIR GAMES
TO VINTON. THE GIRLS ARE HAVING A GOOD YEAR AND THE BOYS A BAD YEAR.
KEEP COOL.
DENNIS VOY
