IT HAS BEEN RAINING AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON IN MAQUOKETA AND MORE RAIN
IS FORECAST FOR TONIGHT.
NEVER HAVE WE HAD SO MUCH RAIN AND FLOODING IN IOWA. THANK GOODNESS IN MAQUOKETA THAT THE MAQUOKETA RIVER ONLY FLOODS SOME FARM GROUND JUST NORTH OF TOWN.
JACKSON COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLARED A DISASTER AREA BY GOV. CHET CULVER.
THAT MEANS PUBLIC ENTITIES WILL BE ABLE TO GET REIMBURSED FOR COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH ANY FLOODING. AND IT MEANS THERE'S MONEY FOR TESTING
OF WELLS IN THE COUNTY. IF COUNTY RESIDENTS SEE A CHANGE IN THE WELL WATER SUCH AS TASTE OR CLARITY, THE WATER SHOULD BE TESTED FOR E COLI
BACTERIA.
AN 11 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS DRIVING ON SOUTH OLIVE YESTERDAY MORNING AND HIT THE MITCHELL-MASKREY MILL....TWICE. MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICER DARREN RISINGER CHARGED 11 YEAR OLD BRIANNA SHOOP OF MAQUOKETA WITH HAVING NO DRIVERS LICENSE. SHE LOST CONTROL, HIT THE MILL AND THEN DROVE OFF AND A FEW FEET LATER, HIT THE BUILDING A SCOND TIME, TAKING OUT A SUPPORT BEAM BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. $8,000 DAMAGE TO CAR SHE WAS DRIVING ..A 99 DODGE..AND $2,500 TOTHE BUILDING. NO INJURIES. 11 YEARS OLD.
IOWA'S OLDEST RESTAURANT, BREITBACH'S COUNTRY DINING, IN BALLTOWN,
A KMAQ ADVERTISER, WILL OPEN THIS WEEKEND IN A NEW BUILDING THIS WEEKEND. THE OLD ONE WAS DESTROYE BY FIRE ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
OWNER MIKE BREITBACH SAID PEOPLE WILL BE SHOCKED TO SEE THE NEW BUILDING WHICH HE SAID HAS RETAINED AN OLD FASHIONED COUNTRY LOOK.
HE SAID IT SMELLS NEW, BUT DOESN'T LOOK NEW.
MARTHA BRADLEY, 91, OF MAQUOKETA DIED TUESDAY AND HER FULL OBITUARY CAN BE READ AT www.carsonandson.com
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
DENNIS VOY
THIS IS THE JUNE KMAQ 50TH ANNIVERSARY RADIO (UNDER COUNTER MODEL)TO BE DRAWN FOR JULY 1ST. OVER 500 HAVE REGISTERED FOR THE MONTHLY DRAWING AND ANYONE STILL NOT REGISTERED CAN SEND THEIR NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND WHEN THEY STARTED LISTENING TO KMAQ TO:
EMAIL, kmaq@kmaq.com OR MAIL TO P.O. BOX 940, MAQUOKETA, IA 52060,
OR DROP OFF AT KMAQ'S STUDIO/OFFICE BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.
MANY ARE ALSO MAKING COMMENTS AND MANY OF THOSE WILL BE READ ON THE AIR DURING AUGUST, ANNIVERSARY MONTH.
DENNIS VOY