Tuesday, May 26, 2009

IT IS RAINING IN MAQUOKETA, AFTER A PARTLY SUNNY DAY TODAY AND HIGH IN MID 70'S. WILL PROBABLY RAIN ALL NIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING TOO...
AND POSSIBLY WILL END TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
THEN, THE REST OF THE WEEK LOOKS GOOD, INCLUDING FOR MAQUOKETA'S GRADUATION SERVICES AND PARTIES SUNDAY.

IN BUSINESS NEWS, JASON MITTS IS THE NEW MEAT DEPARTMENT MANAGER
AT THE FAREWAY STORE. HE TRANSFERRED HERE FROM STORM LAKE AND HAS BEEN WITH FAREWAY FOR 15 YEARS. HE REPLACES JEFF COOK WHO TOOK A POSITION
IN THE BUYING DEPARTMENT AT THE FAREWAY CORPORATE OFFICE. MIKE KOLL
CONTINUES ON AS GROCERY MANAGER.

ON THE POLICE BLOTTER: BOB HAMILTON REPORTED HIS CAR BROKEN INTO
WHILE AT THE TRUCK STOP AND PRESCRIPTION PILLS WERE TAKEN.
AND CASEYS ON EAST PLATT REPORTED THAT 91 TELEGRAPH HERALDS AND 14 DES MOINES REGISTERS WERE MISSING SUNDAY. AN UNUSUAL THEFT.

120 STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE FROM MCHS SUNDAY. MORE LATER.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.

MR. AND MRS. JEFFREY STOUT OF IOWA CITY ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL
BORN SUNDAY IN THAT CITY. MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE PAUL AND
GERI HAYES OF MAQUOKETA.'

97 PERCENT OF THE CORN IS PLANTED IN IOWA.

AND WITH THAT GOOD NEWS, I'LL END THIS REPORT FOR TODAY.

DENNIS VOY