THIS IS THE BRIDGE ON OLD
HIGHWAY 61 THAT GOES
TO HURSTVILLE. THE RIVER
IS FLOWING FROM THE LEFT
AND UNDER THE BRIDGE
EASTERLY. I TOOK THIS
PHOTO AT 8 AND AN HOUR
BEFORE THE RIVER WAS
A FOOT LOWER HERE. THE
PROBLEM NEXT WILL BE
DEBRIS COMING DOWN THE
RIVER WILL BE BLOCKED BY
THIS BRIDGE AND THE WATER
WILL BE DIVERTED TO TO
THE SOUTH, WHERE I WAS
STANDING WHEN I TOOK THIS
PICTURE. THE WATER IS
RISING AND WILL CONTINUE
TO RISE OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW.
DENNIS VOY

SANDBAGGING STARTED LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AGAIN.....
AT THE INTERSECTION OF
NORTH MAIN AND PERSHING
ROAD. VOLUNTEERS ARE FILLING THE BAGS HERE AND
THEY ARE THEN TRUCKED TO
PLACES NEEDED AROUND
TOWN, ALONG THE RIVER.

HERE THE WATER IS BLOCKED
BY SANDBAGS JUST SHORT OF
REACHING PERSHING ROAD.

HIGH AND RISING....
THE MAQUOKETA RIVER.....
FOUR FEET MORE TO GO
UNTIL IT WILL CREST
TOMORROW OR TUESDAY.
150TH STREET AT ESGATE ROAD, WATER OVER THE ROAD.
ESGATE ROAD FROM 150TH TO 136TH, WATER OVER THE ROAD.
HURSTVILLE ROAD NEAR HURSTVILLE LIME KILNS, WATER OVER THE ROAD. GETTING
CLOSE TO 4-LANE HIGHWAY
61. IT MAY HAVE TO BE CLOSED.
ROCKDALE ROAD NEAR THE HURSTVILE LIME KILNS, WATER
OVER THE ROAD.
91ST ST AND 212 AVE, WATER OVER THE ROAD.
60TH AVENUE AT THE CAVEN BRIDGE,WATER OVER THE BRIDGE.
THE ROAD IS CLOSED DOWN TO LAKEHURST DAM.
SEE SOME PHOTOS I TOOK EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
DAVE HAS SOME MORE PHOTOS ON MY SPACE.
CLICK-ON MY PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE RIVER OVER ITS BANKS SO BAD AS NOW.....
AND IT WILL GET WORSE TOMORROW.
DENNIS VOY

THE DAM AT LAKEHURST.
EVERYONE IS HOPING IT
WILL HOLD.

BETTY DAVIS HOUSE NORTH OF MAQUOKETA ON OLD HIGHWAY 61 WHERE, NEAR THE
INTERPRETIVE CENTER AND
CENTURY CONCRETE. THE WATER ALMOST COVERS HER
FENCE IN THE FRONT.

THIS IS LOOKING AT THE LIME KILNS FROM HIGHWAY 61....THE ROAD IN RIGHT HAND CORNER
IS THE OLD HIGHWAY 61 GOING PAST HURSTVILLE AND INTO
MAQUOKETA.

GOOD MORNING!

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL MORNING IN MAQUOKETA!

AND, A CALM MORNING, COMPARED TO YESTERDAY.

I DROVE NORTH BY THE MAQUOKETA RIVER ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, AND
IT IS WAY OVER ITS BANKS ALRIGHT......BUT ALL OVERFLOW IS ON
SURRONDING FARM LAND. NO FLOODING PROBLEM FOR CITY
RESIDENTS SO FAR. EVEN THE BALLPARK IS NOT FLOODED LIKE IT WAS
YESTERDAY MORNING. THE M.M.E.U. GENERATING PLANT WHITE SANDBAGS STILL ARE NEATLY STACKED AND SO FAR NOT NEEDED. THANKS TO THE 200 VOLUNTEERS THAT FILLED THEM YESTERDAY. IF THEY WON'T BE NEEDED, STILL BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY. BUT, THE SITUATION COULD GET WORSE. THE RIVER
IS STILL RISING AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TODAY AND TOMORROW AND
TUESDAY SHOULD CREST. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PREDICTION
NOW IS THAT IT WILL CREST TUESDAY AROUND 34 FEET. I DON'T KNOW IF
IT EVER CRESTED THAT HIGH. I IWLL KEEP YOU POSTED.

THE PRESTON BOYS WON YESTERDAY. THE TEAM THEY WILL PLAY NEXT
THURSDAY, YES THURSDAY AFTERNOON, IS MARTINSDALE-ST. MARY'S, THE
#1 TEAM IN THE STATE IN 1-A. THEY WON YESTERDAY, 16 TO 0 AND NOW HAVE A PERFECT RECORD OF 41 AND 0. SO, PRESTON HAS THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM
THURSDAY. WE WILL BROADCAST IT.

THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR STARTS WEDNESDAY. WEATHER SHOULD BE
GOOD, BUT HOT FOR IT. WEDNESDAY, LOOKS LIKE A DAY IN THE 90'S FOR
THE PARADE.

IF ANYTHING INTERESTING SHOULD HAPPEN WITH THE MAQUOKETA RIVER
TODAY, I'LL COME HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT.

I HAVE A FEW TEARS THIS MORNING.....THOSE CUBS HAVE DEFEATED THE
CARDINALS TWO GAMES IN A ROW. GAME 3 TONIGHT ON ESPN.
THE CARDS WILL WIN TONIGHT.

HAVE A NICE SUNDAY. REMEMBER, ANYTIME YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING
TO MAQUOKETA READERS......JUST GO TO OUR GUEST BOOK.

DENNIS VOY