Tuesday, October 25, 2011

SUNNY AND WARM TODAY...COOLER WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

A SEMI LOADED WITH CORN ENDED UP IN THE DITCH AROUND 1 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
A MILE FROM HIGHWAY 62 ON THE IRON BRIDGE ROAD. IT WAS DRIVEN BY RICHARD ALLEN, AGE 42, OF MAQUOKETA. AS HE ROUNDED THE CURVE, THE FRONT RIGHT
WHEEL DROPPED ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND INTO THE DITCH.
LESS THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO THE SEMI OWNED BY BULLOCK'S IN
LAMOTTE. ALLEN WAS TAKEN TO HIS PHYSICIAN BY PRIVATE VEHICLE TO
BE CHECKED FOR A BACK PAIN. THE ACCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT, NEWT GINGRICH WAS IN MAQUOKETA
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND SPOKE AT OBIE'S RESTAURANT ON HIGHWAY 64 WEST.
HIS STOPS YESTERDAY ALSO WERE MADE IN DUBUQUE AND DAVENPORT. YESTERDAY,
HE PREDICTED HE COULD FINISH IN THE TOP 3 IN THE JANUARY 3RD IOWA
CAUCUSES. HE'S TRAILING FURTHER DOWN IN THE POLLS.

THE MAQUOKETA VOLLEYBALL TEAM DEFEATED CLEAR CREEK AMANA LAST NIGHT
IN 3-A TOURNAMENT PLAY AT THE MCHS GYM HERE IN MAQUOKETA...3 TO 1.
MAQUOKETA LOST THE FIRST MATCH AND WON THE NEXT 3. THEY NEXT PLAY
THURSDAY NIGHT AT TIFFIN AT 7 P.M. AGAINST WASHINGTON.

HAVE A NICE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

DENNIS VOY

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