THE DAY STARTED OUT WITH 28 DEGREES...FOG...AND ICY ROADS TO THE SOUTH.
DEWITT SCHOOLS STARTED 2 HOURS LATE. HIGH TODAY, 34. SNOW
TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT...ABOUT AN INCH. THEN
SATURDAY, MOSTLY SUNNY AND A HIGH OF 31.

MAQUOKETA RESIDENTS NOW CAN BE NOTIFIED OF EMERGENCIES WITH A NEW SYSTEM CALL "RED". THE SYSTEM WILL BE UP NEXT WEEK. THERE IS
NO CHARGE BUT CITIZENS NEED TO SIGN-UP ON THE WEB SITE...
WWW.MAQUOKETAIA.COM OR CALL CITY HALL AT 652-2484.

TUBBS APPLE ORCHARD TREES ARE BEING CUT DOWN. ROBERT CHRISTENSEN
TOOK SOME PHOTOS AND YOU CAN SEE THEM AT HIS FREE WEB SITE...LISTJACKSONCOUNTYIA.COM

DON'T FORGET THE MAQUOKETA VERSUS DEWITT GIRLS AND BOYS VARSITY
BASKETBALL GAMES TONIGHT STARTING AT 5:55 ON OUR WEB SITE....
MATT CLARK DOING THE PLAY-BY-PLAY FROM THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL GYM
IN DEWITT.

ON POLICE BLOTTER:

BOB EARLES ON WEST MONROE REPORTED SOME YARD ORNAMENTS
HAD BEEN STOLEN OR BROKEN LAST WEEK.
AND BRANDT MOORE REPORTED HITTING A DEER TUESDAY NIGHT.

SPEAKING OF A DEER ACCIDENT....SUNDAY....MY GRANDAUGHTER CASSIE
IN BETTENDORF, WAS DRIVING WITH A DRIVER'S-ED INSTRUCTOR AND
A DEER HIT THE CAR. MINOR DAMAGE, AND NO ONE HURT.
A LITTLE EXCITING FOR A 13-YEAR-OLD LEARNING TO DRIVE.

IRMA MEYER OF MAQUOKETA WAS OUR KMAQ BINGO WINNER TODAY.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
SHOVEL EASY.

DENNIS VOY