TOMORROW, SUNNY AND 59.
AN 18-YEAR-OLD MAQUOKETA YOUTH IS IN JAIL AFTER HE USED A BUTCHER
KNIFE TO TRY TO BREAK DOWN HIS GRANDMOTHER'S BEDROOM DOOR.
BRANDON O'MEARA WAS ARRESTED AT THEIR HOME AT 413 S. SECOND STREET THIS MORNING. CHIEF BRAD KORANDA SAID O'MEARA WAS MAD
BECAUSE HIS GRANDMOTHER HAD TURNED OFF HIS SPACE HEATER.
O'MEARA WAS CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC ASSAULT ENHANCED BECAUSE
OF THE WEAPON INVOLVED. HE WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF
DRUG PARAPHENALIA. OFFICERS FOUND A POT PIPE IN O'MEARA'S ROOM.
VETERAN JACKSON COUNTY DEPUTY ED CLARK WILL BE RETIRING THIS
JUNE. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THIS MORNING APPROVED AN EARLY RETIREMENT. HE HAS BEEN WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR 38 YEARS.
HE WILL BE 62 IN OCTOBER.
THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MONTHLY LUNCH AND LEARN
WAS HELD TODAY AT THE FAMILY DOLLAR DISTRIBUTION CENTER AT THE
SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA. ABOUT 60 ATTENDED AND WERE
GIVEN A TOUR OF THE NEARLY 1-MILLION SQUARE FOOT BUILDING THAT
CURRENTLY EMPLOYS ABOUT 250. THERE ARE JOB OPENINGS AND A JOB FAIR WILL BE HELD ON MAY 3RD FROM 11 UNTIL 3 FOR ANYONE LOOKING FOR A JOB. THE 54 YEAR OLD COMPANY HAS THOUSANDS OF RETAIL
STORES, INCLUDING THE ONE IN MAQUOKETA ON WEST PLATT AN HAS
11 DISTRIBUTION CENTERS LIKE THE ONE IN MAQUOKETA. GOOD NEWS FOR THE FUTURE HERE IN MAQUOKETA IS THAT IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS,
MAQUOKETA'S CENTER WILL BE MOVING TOWARD PALLETIZED SHIPPING WHICH WILL IT EASIER FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING TRUCKS.
THE COMPANY OPERATES 3 SHIFTS DAILY.
THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD LAST NIGHT APPROVED A BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR THAT INCLUDES A TAX DECREASE.
SATURDAY MAY 3RD AT 7 P.M. FROM BRANSON, GORDIE AND DEBBIE DOING A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE STRAIT. MORE ON IT LATER. IT WAS NOT ON
EARLIER SCHEDULES.
OR FROM COMMANDER DOUG WINEGAR OR FROM QUARTERMASTER CLIFF MERRICK.
BETTER WEATHER IS COMING BUT IT MAY BE A LITTLE COOL EASTER SUNDAY,.
DENNIS VOY
