THURSDAY DAI LY

 

UP 1  IS ALL

 

BACK BAR AT THE MAQUOKETA BREWERY.    NEAT ROUND SIGN.

MENU AT THE BREWERY.   CLICK-ON TO ENLARGE A LITTLE

THE BREWERY HAS A NICE NEW BACK DOOR FROM THE LARGE PARKNG LOT.

DAVE GOT THIS PHOTO OF A  BABY FOX  TODAY AT A MAQUOKETA,  NEAR A PARK WOODED AREA.

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WEDNESDAY DAILY

 

UP 1 FROM TUESDAY

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY HELD THEIR MEETING TODAY AT THE NEW MAQUOKETA

BREWERY IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.    SHOWN IS OWNER MARK LION.

MARK IS A MEMBER OF ROTARY.

A COUPLE MORE PHOTOS TOMORROW.

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TUESDAY DAILY

IT WAS 2282 YESTERDAY....STILL GOING UP A LITTLE EACH DAY.     AGE 18 AND OVER

CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR VACCINE NOW.

BUILDING ON WEST PLEASANT COMING DOWN...

THE BUILDING WITH THE SLANTED GLASS FRONT

HAS BEEN THERE A LONG TIME.   I GUESS THAT AREA

IS GOING TO BE AN OUTSIDE SEATING AREA FOR

THE BUILDING TO LEFT WHICH FACES MAIN STREET

ACROSS FROM THE THEATRE.    THE BUSINESS WILL

BE CALLED "CARDINAL COPPER" AND HAVE BEEN

TOLD IT WILL FEATURE PIZZA AND MORE.   THE

COUNTER IS OF COPPER.

YEARS AGO, THE "GRAHAMS" BUILDING, MORE

RECENT, "TIMBER CITY SHIRT WORKS AND

PENNEYS CATALOG".    AROUND A MILLION

DOLLARS SPENT TO MAKE IT ALMOST NEW

AGAIN, INCLUDING APARTMENTS UPSTAIRS.

APARTMENTS RENTED, LOWER RIGHT, IS

THE BREWERY AND LAST  NIGHT AT COUNCIL

MEETING, WE LEARNED THAT THE LOWER

LEFT HAS BEEN RENTED FOR "THE

HUMMING ARROW BOUTIQUE",  RELOCATING

FROM PRESTON.   THEN WILL BE

NO MORE VACANCIES IN THE BUILDING

THAT IS OWNED BY A COUPLE FROM DUBUQUE.

NEW FRONT FOR THIS BUILDING NOW.     IT IS OWNED BY A PERSON IN

CEDAR RAPIDS.    NO BUSINESS IN THERE FOR 15 YEARS.    IN UPPER

RIGHT HAND CORNER, THERE WAS ONCE AN OFFICE FOR A RADIO STATION...

IN FACT KMAQ.     OUR LOCATION FROM 1958 TO 1970.    

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SUNDAY, EASTER SUNDAY, DAILY

 

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WEDNESDAY DAILY

 

HAPPY WEDNESDAY

WE ARE GOING UP JUST 1 OR 2 OR 3 A DAY IN JACKSON COUNTY.

AT OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 7 P.M.    TICKETS IN ADVANCE, $22, ARE ON SALE MORNINGS AT THE BOXOFFICE ON EAST PLATT IN MAQUOKETA.

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WEDNESDAY, ST. PATS DAY

 

TODAY...AND NO CHANGE SINCE YESTERDAY.

YES...GOING TO MISS HIM!!    IT HAS BEEN A 24/7 JOB FOR JACK.    GOING UP

THE STAIRS AND NOT SEEING HIM AT DESK WILL BE HARD FOR AWHILE.

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WEDNESDAY DAILY

 

 

TOP....TODAY               BOTTOM....MONDAY           UP JUST 10 IN 4 DAYS

DYNAMIC TUBE, INC. IN MAQUOKETA, HAS COMPLETED A MAJOR CAPITOL

IMPROVEMENT  PROJECT, WHICH MARKED THE LAUNCH OF A STATE OF ART

INDUSTRIAL CLEAN LINE AND INSPECTION FACILITY.  THE COMPANY

MANUFACTURES AND FABRICATES HIGH PERFORMANCE TUBING AND PIPE PARTS USED IN ENGINE, FLUID AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS FOR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 

MANUFACTURER (OEM) CUSTOMERS IN THE AGRICULTURE, CONSTRUCTION,

MINING, RAILROAD AND DEFENSE INDUSTRIES.

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FRIDAY DAILY

THE NEW HY VEE STORE IS GOING UP ACROSS THE STREET NORTH OF THE TRUCK STOP WHERE ALL THE TRUCKS PARK NIGHT AND DAY.

THIS WILL BE A SMALL SCALE STORE THAT THEY ARE BUILDING IN

SMALLER CITIES.

THE NEW  OWNERS OF THE DECKER HOTEL ARE WORKING DAILY TO

GIVE IT A NEW LOOK AND GET IT OPEN.     THIS PHOTO IS OF THE

BASEMENT BAR AREA.      IT WILL BE MUCH LARGER ROOM, HAVE A NEW LARGER BAR AND WILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL BACK-BAR WHICH WILL BE MOVED FROM  UPSTAIRS.    BOOTHS FROM UPSTAIRS WILL BE PLACED

IN THIS ROOM.    BELOW PHOTO ALSO TAKEN DOWNSTAIRS.

   THIS PHOTO TAKEN  UPSTAIRS.    THE BOOTHS WILL ALL BE GONE.   THE SMALLER  BACK ROOM WILL  HAVE A 30-FOOT TABLE PURCHASED IN CHICAGO THAT WILL SEAT AROUND 30 PEOPLE.     NO DATE ON WHEN THEY WILL RE-OPEN.    LOTS OF WORK STILL TO BE DONE.

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THURSDAY DAILY

THE NEW JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER OPENED AT 10 THIS

MORNING.    I DROVE BY AROUND 1 AND IT WAS A BUSY PLACE....LOTS OF CARS

IN ALL THE PARKING LOTS.     STAFF, PATIENTS, ETC.....BUT NO IN-HOSPITAL

TOURS....THEY COME SOMETIME IN AUGUST.

YOU CAN WATCH A SHORT VIDEO TOUR BY CEO CURT COLEMAN AT..

jcrhcwelcometowellness.com

COVID 19 UPDATE...TODAY UP JUST 2 SINCE

YESTERDAY.

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WEDNESDAY DAILY

 THE COVID-19 POSITIVE TESTS ARE NOW GOING UP JUST SLIGHTLY FROM ONE

DAY TO THE NEXT....SINCE VACANATIONS  STARTED, SO I WON'T GIVE

THE TOTAL EVERY DAY FROM NOW ON.

A BAD ACCIDENT YESTERDAY MORNING.      IT INVOLVED 3 VEHICLES AND

5 PEOPLE, ON HIWAY 61 NEAR LONG GROVE.     TWO FROM MAQUOKETA WERE DEAD 

AT THE SCENE.      THEY ARE GARY WARREN, AGE 47 AND DAVID MULLER, AGE 45 ,

BOTH OF MAQUOKETA.    GARY IS THE BROTHER OF SCOTT WARREN OF MAQUOKETA,

MANAGER OF THE YMCA.      A 19 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT OF THEIR  

CAR, CALEB WARREN, IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.    THE VAN DRIVER, AGE 18,  FROM

MINNESOTA, WHOSE VAN CROSSED THE MEDIAN AND  HIT THE OTHER TWO VEHICLES,

IS IN STABLE  CONDITION.   THE 3RD VEHICLE  DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND

RELEASED.   HE WAS FROM CLINTON.

I HAD WRONG FIGURES ON JAIL VOTE PASSING YESTERDAY IN MY DAILY REPORT

LAST NIGHT.

CORRECT  FIGURES:   YES, 2,273     NO  914,    CARRIED BY  71%.

NEW JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER OPENS AT 10 TOMORROW.

WATCH A VIRTUAL SHORT TOUR STARTING AT 4 P.M. ON THE HOSPITAL

FACEBOOK  AND  WEB SITE.    

IN AUGUST AFTER COVID 19 WILL BE LESS A CONCERN,  AN OPEN HOUSE FOR

THE PUBLIC TO WALK THROUGH THE HOSPITAL WILL BE HELD.

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TUESDAY DAILY

 The JAIL VOTE passed.    Yes 1071  No. 612

MONDAY DAILY

FRIDAY

TODAY

FOR AGES 65 AND OLDER,  OSTERHAUS PHARMACY

WILL DO VACINATIONS FOR  HUNDREDS THIS FRIDAY 

AT THE FAIRGROUINDS.    SENIORS NEEDING HELP....

FILLING OUT FORM FOR THIS CAN CALL THE

LIBRRY AND A STAFF MEMBER] WILL DO IT FOR THEM.

THE NUMBER IS 652-3874

OR...CALL THE SHIPP OFFICE AND THEY WILL

HELP ...  652-4000

AND MAQUOKETA FAMILY CLINIC IS TAKING

APPOINTMENTS

YOU CAN CALL ANY OF THESE NUMBERS ANY

DAY BETWEEN 9 AM AND 3  PM

THE GIRL'S STATE TOURNAMENT IS

THIS WEEK.     TOMORROW AT 1 P.M. KMAQ

WILL BE BROADCASTING THE CENTRAL OF

DEWITT GAME AGAINST NORTH SCOTT.

TWO VERY  EQUAL TEAMS.   SHOULD BE

A GOOD ONE....THEY ARE BIG RIVALS TOO.

IT WILL BE HERE ON OUR WEB SITE TOO.

NEXT WEEK, THE BOY'S STATE TOURNAMENT 

AND PLAYING AT NOON NEXT MONDAY,

THE EASTON VALLEY RIVER HAWKS

(SABULA, MILES, PRESTON) COACHED

BY DAN BECK.    TWO VERY GOOD TEAMS.

GANE ON KMAQ AND HERE ON WEB SITE.

KMAQ'S MIKE KELLY WILL BROADCAST BOTH GAMES.

TOMORROW IS THE BIG ELECTION ON A BOND

ISSUE TO BUILD A NEW COUNTY JAIL.

POLLS OPEN 7 AM UNTIL 8 PM.

KMAQ WILL HAVE THE RESULT OF THE

ELECTION RIGHT HERE ON THE DAILY

AT AROUND 9 TOMORROW NIGHT.

IT NEEDS  60% APPROVAL.    TWO EARLIER

ELECTIONS HAVE FAILED.      WE REALLY

NEED A NEW JAIL.   BE SURE AND VOTE TOMORROW.

THE NEW 

JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER

OPENS AT 10 THURSDAY

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WEDNESDAY DAILY

 

EASTON VALLEY WON THEIR GAME LAST NIGHT IN FINAL SECOND....AND PLAY 

SATURDAY NIGHT AND IF THEY WIN THEN...ON TO STATE TOURNAMENT.

BELLEVUE GIRLS PLAY TONIGHT AND IF THEY WIN...THEY GO TO STATE.

MAQUOKETA BOYS PLAY TOMORROW NIGHT AGAINST SOLON.    IF THEY

WIN..THEY HAVE ONE MORE GAME AND A WIN WOULD PUT THEM TO STATE TOO.

ALL 3 GAMES GAMES YET THIS WEEK WILL BE ON KMAQ AND OUR WEB SITE.

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TUESDAY DAILY

THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING...2,198

MAQUOKETA LAST NIGHT BEAT WEST DELAWARE AT MANCHESTER BY ONE

POINT...IN LAST SECOND.    NOW PLAY SOLON THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7 AND

KMAQ WILL BROADCAST IT.

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SUNDAY DAILY

 

JACKSON COUNTY....UP 3 FROM SATURDAY

MAQUOKETA CARDINAL BOYS HAVE A TOURNAMENT GAME TOMORROW NIGHT AT

7  P.M. AT MANCHESTER.     THE CARDINALS HAVE PLAYED WEST DELAWARE TWICE

THIS YEAR AND LOST BOTH.    WE WILL HAVE THE GAME ON KMAQ AND HERE

ON THE WEB SITE AT 6:50 TOMORROW (MONDAY) NIGHT.

GOOD NEWS FOR DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.    GOOD RUMOR HAS IT THAT THE BIG

EMPTY BANK BUILDING DOWNTOWN HAS BEEN SOLD TO A NATIVE OF 

MAQUOKETA WHO PLANS TO BRING IT BACK TO IT'S  FORMER LOOK.      IT HAS BEEN 

EMPTY FOR A LONG TIME AND OWNED BY U.S. BANK.     FOR MANY YEARS IT WAS THE 

JACKSON STATE SAVING BANK.

2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW COMING TODAY....BUT GOOD NEWS...WARMER WEATHER

THIS WEEK IN THE MID TO UPPER 30'S  AND NO SNOW THIS COMING WEEK AFTER

TODAY.

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