Dennis' Daily Worldwide Report

Cloudy and cold today in Maquoketa......Maquoketa wrestlers Cole Pape and Lucas Kleuver are in the finals tonight in Class 2-A at the State Wrestling Tournament.....Maquoketa's basketball team opens tournament Monday night playing DeWitt, here in town. The Cardinals have defeated the Sabers twice alredy this seson and will have the home-court advantage. Maquoketa has won l0 of their last 11 games and were co-champs of the Big Bend......Susan Morris and Brian Foreman of Maquoketa are parents of a girl, born Thursday, at the hospital here in town.......Bob Gavin of Maquoketa has joined the Maquoketa State Bank Loan Department. His wife is the former Jennifer Koob. He has been working at a big-city bank and she teaches here in Maquoketa....Sorry, but there is nothing more to report today. I'll try to have a Sunday report.
Dennis Voy
- Saturday, February 28, 1998 at 15:13:52 (EST)

Cloudy and wintery today......Two 3rd grade students from Cardinal Elementary in Maquoketa have been suspended from school for 3 days each after they brought air pistols to the school. Cardinal Principal Suzanne Baty said the air pistols were comfiscated from the students lockers Wednesdy. They had been brought to school sometime earlier. Bady said the pistols had no ammunition in them and none was found on school premises. Bady said no one was threatened with the air pistols, has had been rumored in the community. She said appropriate board policy was followed and the students were suspended for 3 days.....Jackson County has been testing for a couple years, new voting machines. This week, the Board of Superviors voted to buy 30 at a cost of $160,000. The old were big, heavy and mechanica. The knew ones are electronic and about the size of a suitcase........Two of Maquoketa's 3 wrestlers at the State Tournament in Des Moines are in the Quarter-Finals tonight. Cole Pape and Lucas Kleuever have both won their first two matches. Shawn Gerardy lost his first match, then won his second wrestle-back match and then today lost his third match and is now finished in the tournament......Jack Marlowe, longtime sports writer here in Maquoketa is retiring April 1st from his position with the Maquoketa Sentinel-Press. Basketball Coach Bill Flemming is heading a committe to honor him at retirement. Anyone wishing to contribute should contact Bill Flemming at his home.....And so much for today. Have a nice weekend.
Dennis Voy
- Friday, February 27, 1998 at 19:04:28 (EST)

Rainy day in Iowa...heavy at times.....Had lunch today at FIFE'S, owned by Brian Konrardy. Was just a sport's bar but now also a restaurant. All you can eat buffet, noons, at $4.95, including beverage, Pizza, Soup, Salad and Pizza-dessert. Good!.....Mike Satchell was in to see me this morning. Owns Dolch's Bakery and will close it this Saturday. Couldn't get a satisfactory loan for new equipment. Present equipment is quite old. His grandfather, Walter Dolch started the bakery in 1952, his mother and step-father bought it in the 70's and he has operated it the last couple years. He has the building for sale and has a bakery job at a Resort in Florida. So, another longtime Maquoketa business will be no more. Sad, but Mike said small town bakeries are rare these days, mainly because of big super markets putting in their own bakery.......Larry Ehlers rolled a 300 game Monday night at Timber Lanes here in Maquoketa. Also lhad a 735 series.....Two longtime City of Maquoketa employees and anoather department head has resigned. Wilma Merritt, Maquoketa Police Department radio operator has worked for the city 27 years and John Olson, street department heavy equipment operator, has been with the city almost 28 years. Doug Boldt, city public works director is leaving for similiar position at Tipton, where he will work for former Maquoketa City Manager Gus Glaser. Glaser, by the way, was in a bad auto accident and after weeks of being off work, is now back at his job. He still lives in Maquoketa where he owns a home by the golf course and his mother also lives here in town. Anyway, the city now needs to fill 3 positions......Come back again tomorrow.
Dennis Voy
- Thursday, February 26, 1998 at 15:14:10 (EST)

Windy, mostly clousdy and in low 50's today......The Jackson County Public Hospital Board met yesterday and gave a gift to Linda Sturtz who is leaving her position at hospital to take the head job of the Maquoketa Chamber. She has been with hospital for around 15 years. CEO thanked her for her years of outstanding service.......The CAT SCANNER purchased by the hospital in 1996 has already paid for itself because of higher useage than expected....There is still need for more doctors in town. Two prospective candidates have decided to locate elsewhere. A new Doctor, Eric Petersen starts work in July. Maquoketa currently has only 3 doctors delivering babies.......Hospital is doing okay financially and shows a nice profit. Helping with the bottom line is the fact the hospital is now debt-free as all bond indebtedness has been paid off.......New population figures out .. Maquoketa population in 1990...6,130.....l993 estimate, 6,153 and now l996 estimate, 6,086. Down 44 in 6 years. More houses, but less residents per household. Smaller families these days.......Maquoketa is having a birthday celebration in honor of Robert Millikan, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1923, who called Maquoketa his home. The event will be this Sunday a the County museum on the fairgrounds.....Larry McMurray, a lifelong resident of Jackson County, has announced that he will be a candidate for supervisor for District 3 in Jackson County....Sheri Sandberg, age 18, of Maquoketa is studying the French language in Grenoble, France. After returning to the US this summer, she will enroll at Beloit College in Wisconsin. Her parents are Dr. and Mrs. Sam Sandberg. Dr. Sandberg does not practice in Maquoketa, but does in Dubuque.....KMAQ First Annual Senior Fair will be April 2 and 3 at the fairgrouds.....Check back tomorrow. And Thank you for being a Web Site Maquoketa fan. Remember, comments to me and the city can be made easily on the KMAQ Guest Book.
Dennis Voy
- Wednesday, February 25, 1998 at 15:35:10 (EST)

Some sunshine and high of 53 today.......Firemen were called out to Prairie House Reidential Facility at 6 this morning. No fire, just a fire alarm that malfunctioned.....Ralph Hanlon died yesterday, at age 85. Services at ll Thursday at Carson's. He is survived by his wife Murza, 2 sons, including Jack of Maquoketa and Jim of Grand Island, Nebraska.......The committee pushing for the new auditorium at the high school will make a presentation to the school board next Tuesday night, at City Hall, about a proposed bond issue for the community auditorium. The project is to cost 3.8 million and so far, l.3 million has been raised. There is some talk now about building a new gym and converting present gym to an auditorium.......Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the begining of Lent......And I'm out of here for today.
Dennis Voy
- Tuesday, February 24, 1998 at 20:38:25 (EST)

Mostly cloudy day in the 40's......Dolch's Pastry will close this Saturday and Maquoketa for first time in over 40 years will not have a bakery. More about this later this week......Births: Jeff and Julie Carpenter of Maquoketa, a girl born Saturday at our hospital. And, a girl also to Robert and Jane Stolen of Fort Dodge. Maternal grandparents are Loras and Mary Ann McLaughlin of Maquoketa......A few accidents...some mailbox vandalism again and quite a few routine court appearances made up most of our local news on KMAQ today and as you know, I seldom mentions these on this report.......Joy Ketelsen of Maquoketa's basketball team made first-team ALL BIG BEND. Ilene Banowetz and Amy Rorah both made the second team.....TITANIC was again, for l0th weekend in a row...the #l movie here in Maquoketa, as well as nationwide.....I'm getting a haircut Wednesday at 5:30 P.M. at Sal's Styling. Just made the appointment a few minutes ago. Need on bad. And with that big bit of news, I'll close for today.
Dennis Voy
- Monday, February 23, 1998 at 18:15:33 (EST)

Nice day again..like Spring.....Yesterday, the busload from KMAQ-LAND had a great time at the Fireside Theatre in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.....We are going to another production up there in April....Maquoketa boys lost to Bettendorf in a non-conference game here in town last night, by 1 point. They are a Class-A school.....Maquoketa will have 3 wrestlers at the State Wrestling meet starting this Thursday in Des Moines. Had hoped for a couple more. More about these 3 on an upcoming report.....Ralph Batey, age 86 died. Services will be tomorrow morning from Carson & Son Funeral Home. Survived by son Rick in Maquoketa and son Bob in Mount Pleasant.....Maquoketa doctor Gerald Bybee has agreed to a 4-year license probation in connection excess use of alcohol and prescription drugs. If he complies with the terms of his probation his license privileges will be fully restored in 4 years. In the meantime, he continues his work as a family practioner at Medical Family Clinic. He has been here since 198l...and is a good, popular doctor......A midsummer trial date has been set for a Maquoketa couple accused of bilking the government and a private insurance company out of more than $460,000 for services their office did not provide. The trial for Dr. Mark Intlekofer and his wife is scheduled to begin July 28th inUS District Court in Cedar Rapids. Intlekofer is a Maquoketa podiatrist and his wife is their office manager. They are free without bond pending their trial and are continuing their practice. They were inticted nearly a year ago and many in the community were quite surprised as the foot doctor has a good practice and the couple is active in community events......IowaHawks lost this afternoon to Illinois...looks like a NCCA bid is not possible this year, maybe an NIT.....The Iowa Hawkeye Women are tied for first inthe Big Ten though...winning Friday night by a couple points......Eric Juergens won this past week ata ll8 pounds when the Hawkeyes beat theIowa State Cyclones. He is a former Maquoketa prep wrestler, whol went undefeated during his 4-years at MCHS and won the State Crown all 4 years too......That's it for today...have a good week.
Dennis Voy
- Sunday, February 22, 1998 at 21:41:39 (EST)

NO REPORT TODAY
Dennis Voy
- Sunday, February 22, 1998 at 01:35:46 (EST)

Hi, low 40's today with a little sunshine this afternoon.....Maquoketa pharmacist and State Representative Bob Osterhaus announced today that he will see re-election to the Iowa House Of Representatives from District 34, which includes all of Jackson County and a part of Southern Dubuque County. He is finishing his third year......Big day tomorrow for Maquoketa wrestlers at the District meet in Camanche...all 1st and 2nd place go on to the State meet in Des Monies, starting next Thursday.....The Maquoketa girls lost last night against the #8 rated Camanche girls here in town. It was just a one point game with seconds left to go. So, the Cardinals lost their opening tournament game and never-the-less, finish with a fine season....The Maquoketa boys play Bettendorf here tomorrow night for their final regular game of the season..non conference of course.....My wife and I will host a busload of people on a KMAQ TRAVEL trip to the Fireside Theatre Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin tomorrow......Have a nice weekend.
Dennis Voy
- Friday, February 20, 1998 at 17:02:14 (EST)

NO REPORT TODAY.
Dennis Voy
- Thursday, February 19, 1998 at 18:22:38 (EST)

Hi....cloudy and in the 30's today.....Maquoketa Cardinal boys last night defeated Cascade, there, by 10 points and the win gave Maquoketa a SHARE of the Big Bend Conference title...tied with Cascade. They have one more non-conference game left, this Saturday night, before tournament time.....the Maquoketa Wrestlers in the "team duals" wrestling tournament last night, lost to number l rated Davenport Assumption on the Maquoketa gym floor. Maquoketa had 5 wins, including a pin by the Card's number one wrestler, Lucas Kluever....nothing else to report today.
Dennis Voy
- Wednesday, February 18, 1998 at 18:36:24 (EST)

Cloudy and 42 for a high today....rain tonight, possibly mixed with snow......A former Maquoketa man, Jim Bowman, age 75, was killed in a car-semi accident last Friday night near Gainsville, Florida. He was killed outright. His wife was with him and is in serious condition at a Gainsville hospital. Funeral services will be at Ocala, Florida tomorrow. He was a racehorse trainer most of his life. Left Maquokta for Florida about 30 years ago, to continue with horse training, but had been retired. He is survived by his wife, and 3 daughters, Sandy, Sheri and Stephany. Before moving to Florida and when living here in town, he was a Maquoketa volunteer firemen for many years. He visited Maquoketa about 2 years ago and I had coffee with him at the Decker Hotel........George Cook, age 83, of Maquoketa and formerly of Medinah, Illinois, died Monday evening. Services will be Friday at the Carson and Son Funeral Home in Maquoketa. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine and and a daughter in Medinah......Russell Stutting, age 71, of Tavares, Florida and formerly of Maquoketa, died Friday ifn Eustis, Florida. Services are pending at Carson and Son here in town. He was a businessman in Maquoketa for many years. I'm not sure about survivors, but I do know what he is survived by his brother, Max, in Maquoketa. He also has a son Steve and I don't know where he lives. I beleive he was divorced.....Well, running late, so will close for today.
Dennis Voy
- Tuesday, February 17, 1998 at 19:09:39 (EST)

Late in the afternoon and raining in Maquoketa. Started a couple hours ago after a cloudy and fairly warm day with a high in the 40's......The town is buzzin' today. The Middle School Assistant Principal was arrested for OWI, lst Offense Friday night at Horseshoe Pond and Saturday night, during a Valentines Day Dance at the High School, 6 teenagers, all l8, were arrested for alcohol-related citations. They showed up at the dance in an apparent intoxicated state. Police were called and all reportedly tested positive. All released to their parents or guardians until their court appearance. One is a member of the basketball team and another the basketball team.........so much for now.
Dennis Voy
- Monday, February 16, 1998 at 18:38:15 (EST)

SORRY, NO REPORT TODAY.
Dennis Voy
- Sunday, February 15, 1998 at 20:33:38 (EST)

Happy Valentines Day. I LOVE YOU ALL. An ll year old from Monmouth, shot himself while cleaning his 22. He's okay. Name is Joseph Kunde and parents are Earl and Dolly.....Lady in Fairview Apartments reported $53 worth of Food Stamps stolen from her apartment. Barb Rowan said they were on her kitchen table......A CD player taken from a locked car in Fareway Grocery Store parking lot. Owner Jared Pitz said it was worth $l00....Two car-deer accidents yesterday and this morning early,with $5,000 in damage to the cars involved......Tracy Castro, age 35, of Maquoketa was arrested in Carroll County, Illinois yesterday on a charge of Criminal Drug Conspiracy....he apparently conspired to deliver 500 or more grams of cocaine. He remains in the Carroll County jail under 1-million-dollar bond.....Maquoketa boys won big over Monticello last night and the Cardinal girls also won over Monti here last night and finished the regular season at l3 and 2. They enter tournament play this coming week. The boys have a game or two left yet before tournaments. I have not heard yet how the Cardinals did today in the Sectional Wrestling tournament in Maquoketa today. I'll give those results for you on my next report.....Have a good Sunday.
DENNIS VOY
- Saturday, February 14, 1998 at 17:18:56 (EST)

Nice day here, sunny this afternoon and high of 43.....The Maquoketa boys play at Monticello tonight and girls host Monti and we'll broadcast that game.....Tomorrow, SECTIONAL tournament wrestling here at the MCHS gym. Hopefully, Maquoketa will do well. The first and second place finishers go on.....MC Industries, started up this week with about 7 employees. It is the new "sewing" industry announced a couple months ago that has located in the Brock building on North Main Street. They will add quite a few more employees on Monday, February 23rd......Troy and Raeann Thede, owners of the historic Decker Hotel announced this week to employees and friends that after much consideration, they have decided to list the hotel for sale. They have been here 7 years and have done MANY fine things with the place and it is very popular. But, their family lives mainly in Colorado and they, two little kids included, would like to be closer to the rest of the family. But, they won't rush into the sale and Troy said they could be around for quite awhile before the right offer comes along......A Maquoketa business is going to open a second store in DeWitt. More on that later.....Funeral services for 85-year-old Harold Machael of Maquoketa will on Monday at Haylock O'Hara and Lahey Funeral Home in Maquoketa. He died suddenly at his Maquoketa home Thursday. He is survived by one son, Hal, of Maquoketa and a daughter Linda Adams of San Francisco and 2 grandchildren.....Word has been received of the death of 67-year-old Lamont Jensen of Bancroft, Iowa and formerly of Maquoketa. He died Tuesday and was a former manager of the Golden Sun Feeds plant in Maquoketa.....John Wild of Zwingle died Friday at his home. He is survived by his wife and a song, Richard Wild of Maquoketa. He farmed near Zwingle all his life.....A break-in at Happy Joes Pizza sometime Wednesday night. Taken and undetermined amount of cash from a drawer. Also reported Thursday the theft of 2 Stihl chainsaws from the Maquoketa Municipal Electric Utility. They were taken from the back of a pickup owned by the utility.....Happy Valentines Day tomorrow. See you then.
DENNIS VOY
- Friday, February 13, 1998 at 18:31:25 (EST)

Better day in Iowa...some sunshine this afternoon and a high of 39......Supposed to be in the 40's tomorrow......Twin boys born yesterday to Marty and Angela Davison of Maquoketa, born at Mercy in Dubuque. Paternal grandparents are Richard and Karen Davison of Maquoketa......A Maquoketa man, Brian Sutton, age 20, faces 3 charges following a rash of stolen vehicle incidents in the city recently. He was arrested by Maquoketa police yesterday morning and is in custody at he local law enforcement center........Linda Sturtz is the new Maquoketa Chamber of Commerce Executive Director and Economic Development Director. She has been the Professional Services Director at the Hospital in town the past 15 years and before that owned a ladies clothing store in Maquoketa. She begins here new job March 9th. Here husband owns the Maquoketa Veterinary Clinic. A son Tyler lives in Fargo, North Dakota and a daughter Darci Becker lives at Elwood. Councilman Neal Morehead has been part time Economic Development Director since Deb Newman resigned the Chamber job and Economic Development combined position last fall to go into a new field of work in Iowa City. Morehead will stay with the position a couple months until Sturtz is familiar with the position. Cheryl Clark, who was not interested in the Chamber job, remains in the Chamber office as an assistant. She has been the acting Chamber head since Newman left. Carl Schroeder, who Linda Sturtz worked for when he was the CEO of the hospital is now retired and was recently elected the new Chamber President...The Decker Hotel is for sale. More about that tomorrow. Also, Harold Machael, age 85, died today. Died at his home and I'll have more tomorrow as arrangements are still pending. He was a well-known man in town and his son is a Maquoketa plumber.....Well..I have to run. Come back tomorrow.
DENNIS VOY
- Thursday, February 12, 1998 at 18:52:42 (EST)

It was raining when I came to work at 6:30 this morning and it has never stopped, still coming down and its nearly 5 o 'clock. If it would have been snow, we we have a foot on the ground now. The rain may change to snow tonight and then for the rest of the week, tomorrow through Saturday, the weather is supposed to be dry and descent......The Jackson County Hospital Trustee met in special session Tuesday and approved the filing and publication of the proposed County Tax Asking for the Hospital, for Fiscal l998-99-year. The TAX-ASKING has remained at $895,000 past four years, however, due to recent financial turnaround figures the past couple years, hospital officals are proposing to REDUCE the amound by $50,000 for the coming year. How about THAT?.......Stephen Kramer, arrested yesterday after threatening his girlfriend with a gun near his home at rural Andrew, appeared in court today and his bond was set at $l00,000 and he remains in custody at the Jackson County Detention Center until his next court appearance.......Maquoketa volunteer firemen were called out at just after noon today to the Ron Clark residence 6 miles northwest of Maquoketa. However, there was no fire. An older model tractor was parked on a hill when it begain to slide down the hill due to packed snow and it struck a 500-pound LP fuel tank, breaking the fuel line and the tank then came to rest next to the mobile home occupied by the Clark's. The Clark's were home, but the wind kept the LP fumes from entering the home and firemen spent an hour at the scene, making sure there was no fire, waiting for the gas to be shut-off by an area gas supply company. Three trucks and 10 firemen responded....Services for 87-year-old Elva Isbell will be Saturday. She died yesterday at the local hospital. She lived in Maquoketa and is survived by grandchildren, and a nephew, Tom Feller of Maquoketa and a niece, Michelle Cox of Maquoeta.....Leona Kemp of Maquoketa died last night at the local hospital and services will be Saturday. She was from the Spragueville area and has no Maquoketa survivors, other than grandchildren......A Maquoketa landmark is for sale. Details later.....The Chamber of Commerce will soon announce a new Executive Director. Rumor has it, from Maquoketa and well-known in another field of work. I'll let you know more later......That's it for today.
DENNIS VOY
- Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 18:04:21 (EST)

A misty, damp day in Maquoketa......RAGBRAI, the Des Moines Register's famous bike-across Iowa will end up again this year, in Jackson County. The final night of the weeklong trek will be spent in Monticello and then the final day, a Saturday, will be from Monticello, through Jackson County to Sabula where it ends at the Mississippi River. Because Sabula is a small town, for the first time ever, an Illinois town, Savanna, will play a part in the final leg of the event. Bicycle riders will according to tradition, dip their front tire in the Mississippi at Sabula and then many will celebrate in both Sabula and Savanna before heading back home. Many will leave for home that night but many also will spend the night and return to their home on Sunday. So, it will be another big event for Jackson County this summer. The exact route and the dates will be announced very soon. Speculation is that most of the trip through Jackson County will be on County Road E-l7, which runs East-West a few miles North of Maquoketa and goes through Andrew. As I hear more about RAGBRAI, I'll let you know.......This afternoon, a couple miles East of Andrew, a man was arrested for threatening his girlfriend and her children wth a gun. Many law enforcement vehecles rushed to the scene, and before they arrived, he left the house and was arrested a short time later nearby by Jackson County Deputy Bill Deppe. He was arrested without incident and is in custody awaiting his initial court appearance. No other details are available this time. This could have been a serious situation, but fortunately is ended quickly with no one getting hurt. The man arrested was 39-year-old Steven J. Kramer of 297th Avenue, rural Andrew. The girlfriend's name was not announced......Maquoketa City Council members last night at a meeting directed the City Manager to sharpen his pencil and keep the Maquoketa TaxRate the same as this year....to ramain at $9.50 per assessed valuation instead of going to $9.60 as had been proposed at last week's Council Meeting. Also last night, the Council agreed to make donations to organizations, totaling nearly $l6,000. In most cases, it was equaling what they had received last year. Donations to Mount Hope Cemetery, The Women's Resouce Center, The Senior Center, the Jackson County Economic Development Commission and others.....Connie Willey, age 50, of near Peoria,Illinois, died Monday at a Peoria hospital after a long battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Willey, 1 son, Nick of Des Moines, her parents, Arlod and Winifred Current of Baldwin and 2 sisters adn 2 brothers. Jerry's mother is Francis Willey of Maquoketa and his brother is County Supervisor Jack Willey of Maquoketa. Services will be Friday with Carson and Son Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.....Services are also pending at Carson & Son for 87-year-old Elva D. Isbell of Maquoketa. She died this afternoon at the local hospital....and my time is up for today. Thanks for checking in.
DENNIS VOY
- Tuesday, February 10, 1998 at 19:20:25 (EST)

HELLO. DAY STARTED OUT VERY FOGGY AND MOST SCHOOLS, INCLUDING MAQUOKETA, HAD A 2-HOUR DELAY. THEN CLOUDY AND COOL ALL DAY WITH RAIN IN FORECAST LATER TONIGHT, POSSIBLY CHANGING TO SNOW.....IN SPORTS, THE MAQUOKETA BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS EACH WON TWO GAMES OVER THE WEEKEND. SATURDAY NIGHT, MAQUOKETA WON DOWN AT PRESTON OVER PRESTON BY JUST 2 POINTS. THE GIRLS HAVE JUST ONE GAME LEFT THIS WEEK AND THEN IT IS TOURNAMENT TIME. THE WRESTLERS WILL BE IN TOURNAMENT COMPETITION THIS SATURDAY.....ONE BIRTH TO REPORT...A BOY BORN LAST WEDNESDAY, AT DAVENPORT MEDICAL CENTER, TO JON AND NETA NISSEN OF MAQUOKETA......ONE DEATH. BLANCE MASSEY, AGE 78, OF CAMANCHE AND FORMERLY OF MAQUOKETA, DIED LAST NIGHT IN A CLINTON HOSPITAL. SHE IS SURVIVED BY A BROTHER FRANK MANNING OF MAQUOKETA AND A SISTER, IRMA CLARK OF MAQUOKETA......IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT "UNIQUELY YOURS" LADIES APPAREL STORE ON THE CORNER IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. IT HAS BEEN OWNED BY BARBARA BOWMAN AND THE QUITTING BUSINESS SALE WILL START IN A WEEK. FOR MANY YEARS, THE CORNER STORE WAS KNOWN AS HAMILTON'S, A STORE THAT STARTED IN THE 50'S. WHEN CLOSED, MAQUOKETA WILL BE DOWN TO JUST TWO LADIES CLOTHING STORE, RAY'S FASHIONS AND MARYBEE'S. J AND J CLOTHING CLOSED LAST YEAR.....ALSO, TEAS AND THINGS GIFT STORE, IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA, WILL CLOSE APRIL 1ST. OWNER JANICE HAYWARD IS QUITTING BUSINESS BECAUSE OF HEALTH PROBLEMS. THE STORE IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF MERCANTILE BANK, FORMERLY JACKSON STATE BANK......WE HAVE QUITE A FEW EMPTY STORES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. SINCE WAL MART CAME TO TOWN, THE RETAIL SEGMENT OF MAQUOKTA HAS CHANGED A LOT......WELL, SO MUCH FOR ANOTHER DAY.
DENNIS VOY
- Monday, February 09, 1998 at 17:12:08 (EST)

SORRY, NO REPORT TODAY
DENNIS VOY
- Sunday, February 08, 1998 at 19:28:05 (EST)

SUNSHINE AND IN THE 40'S TODAY.....MAQUOKETA BOYS AND GIRLS WON THEIR GAMES LAST NIGHT AND ARE PLAYING AGAIN TONIGHT... MAQUOKETA BOYS AT PRESTON AND THE GIRLS AT DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION. PRESTON HAS A GOOD TEAM AND DAVENPORT ALSO IS A STRONG OPPONENT.....IOWA LOST AGAIN TODAY....IN BUSINESS NEWS, MAQUOKETA IS GETTING ANOTHER CONSIGNMENT STORE. IT WILL BE LOCATED ON EAST PLATT STREET, NOT FAR FROM MAIN STREET. LAST SUMMER THE SAME KIND OF STORE WAS LOCATED THERE AND CALLED "LITTLE BUBBA'S" BUT IT DIDN'T STAY IN BUSINESS VERY LONG. WE HAVE HAD ONE CLOTHING CONSIGNMENT STORE FOR MANY YEARS, "FURNISHINGS UNLIMITED" AND IT HAS BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFULL.....DID I MENTION YESTERDAY THAT BUDDY OLSON GOT A NEW TRUCK???.......MORE BUSINESS NEWS...THE ADDITION TO THE DAIRY QUEEN IS TAKING SHAPE, WITH THE EXTRA ROOM TO BE USED FOR A DRIVE-UP.....TALKED TO GARY TRACY AND HE WILL BE OPENING HIS ICECREAM SHOPPE EARLY THIS YEAR IF WEATHER STAYS NICE LIKE IT HAS BEEN. IT IS CALLED THE "DYNAMITE CONE SHOP" AND LOCATED ON THE CORNER WHERE DUDE REICHLING USED TO HAVE A POPULAR GAS STATION....TWO OF MY COFFEE KLAN MEMBERS HEADED SOUTH THIS WEEK, THE McAREAVY'S TO FLORIDA AND THE BOB STOCKHAMS TO ARIZONA, I THINK. SOME OF THAT SOUTHERN WEATHER THIS YEAR ISN'T AS NICE AS HERE IN IOWA....WONDER HOW IT IS IN TEXAS WHERE MORRIE AND DOROTHY MORRIS ARE WINTERING AGAIN....THE KMAQ WEB PAGE HAS SOME PICTURES ON IT TAKEN AT THE KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW HELD THIS PAST WEEK.....LATEST WORD NOW IS THAT THE NEW BRIDGE NORTH OF MAQUOKETA ON OLD HIGHWAY 61 MAY BE COMPLETED AND READY FOR USE IN THE SUMMER OF1999......WONDER WHAT COLOR BUDDY OLSON'S NEW TRUCK IS?? ...WELL....IT IS TIME TO WRAP THIS FOR ANOTHER DAY. I'LL PROBABLY HAVE A REPORT ALSO TOMORROW. OH, ONE MORE THING, SCOOTER MANNING THIS WEEK HAD A 300 GAME AT TIMEBER LANES. HIS DAD IS FISHERMAN JERRY MANNING.....I USED TO BOWL QUITE A LOT, BUT GAVE IT UP IN THE 80'S. SAME FOR GOLF. SOME DAY, I MAY GO BACK TO BOTH. HAVE A NICE SUNDAY.
DENNIS VOY
- Saturday, February 07, 1998 at 21:42:05 (EST)

A terrific February day in Maquoketa...sunny and 46 for a high. Rest of weekend could be just as good......The Fareway grocery store in Maquoketa must be cracking down on bad checks. A total of 5 appearances have been schedule in Jackson County Magistrate Court for February 24th. Four of the 5 are from Maquoketa and the other from Bellevue and the total of all their Fareway bad checks comes to nearly $300......Buddy Olson got a new truck.......A boy born Tuesday at Maquoketa hospital to Renae Carlson and Brandon Starr of Maquoketa.....Maquoketa wrestlers beat Cascade last night 57 to 3 to end the regular season. They had only one dual-meet loss during season and had a perfect record in the Conference to win the Big Bend title. Now they have off until tournament action begins February 14th......Boys and Girls have commone opponent in basketball tonight. Girls play at Anamsoa and the Maquoketa boys host Anamsoa. We will broadcast that game tonight......Have a good weekend.
DENNIS VOY
- Friday, February 06, 1998 at 18:33:51 (EST)

Hi again...and again, a mainly cloudy day in the 30's...no complaints....Because I'm really busy with the Farm and Home Show, this will be short.......Today, the 2nd of the two days for the show at the fairgrounds, another good attendance. Had a big turn-out at noon to watch Joanna Lund cook up a "pie" that anyone can eat....all her dishes won't hurt you, so you can have dessert every day...one of her famous sayings. She started her weight loss 7 years ago...unknown then...wrote a book and started her business Healthy Exchanges...and she's a millionaire plus. Has her International Headquarters, including a restaurant, in the Industrial Park at DeWitt and is one of the most popular clients on the QVC Shopping Network which has made her famous throughout the contry. We're all pretty proud of her and the fact that she is putting DeWitt on the map.......Red Henton entertained this afternoon. Red, in his mid 70's still carries a tune well and is very popular. He does it alone these days as wife Bernice isn't up to helping like in the past. But, Red does very little in the way of entertaining...just for special events. KMAQ and Red have been friends since 1958 when KMAQ went on the air and Red and his gang had a daily radio show on KMAQ, sponsored by Schmidt Beer and distributed by Kirchoff Distribution Company in Maquoketa. On the show with Red was his brother, the late Ray Shields and at the time, KMAQ's Chief Engineer and Chief morning announcer. Ray's wife still lives in Mountain Home, Arkansas, as does his son Buddy. I'm not sure if Schmidt Beer is around yet, I'm not much of a beer drinker anymore, but I do know that Kirchoff Distributing Company is still in business with main office in Dubuque and is the Budweiser Distributor for this area and is run by a grandson or two of the founder, Ed Kirchoff, who died back in the 80's when he was up in his 90's......Tonight we have Square Dancing at the Farm & Home Show and we bring it to an end at 8. Lots of work, but fun too..putting it on each year. And helps pay the the bills here at the station......Well...lets end it here for today.
DENNIS VOY
- Thursday, February 05, 1998 at 17:34:58 (EST)

Hi. A cloudy day in the 30's........First day of KMAQ FARM & HOME SHOW has been a big success. Had almost a packed house over the noon hour for lunch and the Friends Of Ag Awards sponsored by the Rotary and Chamber of Commerce. Joe and Shelley Heinrich of rural Maquoketa were named "Farmers of the Year"......Dale Beach, an employee for many years at Timber City Feed and Seed was named the Agri-Industry Friend of Agriculture and Scott Gent, was named the Public Service Friend of Agriculture......Wayne Walker, age 84, of Maquoketa, formerly of Monmouth, Iowa,died Monday at his home. He is survived by a son Brent in Belvidere, Illinois....Sorry, for the short report, but I have to get back out to the fairgrounds to close-out today's KMAQ show there. Talk to you tomorrow.
DENNIS VOY
- Wednesday, February 04, 1998 at 19:24:32 (EST)

Cloudy most of today, high 33.......Maquoketa wrestlers defeated Camanche here in town last night, 67 to 0. Camanche forfeited 7 matches. Doc Paul Koob and I broadcast the meet. Paul thinks we will have 3 to 5 Cardinals going to the State Wrestling meet this year. Sure hope he's right.......The Iowa Hawkeyes broke a 4 game loosing streak tonight, defeating the Badgers by 3 points in their new arena at Madison......I went to the final meeting of the Maquoketa Lions Club tonight at the Decker Hotel. Seven of us attened the last meeting of the 61-year-old Club that was down to only a dozen members, with no prospects for a brighter future. Money left in Treasury will be given to the Maquoketa Area Foundation with directions that it be used for helping anyone in need that will need assistance in purchasing new eye glasses. President Roy Frandsen was present for the final meeting as was former Presidents Brent Rathje, Don Miller and myself...also Howard Gisel and H.B. Patel. H. B.....like myselft, has been a member for around 35 years. It was a sad night for us and Maquoketa. It seemed it was just about impossible to get anyone to join an evening "service club"...too many other things to do at night. I personally believe some neighboring club will try to start up a new Lions Club in Maquoketa within 5 years. I hope so. Hopefully, all that is needed in this town is a couple years rest form Lions. Maquoketa is too large of a community not to have a Lions Club ever again. Meanwhile, the records, banner, flag, etc. will be put in storage in the KMAQ downstairs storeroom....BIG DAY FOR US AT KMAQ TOMOROW...THE FIRST DAY OF THE 2-DAY FARM AND HOME SHOW at the Fairgrounds. So, time to call it a day.
DENNIS VOY
- Tuesday, February 03, 1998 at 22:41:19 (EST)

Another Spring-like day in Maqoketa.......Two juviniles from Illinois face numerous charges after a high-speed chase late last night. It all started about 11:30 last night North of Maquoketa. State Trooper Fred Herman tried to stop the 2 for speeding 69 MPH in a 55MPH zone. The truck wouldn't stop and preceded South towards Maquoketa at speeds up to 110 MPH. Deputy Sheriff Al Barker began pursuit just North of town. The truck next entered Platt Street and proceeded through Maquoketa. Sheriff Deputy Terry Roling blocked highway 64 East of Maquoketa, but the truck went around. The truck then continued Eastbound and through Preston. Two Clinton County Deputies were stationed at Miles, Iowa. The pickup turned onto Perry Street in Miles and wentEast out of Miles and went about 4 miles at speeds up to 70 MPH....then went airborne through an intersection and ended up in a ditch. The two were taken to a Clinton hospital for minor injuries. The truck was stolen and a total loss. It was a 96 Chevy pickup owned by a Dakota, Illinois couple. The driver was l4 and his passenger l5. Imagine a 14 year-old being able to drive for so long at that high speed. Turns out they had stolen another truck earlier and it ran out of gas and they they stole the 2nd one which ended up in the Jackson County ditch. Some real Sunday night excitement for local law enforcement authorities. My son Dave shot a Vhs video of it speeding through town. He heard about it on his scanner at his office on West Platt and so he grabbed his video camera and got the truck going through town on highway 64. The video was shown today on channell 7 in Waterloo......The new wood awning, or porch.....not sure what it should be called......arrived this afternoon and was put in place at the entrance to the Decker Hotel. It was made from photos of the original by Larry McDevitt of Maquoketa. Larry did a great job and it really looks nice. The Decker front of building now looks exactly like it did when opened in 1876.......Maquoketa girls play tonight here in town against Dyersville. We will have it on KMAQ-FM with Bob Warner at the mike......Well..better get home for dinner. Stop by again tomorrow.
DENNIS VOY
- Monday, February 02, 1998 at 19:16:23 (EST)

A rainy day in Maquoketata......Maquoketa wrestlers won the Durant meet yesterday........Iowa lost the 4th game in a row today at Iowa City. In a bad slump and already people are starting to talk about a new coach. Never fails......I am doing this at home and don't have access to the newsroom, so I have nothing to report from newsroom today.....Is there anything you would like included on this report that I am not including now? In other words, any suggestions for improving this?......I don't like it when I have little to report, but let's face it, there are days when very little happens, especially weekends....so..with that said....I'll sign-off with the wish that your week ahead will be a good one.
DENNIS VOY
- Sunday, February 01, 1998 at 19:02:04 (EST)