IN THE 50'S TODAY, WITH SOME SUNSHINE. MORRIE MORRIS AND JERRY RASMUSSEN ARE PLAYING GOLF THIS AFTERNOON.

AT THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR'S MEETING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, THE SUPERVISORS AGREED TO RENT SOME OF THE OLD TRUCK STOP LAND TO BRAD DEERY MOTORS, FOR STORAGE OF NEW VEHICLES. $200 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS. SOIL TESTS FOR CONTAMINATION ARE STILL BEING CONDUCTED AND THEREFORE THE SUPERVIORS WILL NOT SELL THE PROPERTY. DEERY'S WOULD ALSO BE INTERESTED IN BUYING THE LAND AND BUILDING. BUT, THEY WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE LAND IS GIVIN A CLEAN BILL FROM THE DNR.

ADDITIONS TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL IN MAQUOKETA WILL NOT BE FOR THE $1.5 MILLION COST HOPED FOR...BUT A LOT MORE. MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS LEARNED MONDAY NIGHT FROM THE DISTRICT'S CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, THAT THE COST FOR BOTH SCHOOLS IS NOW ESTIMATED AT $2.13 MILLION. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDANT KIM HUCKSTADT SAID HE WOULD WORK ON WAYS TO BE ABLE TO COME CLOSER TO THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE. THE DISTRICT IS HOPING TO GET 60% GRANT MONEY FOR THE PROJECTS.

ANOTHER JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE WILL BE RETIRING AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
SUPERVIORS APPROVED THE EARLY RETIREMENT OF ROBERT WINGER, AGE 62, AS JAILER. EARLIER, THEY APPROVED THE EARLY RETIREMENT OF DEPUTY ALLEN BARKER. WINGER HAS WORKED IN THE JAIL FOR 12 YEARS.

SHEEK FASHIONS, MAQUOKETA'S ONLY LADIES APPAREL STORE, IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. THE SALE STARTED
THIS PAST MONDAY. KELLY HESSONG STARTED THE STORE ABOUT 2 AND A HALF YEARS AGO. SHE IS A NICE PERSON AND IT WAS A NICE STORE. SORRY IT WILL BE CLOSING. I REMEMBER WHEN THERE WERE ABOUT 6 STORES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA WHERE LADIES COULD BY CLOTHES.

END OF ANOTHER REPORT...TAKE IT EASY UNTIL THE NEXT ONE.

DENNIS VOY