NICE, BUT HOT...IN MID 80'S TODAY, WITH A NICE BREEZE. WE NEED RAIN AND IT IS FORECAST FOR TONIGHT, TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT.

THE BEAR CREEK NARCOTICS TASK FORCE RAIDED A RURAL MAQUOKETA HOME SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND FOUND METHAMPHETAMINE ON TWO RESIDENTS, STEVEN VAN HECKE, AGE 39 AND DALE WEIMERSKIRCH, AGE 51, WHO BOTH LIVED ON THE PROPERTY AT 16075, 85TH STREET, RURAL MAQUOKETA. BOTH MEN WERE ORIGINALLY JAILED ON $13,000 BOND EACH. IN MAGISTRATE COURT TODAY, VAN HECKE'S BOND WAS REDUCED TO $1,950 (UNSECURED) BOND AND WEIMERSKIRCH'S BOND WAS REDUCED TO $9,750.
ADDITIONAL CHARGES ARE PENDING AGAINST BOTH.

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION DAY TOMORROW. NO CONTEST HERE IN MAQUOKETA FOR THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL DISTRICT. BOTH INCUMBENTS, LESLIE LAWSON AND MARY BARTELS ARE SEEKING RE-ELECTION UNOPPOSED.

A COUPLE ACCIDENTS OVER THE WEEKEND. LLOYD THOLA, AGE 49, OF MAQUOKETA WAS IN A TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH OF LAMOTTE. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BY DAISY CLASEN, AGE 87, OF LAMOTTE. CLASEN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN DUBUQUE.
THOLA'S 2004 TRUCK RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AND CLASEN'S 98 FORD RECEIVED ABOUT $4,500 IN DAMAGES.

MICHAEL KUHLMAN, AGE 42, OF MAQUOEKTA WAS IN AN ACCIDENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF MAQUOKETA. HE DIDN'T MAKE A CURVE AND HIT AND MAILBOX AND POLE AND WAS NOT INJURED.

MORE COURT NEWS: KEITH WILSON, AGE 37, OF MAQUOKETA WAS CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC ASSAULT. THE POLICE REPORT SAYS HE GBABBED HIS GIRLFRIEND AROUND THE NECK SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 203 1/2 SOUTH MAIN STREET.

A LAND USE MEETING IN MAQUOKETA TONIGHT AND A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TOO.

NO MAQUOKETA DEATHS.

THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CITIZENS OF THE WEEK THIS WEEK ARE JOHN FAGERLAND AND HIS DAUGHTER, KENDRA BECK. INTERESTING STORY AS TO WHY THEY ARE BEING HONORED THIS WEEK.....CHECK IT OUT AT THE ROTARY WEB SITE...www.maquoketa-rotary.org.

LOUIE CLASEN, OWNER OF TIMBER LANES IN MAQUOKETA ROLLED ANOTHER 300 GAME LAST THURSDAY NIGHT.

MAQUOKETA SENIOR TAILBACK JON FITZPATRICK SET A MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL INDIVIDUAL GAME
RUSHING RECORD FRIDAY NIGHT HELPING THE CARDINALS TO A 37 TO 6 WIN OVER MONTICELLO. HE CARRIED THE BALL 21 TIMES FOR 240 YARDS. HE HAD TWO TOUCHDOWNS ON RUNS OF 57 AND 61 YARDS AS MAQUOKETA EVENED THEIR RECORD AT 1 AND 1. HIS PARENTS ARE DAVE AND BRENDA FITZPATRICK.
THE CARDINALS HOST MT. VERNON THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.

THAT'S IT FOR A MONDAY...

CHECK IN AGAIN TOMOROW.

DENNIS VOY