Friday, January 16, 2004

HIGH TODAY, 36. FREEZING RAIN IN FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING AND A HIGH TOMORROW OF 40.

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS PLAY AT BENTON COMMUNITY TONIGHT AND THE BOYS HOST BENTON COMMUNITY. TOMORROW, THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLERS HOST A TOURNAMENT.

A MAQUOKETA WOMAN WAS CHARGED FOLLOWING A TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT 1 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT SUMMIT AND NIAGARA. MAQUOKETA OFFICER PAT FIER CHARGED JOSEPHINE MARTIN, 59, WITH FAILURE TO YIELD ON ENTERING A STREET. HE WAS DRIVING ON NIAGARA AND DIDN'T SEE A VEHICLE ON SUMMIT, DRIVEN BY JOSEPH BARTELS, 17, OF MAQUOKETA AND THE TWO COLLIDED.
DAMAGES TO BOTH VEHICLES, ABOUT $2,000 EACH.

NO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY NIGHT...MOVED TO TUESDAY NIGHT SO SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN ATTEND MONDAY NIGHT'S CAUCUS SESSIONS.

JOHN KERRY WILL BE IN MAQUOKETA AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM 8 'TIL 9 TONIGHT.
JOHN EDWARDS IS COMING TO TOWN TOMORROW FOR HIS FINAL APPEARANCE IN THE TIMBER CITY.

DR. BROMAN BACK HOME IN MAQUOKETA.

NO BIRTHS OR DEATHS.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY