Wednesday, August 18, 2004

CLOUDY AND COOL TODAY. A SHORT LIGHT SHOWER AROUND NOON. HIGH OF 74. NO RAIN TOMORROW, BUT FRIDAY ....AND LOOKS LIKE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE REALLY NICE AGAIN.

REAL ESTATE NEWS....DEAN AND KAREN TILTON HAVE THEIR HOME LISTED FOR SALE....AND THIS WEEK, THEIR NEIGHBORS, DR. PAUL AND DORIS BROWN PUT THEIR HOME UP FOR SALE. THEY HAVE LIVED IN IT SINCE THEY BUILDT IT IN 1962.

THE GAS COMPANY IN MAQUOKETA (AQUILA) IS NOT INTERESTED IN HAVING THE CITY OR MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC BUY THEM OUT. THEY... A GROUP OF ABOUT 7...TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT THEY WANT TO STAY IN BUSINESS HERE, MONDAY NIGHT AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THEY PAY NO
FRANCISE FEE TO THE CITY NOW. THEY NEXT WILL MEET WITH THE MMEU BOARD NEXT.
MAQUOKETA HAS HAD GAS SINCE THE LATE 50'S.

NO LOCAL DEATHS TO REPORT.....NONE FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

NO REPORT TOMORROW. MAYBE FRIDAY.

TAKE CARE.

DENNIS VOY