CLOUDY THIS MORNING...SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON...HIGH MID 50'S.
REST OF THE WEEK IS SUPPOSED TO BE NICE.

A $36.50 GAS DRIVE-OFF AT LEN'S BP STATION ON EAST PLATT.

IN JACKSON COUNTY, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN SEPTEMBER WAS
4.7 PERCENT, DOWN FROM 4.8 IN AUGUST.

JOHN MULLIN, 87, OF GOOSE LAKE, DIED MONDAY. HE AND HIS FAMILY
ESTABLISHED THE WELL-KNOWN ARROWHEAD HUNTING AND CONSERVATION CLUB IN 1952.

BERNICE BEARCE , 83, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED MONDAY.
JACK GRIFFIN, AGE 76, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED MONDAY EVENING.
PAT WIGGINS, AGE 70, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED MONDAY AFTERNOON.
WANDA MATTOX, 78, OF MONMOUTH, DIED TUESDAY.
ALL FOUR OBITUARYS CAN BE READ AT WWW.CARSONANDSON.COM

THE HURST HOTEL IN MAQUOKETA IS BEING COMPLETELY RENOVATED.
INSIDE AND OUT. A $3-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT. IT WILL BE FINISHED LATE
NEXT SPRING. THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY GOT A TOUR TODAY FROM THE OWNER, CHRIS ALES OF THE QUAD CITIES. AND WHAT A BUILDING IT WILL BE. ROTARY MEMBERS WERE VERY IMPRESSED. THERE WILL BE 22 APARTMENTS, INCLUDING 6 IN THE BASEMENT, AND 2 IN THE 4TH FLOOR ATTIC. THE REST ON FLOORS 1,2 AND 3. SOON, I WILL HAVE OVER 40 PICTURES TAKEN TODAY, ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE. CLICK ON DENNIS' DAILY PHOTOS. THERE IS A WINDING STAIRWAY (IT WAS THERE BUT HIDDEN) FROM THE FIRST FLOOR TO THE 4TH FLOOR ATTIC.
AND AT THE TOP OF THIS OPEN STAIRWAY, THE ROOF SKYLIGHT . A NEW ELEVATOR WILL BE INSTALLED FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T CLIMB STAIRS.
ON THE ATTIC TOP FLOOR, A BEAUTIFUL LARGE COMMUNITY ROOM FOR ALL THE APARTMENT DWELLERS TO ENJOY. THIS WILL BE A TREMENDOUS ADDITION TO DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA.

THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS LOST THIER TOURNAMENT VOLLEYBALL MEET 3 TO 0 , AGAINST DEWITT, THERE, LAST NIGHT, TO END THE 2005 SEASON.

TWO MONTHS FROM TODAY, CHRISTMAS WILL BE OVER. BEEN SHOPPING YET?

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY. DON'T FORGET TO GO TO WWW.MAQUOKETA.COM
FOR A FALL VIDEO DRIVE AROUND IN MAQUOKETA.

DON'T FORGET TO LISTEN TO THE FRIDAY "JUST TALK" SHOW ON THE KMAQ HOME PAGE. HEAR A CALL FROM JOHN OSTERHAUS WHO LIVES ON THE WEST COAST.
AND MANY OTHER CALLERS.

DENNIS VOY