SUNNY, LIGHT WIND AND HIGH OF 30 TODAY.

THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM BEAT ANAMOSA BY 1 POINT MONDAY NIGHT IN TOURNAMENT BASKETBALL. ALSO MONDAY NIGHT, DEWITT WON THEIR GAME OVER WESTERN DUBUQUE, SO TOMORROW NIGHT, MAQUOKETA WILL PLAY DEWITT, RANKED 4TH IN THE STATE. THEY HAVE DEFEATED MAQUOKETA TWICE THIS SEASON. THE GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

STATE REPRESENTATIVE TOM SCHUELER OF MAQUOKETA ANNOUNCED TODAY A NEW LOW-INTEREST LOAN PROGRAM FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS. THE LIVESTOCK WATER QUALITY FACILITIES PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP PRODUCERS PROTECT THE QUALITY OF IOWA'S WATERWAYS. INTERESTED APPLICANTS SHOULD CONTACT THE IOWA AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AT 515-281-6444.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD IS LOOKING AT A BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR THAT WOULD SLIGHTLY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TAXES RESIDENTS ARE PAYING.
BOARD MEMBERS APPROVED A BUDGET WHICH WOULD RAISE $4,055,640 IN PROPERTY TAXES AT A RATE OF $15.90 PER $1,000 ASSESSED VALUATION AND THAT'S A DECREASE OF ABOUT 12-CENTS FROM LAST YEAR'S RATE OF $16.02.

ROSEANN ROBERTS, AGE 62, OF MAQUOKETA, DIED UNEXPECTEDLY TUESDAY MORNING AT HER HOME.
SHE OWNED AND OPERATED HER OWN BEAUTY SHOP FOR 41 YEARS UNTIL RETIRING. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, WARREN, A DAUGHTER LORI KNOEBEL IN DES MOINES AND A DAUGHTER SARA ROBERTS IN DES MOINES, ALSO 4 GRANDCHILDRED, 1 BROTHER, ROBERT LARKEY IN MAQUOKETA, AND 2 SISTERS, ALICE BURMAHL IN MAQUOKETA AND ANOTHER SISTER, MARILYN, IN WISCONSIN.

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DENNIS VOY