CLOUDY AND COOL TODAY...HIGH OF 57.

MAQUOKETA CITY CREWS WILL BE FLUSHING ALL FIRE HYDRANTS IN THE CITY BEGINNING MAY 10TH AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MAY 24TH.
IT IS THE FINAL PHASE OF THE NEW WATER SYSTEM IN MAQUOKETA.
ROGER KIRBY OF ALLIANCE WATER RESOURCES SAID ALL CHANGES TO THE WATER SYSTEM HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THEY ARE NOW RUNNING ALL OF THE CITY'S WATER THROUGH THE NEW WATER TREATMENT PLANT ON THE NORTH EDGE OF THE CITY. KIRBY SAID THEY ARE OBTAINING EXCELLENT WATER QUALITY AS THE WATER LEAVES THE PLANT. HE SAID BY THIS FLUSHING OF EVERY STREET, THE REST OF THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WILL BE CLEARED UP.

THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA IS THINKING OF SENDING IN NOMINATION PAPERS FOR THE FORMER CLINTON ENGINES ADMINISTRATION BUILDING TO BE PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.
THE PLAN BY THE NEW OWNERS OF THE BUILDING, THE JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, IS TO MAKE THE BUILDING INTO A MUSEUM.

JASON HAYWARD AND ELIZABETH HEINRICH OF MAQUOKETA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN TUESDAY, APRIL 25TH AT THE NEW TRINITY HOSPITAL IN BETTENDORF. PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE BILL AND BRENDA HAYWARD OF MAQUOKETA.

THE KELLY MILLER CIRCUS IS COMING TO MAQUOKETA ON SATURDAY, MAY 20TH, AT THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. PERFORMANCES AT 2 AND 5:30 P.M. THE KELLY MILLER CIRCUS HAS BEEN AMERICA'S FAVORITE CIRCUS SINCE 1938, SAYS THE RADIO SPOT THAT WILL BE RUNNING ON KMAQ.

JOHN ADNEY, OF MILES, WILL CELEBRATE HIS 95TH BIRTHDAY ON MAY 7TH. HE HAS WRITTEN FOR MANY NEWSPAPERS OVER THE YEARS, AND STILL WRITES FOR THE PRESTON TIMES.

NO MAQUOKETA DEATHS TO REPORT.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY