MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY...NO RAIN...AND HIGH OF 75. RAIN IS IN OUR FORECAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

THE MAQUOKETA SCHOOL BOARD HAS HIRED A NEW PRINCIPAL FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. CHRISTINE SNELL WILL START AUGUST 1ST. SHE COMES FROM
WESTERN IOWA, BUT IS A CLINTON NATIVE. AT THE WEST HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL, SHE HAS BEEN THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE GRADES 7-12 BUILDING FOR THE PAST
FOUR YEARS.

THE CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT SPENT $63,965 FOR A PAVEMENT PATCHER TO FIX POTHOLES IN THE CITY. THE MACHINE WILL ALLOW THE CITY STREET DEPARTMENT TO BE MORE SELF SUFFICIENT AND NOT HAVE TO RELY
ON CONTRACTORS. LAST YEAR, THE CITY SPENT $21,000 TO HAVE CONTRACTORS PATCH POT HOLES. SO...THE MACHINE IS SUPPOSED TO PAY FOR ITSELF IN SEVERAL YEARS AND LAST ABOUT 20 YEARS.

POWER WAS OUT AROUND MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT FOR 90 MINUTES...IN SOME PARTS OF THE CITY. A RACCOON GOT INTO A TRANSFORMER AND CAUSED THE OUTAGE.

MAY IS IOWA EGG MONTH. IOWA EGG PRODUCERS LEAD THE NATION IN
EGG PRODUCTION, PRODUCING AROUND 14-BILLION EGGS PER YEARS.
THAT IS, THEIR CHICKENS DO IT.
EAT EGGS AND HELP IOWA. FOR MORE INFO, GO TO www.iowaegg.org.

I LOVE EGGS!

I'VE BEEN TOLD.....OPRAH IS GIVING AWAY A FREE KFC CHICKEN DINNER TODAY (TUESDAY) ONLY....ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY.
GO TO HER WEB SITE FOR COUPON. THE COUPON WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TODAY, BUT CAN BE USED LATER. SHUCKS....NO KFC IN MAQUOKETA.

DENNIS VOY