THE RAIN ENDED TODAY, AFTER 1.88 INCHES YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT...AND IN THE LAST 36 HOURS, WE GOT 3.56 INCHES. SO FAR THIS MONTH, 7.7 INCHES.
THE RIVER STAGE OF THE MAQUOKETA RIVER IS UP, BUT HELD STEADY TODAY AND HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM. IT WILL GO DOWN BY TOMORROW.

THE MAQUOKETA HOSPITAL WILL BEGIN OFFERING FLU SHOTS AS SOON AS THE
SHIPMENT ARRIVES IN LATE SEPTEMBER. CHERYL CURL, CHIEF NURSING OFFICER AT THE HOSPITAL, SAID THIS YEAR THEY ARE BEING URGED TO START GIVING THE SEASONAL SHOTS EARLIER, AS SOON AS THE SHIPMENT ARRIVES. THE HOSPITAL NORMALLY GIVES 1,000 DOSES EACH FALL SEASON.
THE H1N1 FLU VACCINE IS EXPECTED SOMETIME AFTER THANKSGIVING AND IT WILL BE GIVEN FREE.

THE MAQUOKETA DOWNTOWN FIRE MESS CLEAN-UP DATE HAS BEEN MOVED UP FROM NOVEMBER TO OCTOBER. THE CITY RECEIVED WORD TODAY THAT THE EPA $200,000 GRANT IS COMING TO MAQUOKETA IN SEPTEMBER, A LITTLE SOONER THAN EXPECTED. NEXT, A COUNCIL COMMITTEE WILL SELECT A CONSULTING COMPANY TO SET UP THE BIDDING PROCESS. THE INVERVIEWS, REQUIRED BY THE EPA GRANT, WILL BE CONDUCTED NEXT TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

THIS WEEK, MAQUOKTA MAYOR TOM MESSERLI, FILED PAPERS FOR RE-ELECTION.
ALSO, COUNCILMAN AT LARGE JASON HUTE FILED FOR MAYOR.
MAQUOKETA WILL HAVE FOUR COUNCIL SEATS TO FILL. THE SEAT HELD
BY HUTE. TIM CLARK IS NOT GOING TO RUN AGAIN. NEITHER IS GALEN
SAUNDERS. AND MARSHA MYERS RESIGNED EARLIER THIS MONTH.
FOUR OF THE 7 COUNCIL MEMBERS JANUARY 1ST WILL BE NEW.

MAQUOKETA VERSUS WEST LIBERTY TONIGHT AT 7:30 AT GOODENOW FIELD.
HEAR THE GAME ON KMAQ AM OR FM.
I'LL PUT THE SCORE UP HERE TOMORROW MORNING.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY