IT WAS SUPPOSE TO RAIN TODAY.
WE COULD USE A LITTLE RAIN.
NOTHING YET.
BUT IT IS STILL IN THE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, THEN
A NICE FORECAST FOR THE FRIDAY-MONDAY 4-DAY HOLIDAY.
HIGH TODAY IN THE 80'S.

THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TODAY TURNED DOWN AN OFFER FROM A MAQUOKETA AREA BUSINESSMAN WHO WANTED TO BUY THE FORMER S & H
BUILDING IN MAQUOKETA'S INDUSTRIAL PARK. THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND
A LETTER TO GARY DREW DECLINING HIS OFFER OF$208,000. DREW WANTED TO MOVE HIS BIODIESEL PLANT FROM RURAL MAQUOKETA TO THE BUILDING.
THIS MORNING, SUPERVISOR STEVE FLYNN SAID THE BUILDING, DONATED TO THE COUNTY A COUPLE YEARS AGO, WAS APPRAISED AT MORE THAN $1 MILLION.
SUPEVISOR LARRY KOOS SAID HE WASN'T READY FOR WHAT HE CALLED A
FIRE SALE OF THE BUILDING AND SUPERVISOR JACK WILLEY SAID DREW DID NOT PROVIDE A GUARANTEE OF NEW JOBS WITH THE MOVE.

LAST NIGHT, I DROVE THROUGH DEWITT'S LARGE INDUSTRIAL PARK AND
COUNTED AT LEAST 5 LARGE FORMER INDUSTRY BUILDINGS FOR SALE.
SO, THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF VACANT INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN THIS AREA. BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY, NATIONWIDE, THERE MUST BE THOUSANDS. SO, SOMEDAY THE SUPERVORS MAY HAVE TO SELL IT CHEAP TO GET IT BACK ON THE TAX ROLLS.

THE VOLLEYBALL SEASON STARTS TONIGHT FOR THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL GIRL'S TEAM.
THEY WILL BE PLAYING IN THE PRESTON TOURNAMENT.

MAQUOKETA NOW HAS 9 DENTISTS! NOT MANY TOWNS OUR SIZE HAVE THIS MANY. GOOD FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY AS THEY BRING A LOT OF
PEOPLE TO MAQUOKETA FROM THE SURRONDING AREA. PROBABLY FOUR
OF THE NINE HAVE CUT BACK AND DO NOT PUT IN THE HOURS THEY USED TO.

THAT'S IT TODAY FOR AN "OPEN WIDE" REPORT.

DENNIS VOY