SUNNY AND COOL TODAY...HIGH 57.

THE MAQUOKETA FIRE DEPARTMENT IS BUYING A NEW TANKER TO REPLACE A 30 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE COST OF IT, $176,000. CURRENTLY THERE IS $132,500
SAVED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET. THEY WILL
BE BORROWING $43,500 FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S MONEY SET ASIDE FOR OTHER TRUCKS. NO DELIVERY DATE WAS ANNOUNCED.

THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WANT TO SELL THE OLD
TRUCK STOP PROPERTY ALONG MYATT DRIVE. AFTER MORE THAN 15 YEARS OF CLEANUP, THE DNR EARLIER THIS YEAR GAVE THE PROPERTY A CLEAN BILL.
NOW THE SUPERVISORS WANT TO SELL THE PROPERTY AND GET IT BACK ON THE TAX ROLLS. BRAD DEERY MOTORS RENTS THE LAND AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO RENT IT IF IT IS NOT SOLD. A PUBLIC HEARING WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE LAND COULD BE SOLD.

THE IOWA 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS PROJECT IN SEPTEMBER HELD THE STATE MATCH AND QUALIFIER COMPETITION AT BIG SPRINGS RANGE WEST OF MONTEZUMA.
OF THE 115 REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS, THE ONLY ONE FROM JACKSON COUNTY
WAS DALLAS DURKOP. THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR EARNED FIRST PLACE HONORS IN RECURVE ARCHERY. CONGRATULATIONS TO DALLAS.

THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.

DENNIS VOY