88 TODAY.
91 FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, LOW 80'S.
THE FIVE-DAY ATTENDANCE FOR THE FAIR WAS DOWN THIS YEAR.
18,563 AND LAST YEAR, 21,553
THIS YEAR, THE LOWEST SINCE 2006.
BIG DAY YESTERDAY AT 5,463.
THE $500 WINNER LAST NIGHT WAS MITCH DEON.
SATURDAY NIGHT, $250 WAS WON BY SONYA MANGLER AND MELISSA SAMS.
LOW ATTENDANCE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY.
LOTS OF COMPETITION TOO....DUBUQUE COUNTY FAIR, THE BIX RACE AND
RAGBRAI WINDING UP IN DAVENPORT.
MAQUOKETA'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IS SCHEDULED TO BE ONE OF THE
31 TO BE CLOSED THIS FALL IN THE FIRST PHASE OF ELIMINATING OFFICES.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT AT 7.
MAQUOKETA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN JUNE WENT UP TO 7.1 PERCENT. IN
MAY IT HAD BEEN 6.4.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY