AN EARLY MORNING (AROUND 4 A.M.) THUNDERSTORM BROUGHT ABOUT
A HALF OF INCH OF RAIN TO MAQUOKETA.     THE SUN CAME OUT AT MID MORNING AND WE GOT UP TO THE LOW 80'S TODAY.
COOLER WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.'

THE JACKSON COUNTY SUPERVISORS INDICATED THIS WEEK THAT
THEY WILL PROBABLY APPOINT A NEW COUNTY ATTORNEY AT THEIR
REGULAR MEETING NEXT TUESDAY.    THE PERSON WILL REPLACE
CHRIS RAKER WHO HAS NOW GONE INTO PRIVATE PRACTICE.
ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY SARA DAVENPORT IS INTERESTED IN THE
JOB AND ALL INDICATIONS ARE....SHE WILL BE APPOINTED.    IF SHE
GETS THE JOB, SHE WILL THEN LOOK FOR AN ASSISTANT.

MAQUOKETA POLICE OFFICER BRAD KRAUSE IS LEAVING TO TAKE
A POSITION AS A DUBUQUE COUNTY DEPUTY.   HE HAS BEEN ON THE MAQUOKETA FORCE FOR TWO YEARS.  CHIEF KORANDA WILL SET UP A CERTIFIED LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITON.    KRAUSE IS EXPECTED TO LEAVE THE DEPARTMENT IN NOVEMBER.    THE MAQUOKETA CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION WILL NOW ALSO SEEK CANDIDATES.

IN VOLLEYBALL LAST NIGHT, MAQUOEKTA AT SOLON LOST 3 GAMES TO 2.
SOLON IS  RANKED 4TH AND MAQUOKETA 12TH.    THE 5TH AND DECIDING
MATCH WAS WON BY SOLON, 16 TO 14.  

THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER'S NEXT SHOW WILL BE SATURDAY NIGHT, SEPT. 15TH, AT 7 P.M.   THE SHOW IS CALLED "HEARTACHE TONIGHT A
TRIBUTE TO THE EAGLES!"    TICKETS ARE $22 IN ADVANCE AND $25 AT THE
DOOR.

IOWA HOSTS IOWA STATE IN FOOTBALL THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 2:30.
LAST YEAR, THE CYCLONES WON IN 3 OVERTIMES.    

RUMOR HAS IT....BILL FLEMMING HAS MOVED BACK TO IOWA.
LAST TIME I TALKED TO  HIM, HE INDICATED HIS BOOK ON MAQUOKETA BASKETBALL WILL BE DONE BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

GET SET FOR COOLER WEATHER....AND WORD HAS IT....RON AND SHIRLEY
ARE COMING BACK FOR A WEEK TO ENJOY SOME SWEATER WEATHER.

DENNIS VOY