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93 TODAY...
83 TOMORROW...
85 SUNDAY...
77 MONDAY...
EVERYONE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO COOLER WEATHER.
AND SOME RAIN!

A COMPANY HAS BEEN HIRED BY THE HOSPITAL TO TAKE A LOOK
AT ITS FINANCIAL FUTURE.   THE BOARD HIRED DENMAN AND COMPANY TO COMPLETE A 10-YEAR FINANCIAL FORECAST ANALYSIS.    THEY WILL BEGIN WORK IN SEPTEMBER AND EXPECT TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END
OF OCTOBER.    THE COST WILL BE 30 TO 40 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND WILL BE SHARED 50-50 WITH GENESIS HEALTH SYSTEM.    CEO CURT
COLEMAN SAID THEY WILL NEED THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS IN THE HOSPITAL'S QUEST FOR A DECISION ON THE FUTURE OF THE HOSPITAL.
SHIVE HATTERY HAS ALSO BEEN RETAINED TO UPDATE THE CONSTRUCTION
COST ESTIMATES FOR A NEW HOSPITAL FACILITY.     THAT FINAL REPORT
IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.   COLEMAN SAID ALL THE
STUDIES ARE BEING DONE TO ENSURE HEALTH CARE WILL BE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE LONG TERM.

A MAQUOKETA SQUAD CAR WAS TOTALED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON DURING
A DRUG INTERDICTION PROGRAM ON HIGHWAY 61.    THE SQUAD CAR
WAS DRIVEN BY OFFICER JAYSON HEIAR AND HE WAS  NOT INJURED.
THE CAR WAS HIT BY A PICKUP GOING AT A FAST SPEED AND APPROACHING THE AREA WHERE THE VEHICLES WERE BEING STOPPED TO BE CHECKED
FOR DRUGS.    THE PICKUP (DRIVER NAME NOT RELEASED) DID NOT STOP IN TIME AND PLOWED INTO THE BACK OF THE SQUAD CAR WITH HEIAR INSIDE.

THE MAQUOKETA  FOOTBALL GAME TONIGHT AROUND 8 WITH MATT CLARK AT THE PLAY BY PLAY MIC....FROM CASCADE.    THE GAME WILL BE HERE ON THE KMAQ WEB SITE.

I WILL HAVE THE SCORE ALSO TOMORROW MORNING HERE.

HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY NIGHT AND HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY