Friday, May 03, 2013

IT RAINED ALL DAY.
41 THE  HIGH.
MORE RAIN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

THE NEW JACKSON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR,
DAVID HEIAR (HIRED LATE IN APRIL) WILL HAVE HIS OFFICE IN THE
DENTAL BUILDING, "SMILES ON MAIN".   THE SUPERVISORS SIGNED A
5-YEAR LEASE.    A SATELLITE OFFICE WILL BE SET UP IN BELLEVUE.'
THE COURTHOUSE HAD BEEN OFFERED FOR HIS OFFICE, BUT OFFICIALS
SAID THAT COMPANIES PREFER MEETING IN A NON-GOVERNMENT BUILDING.

A THEFT.
VICKI ALDEN REPORTED HER PURSE  WAS TAKEN FORM HER CAR
WEDNESDAY WHILE PARKED AT RIVER VILLAGE APARTMENTS.

AND BROOKE SUMMER SAID SOMEONE SHOT AT HER VEHICLE LAST NIGHT WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT JUDSON AND MAIN STREETS.

DARKSIDE PROMOTIONS WILL AGAIN BE THIS  YEAR'S PROMOTERS OF STOCK CAR RACING SATURDAY NIGHTS IN MAQUOKETA.   RYAN DUHME AND TIM CURRENT ARE BACK FOR A SECOND YEAR.      PITS OPEN AT 4 TOMORROW AFTERNOON, THEN HOT LAPS AT 5:30 AND THE  RACES START
AT 6.    ADULTS, $12.    SENIORS, $10 AND $7 FOR STUDENTS.

SENATORS LIZ MATHIS OF ROBINS (FORMER TV ANCHOR WITH BELLEVUE TIES) AND SENATOR TOD BOWMAN OF MAQUOKETA JOINED GOV.
TERRY BRANSTAD AS HE SIGNED LEGISLATION THIS WEEK REQUIRING TEENAGE DRIVERS GAIN MORE EXPERIENCE BEFORE THEY GET AN UNRESTRICTED LICENSE.      SEN. BOWMAN SAID THE NEW LEGISLATION
WILL MAKE IOWA'S ROADS SAFER FOR EVERYONE.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.    SUNDAY SHOULD BE THE START OF BETTER WEATHER.

DENNIS VOY