TOMORROW,MOSTLY CLOUDY AND 34.
THEN THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK...RAIN.
LOOKING AHEAD...SUNDAY, MOSTLY SUNNY AND 10 ABOVE.
MAQUOKETA-VINTON GAME TONIGHT HERE ON THE COMPUTER,
HOME PAGE, STARTING AT 7:20 WITH MATT CLARK CALLING THE ACTION.
GO CARDINALS!
LAST NIGHT, WITH ALL 3 NEW COUNCILMEN PRESENT....CRAIG ORRIS,
CHUCK CURRENT AND KEVIN KUHLMAN.
DURING THE AUDIENCE PORTION OF THE MEETING, MCHS STUDENT
BAILY LENZ ASKED T HE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SUPPORT HER EFFORTS
TO GET THE MINIMUM WAGE RAISED IN MAQUOKETA TO $8.25 AN
HOUR. LENZ HAS BEEN CIRCULATING PETITIONS AS PART OF A CLASS
PROJECT THROUGH CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND PRESENTLY
HAS 100 SIGNATURES AND SHE ENCOURAGED ANYONE WHO WANTS TO
SIGN TO CONTACT HER AT 563-542-8993.
THE COUNCIL ACCEPTED A LOW BID OF $16,240 TO REPAIR THE ROOFTOP
FURNACE AND AIR-CONDITIONER AT THE YMCA. THE MONEY WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE GENERAL FUND RESERVES BUT THE CITY COULD BE
REIMBURSED IF A GRANT IS RECEIVED BECAUSE OF DESIGN ISSUES.
A MAQUOKETA MAN, FORRET ROMAN, AGE 27, IS IN AN ILLINOIS JAIL ON $250,000 BOND FACING FELONY CHARGES OF BATTERY AND DELIVERY
OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. HE WAS ARRESTED DECEMBER 29TH AT A MOBILE HOME IN COLONA, ILLINOIS.
THE VINTON GIRLS ALSO PLAY MAQUOKETA TONIGHT .. HERE.
GO CARDINALS!
AND IN MEN'S BASKETBALL, ANOTHER BIG GAME TONIGHT FOR THE
IOWA HAWKEYES, AGAINST NEBRASKA. GO HAWKS!
DENNIS VOY
