NEW RECORD HIGH FOR TODAY...OF 64. BROKE THE OLD 1909 RECORD OF 63.

THE FAIRBOARD IS THINKING ABOUT BUYING 4 TO 8 ACRES OF LAND NORTH OF THE RACE TRACK IN MAQUOKETA, FROM ROSS RIVER FARMS, TO USE FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING WHEN EVENTS ARE HELD AT THE FAIRGROUND.

THE NEW FAIRBOARD MANAGER IS LANNY SIMPSON OF MAQUOKETA.
SHE TOOK OVER THE JOB NOVEMBER 6TH, REPLACING DOUG PRATT WHO HAS MOVED TO THE DES MOINES AREA. SHE TOLD KMAQ NEWS THAT THE FAIRBOARD HAS MADE A BIG CHANGE FOR THE 2007 COUNTY FAIR IN JULY. THE STOCK CAR RACES WILL BE MOVED FROM SATURDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY NIGHT, ALLOWING THE BIG MUSIC SHOW TO BE HELD ON A WEEKEND NIGHT.

THE DEATH OF A 13-MONTH OLD DELMAR BABY LAST WEEK HAS BEEN RULED A HOMICIDE. ARRYANA JOLEE CLARK DIED AS THE RESULT OF HEAD INJURIES LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICES WERE HELD TODAY AT THE BUCKHORN CEMETERY IN RURAL MAQUOKETA.
THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES AND NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED.

DR. JENNIFER AND ERIC THOME OF BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN LAST FRIDAY AT BLOOMINGTON. GRANDPARENTS ARE STEVE AND CAROL LUCKE OF MAQUOKETA.

JOHN AND CARRIE COSTELLO OF DIKE, IOWA ARE PARENTS OF A BOY BORN SUNDAY IN WATERLOO. GRANDPARENTS ARE LEONARD AND PAT DITCH OF MAQUOKETA AND PAT AND JOAN COSTELLO OF MAQUOKETA.

BECKY BODKIN, AGE 30, OF MAQUOKETA DIED UNEXPECTEDLY YESTERDAY MORNING AT HER HOME. THE FULL OBITUARY IS AT www.carsonandson.com

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.

SNOW IS COMING THURSDAY. TOO BAD MANY OF YOU WILL MISS IT.

DENNIS VOY