PARTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH A HIGH OF ONLY 39, LOWER THAN EXPECTED.

ABOUT 25% OF THE MAQUOKETA STUDENTS STAYED HOME FROM SCHOOL TODAY (ABOUT 10-15% YESTERDAY) AS SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND POLICE CONTINUED TO INVESTIGATE THE THREATENING MESSAGE FROM GRAFFITI DISCOVERED MONDAY AT A MEN'S REST ROOM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. MAQUOKETA POLICE CHEIF BRAD KORANDA SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS EITHER DAY.

A 14-YEAR OLD FOSTER CHILD, WHO WAS BABYSITTING A 13-MONTH OLD RURAL DELMAR GIRL, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH CHILD ENDANGERMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE INFANT'S DEATH. THE BOY, AGE 14, WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WEDNESDAY. ARRYANA JOLEE CLARK DIED NOVEMBER 22ND AT THE HOSPITAL IN DEWITT OF HEAD INJURIES EARLIER THAT EVENING AT A RURAL DELMAR HOME. THE FOSTER BOYS PARENTS LIVE IN CLINTON.

KRISTA AND CHUCK FRANZEN OF MONMOUTH ARE PARENTS OF A GIRL BORN TUESDAY AT THE HOSPITAL IN MAQUOKETA. GRANDPARENTS ARE MIKE AND KANDY FRANZEN OF RURAL MONMOUTH. GREAT GRANDMOTHER IS DARLENE FRANZEN OF MAQUOKETA.

THE MAQUOKETA CARDINAL WRESTLERS LOST TO MARION, THERE, IN A DUAL MEET LAST NIGHT. BUT, THE CARDINALS DID NOT HAVE WRESTLERS LAST NIGHT AT THE THREE HEAVY WEIGHTS, AND THOSE 3 FORFEITS RESULTED IN THE MEET LOSS.... 39 TO 32. GETTING FALLS FOR MAQUOKETA...TIM O'CONNEL, RYAN FLAGEL AND BILLY KIRK. ALSO PICKING UP CARDINAL WINS....TONY SHILTZ, DARON FUGLSANG, THOMAS MAYBERRY, AND LARRY EGGERS.

IN BASKETBALL....THE CARDINALA BOYS HOST WESTERN DUBUQUE TONIGHT AND THE CARDINAL GIRLS PLAY AT EPWORTH.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY