ANOTHER NICE DAY...SUNNY, BREEZY AND AROUND 80.

AT 4:43 THIS MORNING, AN EMPLOYEE AT KJ'S CONVENIENCE STORE ON WEST PLATT STREET
IN MAQUOKETA REPORTED TO THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT WHEN SHE ARRIVED
AT WORK, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE STORE HAD BEEN ENTERED FROM THE TIME THEY CLOSED AT 12:30 A.M. AND THAT THE SAFE WAS MISSING. THEY ENTERED THE REAR DOOR AND TOOK THE SAFE. THE SAFE WAS LARGE AND WOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE THAN ONE PERSON TO LIFT
IT. THERE WAS UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF CASH AND CHECKS IN THE SAFE FROM OVER THE WEEKEND BUSINESS. SOME OF THE CHECKS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED ON A GRAVEL ROAD
DOUTH OF MAQUOKETA IN CLINTON COUNTY. THE STORE WAS CLOSED FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS MORNING AND RE-OPENED ABOUT 11 A.M. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES BY THE MAQUOKETA POLICE DEPARTMENT. ANYONE THAT MAY HAVE USEFUL INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL THE
MAQUOKETA POLCE AT 563-652-2468 OR JACKSON COUNTY CRIMESTOPPERS AT 1-800-652-2212.

THE MAQUOKETA CABLE COMMISSION WILL MEET AT NOON TOMORROW. THE ONLY ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS WHETHER TO ADD THE BIG TEN COLLEGE CHANNELL INTO THE MIDWEST SERVICE AREA.
MEDIAM COM HAS INDICATED THAT ADDING THE CHANNEL WOULD MEAN INCREASED COSTS FOR NEARLY ALL CUSTOMERS WHETHER THEY HAVE AN INTEREST INTHE BIG TEN PROGRAMS OR NOT.
THE MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

TARA WEIMERSKIRCH, 24, OF LAMOTTE DIE SUNDAY AT MERCY IN DUBUQUE AFTER A 14-YEAR
BATTLE WITH CANCER. SHE IS SURVIVED BY 11 BROTHERS AND SISTERS, INCLUDING BROTHER RANDY OF MAQUOKETA AND SISTER, LINDY OF MAQUOKETA AND GRANDMOTHER, CLARA
IN MAQUOKETA. FOR FULL OBITUARY, GO TO www.laheys.com

HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

DENNIS VOY