NICE FALL DAY IN MAQUOKETA.

SUNNY AND 54.

THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL COULD NOT AGREE ON WHO TO APPOINT AS THE FIRST WARD COUNCIL MEMBER AT THEIR MEETING LAST NIGHT. THERE WERE 5 PEOPLE WHO PUT IN THEIR NAME.
FOUR GAVE A SHORT SPEECH. ED TURNEY DID NOT WISH TO SPEAK. FIRST, A VOTE WAS MADE TO APPOINT KIM GALLOWAY AND IT ENDED UP A 3 TO 3 TIE. THEN, A MOTION WAS MADE TO APPOINT LORI CROUCH AND IT ALSO RESULTED IN A 3 TO 3 TIE. THERE WERE NO OTHER MOTIONS MADE. THE COUNCIL DECIDED TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING AT 5 NEXT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND IF THEY CAN'T AGREE ON A PERSON THEN, IT MAY END UP GOING TO A SPECIAL
ELECTION WHICH WILL COST SOME MONEY, AND MAY NOT HAPPEN FOR MONTHS. DELAYS.
THE COUNCIL'S MIDDLE NAME?

NEW UNEMLOYMENT FIGURES RELEASED TODAY: IN JACKSON COUNTY, THE JOBLESS RATE
DROPPED TO 4.2 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER. IN AUGUST,IT WAS 4.6 PERCENT.

SERVICES ARE PENDING AT CARSON'S FOR HELEN ALDEN, AGE 94, OF MAQUOKETA.

SERVICES ARE PENDING AT LAHEY'S FOR JONI KILBURG, AGE 46, OF MAQUOKETA.

BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE VOY 1 THEATRE. PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR IT. THE DRIVE-IN IS OPEN FOR TWO MORE WEEKENDS.

CNN RADIO NEWS SOUNDS GOOD ON KMAQ.

CHARLIE DIETZ IS HAVING ANOTHER BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK.

THE CORN AND SOYBEAN CROP IS GOOD IN IOWA. MOST CORN STILL NEEDS TO BE PICKED.

THIS YEAR'S JACKSON COUNTY BEEF BANQUET IS NOVEMBER 15TH.

CENTRAL STANDARD TIME STARTS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND. SPRING AHEAD, FALL BACK.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST, FALL BACK YOUR WATCH.

DENNIS VOY