Friday, October 10, 2008

77 TODAY FOR A HIGH.

MAQUOKETA PLAYS AT MT. VERNON TONIGHT AND A WIN WILL GET THEM IN THE PLAYOFFS.

MAQUOKETA CITY MANAGER BRIAN WAGNER SAID ON KMAQ'S JUST TALK SHOW THIS MORNING THAT HE HAS AN ESTIMATE OF $335,000 FOR THE CLEAN-UP OF THE THREE BUILDINGS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA BACK IN JANUARY.
THIS CLEAN-UP WILL INCLUDE PROPER ASBESTOS REMOVAL. AND HE SAID
HE HAS LEARNED ABOUT TWO POTENTIAL GRANTS THAT COULD BE APPLIED FOR BY THE CITY. THERE MAY BE A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING NEXT WEEK ON THIS LATEST INFORMATION.

BOB OSTERHAUS OF MAQUOKETA HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE MEDICAL HOME SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE PANEL WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR A STATEWIDE MEDICAL HOME SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES PATIENT-CENTERED
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL IOWANS. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
ANNOUNCED THE APPOINT OF MAQUOKETA LONGTIME BUSINESSMAN AND
FORMER IOWA STATE REPRESENTATIVE.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

DENNIS VOY