SUNNY TODAY AND HIGH IN MID 50'S TODAY. TOMORROW, IN THE 60'S.

AN 8 YEAR OLD MAQUOKETA YOUTH HAS BEEN CHARGED AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY HIT THE PRINCIPAL AND A TEACHER AT BRIGG'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. HE HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO JUVENILE AUTHORITIES AND HIS NAME WAS NOT RELEASED. HE STOMPED ON THE FOOT OF A TEACHER AND PUNCHED HER IN THE ARM AND ALSO PUNCHED THE PRINCIPAL IN THE ARM. THE BOY ALSO THREW A CHAIR INTO A CABINET.

THE HOSPITAL HERE IN MAQUOKETA HAS ANOTHER SURGEON CONSIDERING
COMING TO MAQUOKETA. HE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS.
BUT, HE IS CONSIDERING SEVERAL HOSPITALS. AND,THERE IS ONE OTHER
ALSO LOOKING AT MAQUOKETA. OUR HOSPITAL WILL BE NEEDING A SURGEON AS DR. PEDRO ATIENZA WILL BE RETIRING SOON.
CAROL GORNEY, A NURSE PRACTIONER AT MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, IS LEAVING HER PRACTICE IN MAQUOKETA AT THE END OF THIS WEEK TO TAKE A POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. MEDICAL ASSOCIATES IS NOW PLANNING TO RECRUIT A PRACTIONER WHO WILL DELIVER BABIES. OTHER HOSPITAL NEWS: RENEE BRUNO WILL ASSUME THE ROLE OF SURGICAL NURSE MANAGER AND TRICIA STEINES WILL BE THE EMERGENCY SERVICES NURSE MANAGER. AND VIKI WING HAS RETIRED FROM THE HOSPITAL AFTER 35 YEARS AS A HOME HEALTH NURSE.

THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL BE PICKING UP LEAVES BEGINNING THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10TH.

JAY YEAGER, AGE 45, DIED MONDAY AT HIS HOME IN RURAL MAQUOKETA.
HIS OBITUARY IS AT www.carsonandson.com

DEWITT, PRESTON AND NORTHEAST(GOOSELAKE) ALL HAVE DISTRICT FOOTBALL PLAYOFF GAMES TONIGHT. KMAQ WILL BROADCAST THE DEWITT-NEW HAMPTON GAME STARTING AT 6:50 P.M.

THE MAQUOKETA YMCA OPENED ONE YEAR AGO TODAY. MEMBERSHIP IS AROUND 1,000.

ENJOY THE FALL WEATHER!

DENNIS VOY