Tuesday, August 10, 2010

88 AND HUMID TODAY!
MORE OF THE SAME COMING TOMORROW.
90 ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
COOLER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE DAYS OF 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND 10 DEGREES!
ONLY KIDDING!

THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WERE SURPRISED TODAY TO HEAR THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO PAY UP TO $200,000 FOR THE COUNTY'S SHARE IN
REPAIRING TWO BREAKS IN THE GREEN ISLAND LEVEES THAT CAME ABOUT
DURING THE JULY FLOODING. THEY HAVE $70,000 IN THE LEVEE ACCOUNT NOW AND DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY WILL GET THE REST. I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.

MORE VANDALISM IN MAQUOKETA AND BREAK-INS.
FOUR TIRES SLASHED ON NORTH MATTESON, REPORTED BY TAREN BURRIS.
AUSTIN FRY SAID HIS DOOR ON GERMAN STREET WAS KICKED-IN.
MICHAEL OLBRICK REPORTEDD MOTORCYCLE SADDLE BAGS WERE GONE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WHILE AT THE SUPER 8 MOTEL AND SOME ITEMS WERE
STOLEN FROM THE BAGS.
CHRIS NICHOLSON ON KATHEY DRIVE REPORTED AN ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN
LAST NIGHT.

A MAQUOKETA MAN HAS FILED PAPERS TO RUN FOR CONGRESS AS AN
INDEPENDENT. HE IS JASON FAULKNER, AGED 36 AND A 1992 MCHS GRADUATE.
HE CUTS GEMS FOR A LIVING. HE IS NOT REGISTERED WITH EITHER PARTY AND SAID HE HASN'T BEEN ACTIVE IN THE TEA PARTY MOVEMENT, BUT WOULD IDENTIFY MORE CLOSELY WITH THAT GROUP.

KEEP COOL.

DENNIS VOY