86 TODAY.
COOLER TOMORROW AND REST OF THE WEEK.

JACKSON COUNTY IS GETTING A NEW INDUSTRY. GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONIES FOR THE COMPANY WILL BE MONDAY IN BELLEVUE. SEDGEWICK, A CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES WILL BREAK GROUND FOR A NEW BUILDING OFF HIGHWAY 52 NORTH OF BELLEVUE. BELLEVUE CITY ADMINISTRATOR LORAS HERRIG SAID THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ANNEXING THE LAND NOW. THE NEW BUILDING WILL EMPLOY 50 TO 100 PEOPLE. THE CEREMONY WILL BE AT 9 A.M. MONDAY. THE C-E-O FOR SEDGEWICK, DAVE NORTH, HAS LIVED IN BELLEVUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. HE HAS
FACILITIES IN DUBUQUE AND PLANS TO EXPAND THERE ALSO.

JOBLESS RATES IN THE AREA DROPPED SLIGHTLY IN JULY FROM JUNE.
IN JACKSON COUNTY, THE JULY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 6.6 PERCENT, DOWN FROM
6.9 IN JUNE.

ON THE POLICE BLOTTER:
JAKE HAYWARD ON EAST PLATT STREET REPORTED YESTERDAY MORNING THAT SOMEONE SCRATCHEDD HIS VEHICLE AND TRIED TO STEEL THE TACH OUT OF HIS VEHICLE AND
BROKE IT.
AND
HELEN RICKLEFS ON S. MAIN STREET REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT SOMEONE TOOK
A SCANNER FROM HER RESIDENCE.

READ THE STORY BELOW ABOUT THE NEW BARBER IN MAQUOKETA, WITH PHOTO.

I AGREE...IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD FOR THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS. BUT, THEY
STILL HAVE 6 GAMES REMAINING WITH THE BREWERS. LIKE YOGI SAID...
"IT AIN'T OVER UNTIL IT'S OVER".

DENNIS VOY

ANOTHER EMPTY STORE FRONT HAS BEEN FILLED IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA. THIS
ONE AT 101 E. PLATT STREET. MEET MAQUOKETA'S NEW BARBER, SHANNON BURNS.
"SHANNON'S BARBER SHOP" IS A NEW WALK-IN BARBER SHOP IN TOWN. SHE
LIVES IN CLARENCE NOW, BUT IS ORGINIALLY FROM TIPTON AND GRADUATED FROM TIPTON HIGH SCHOOL. SHE WENT TO BARBER SCHOOL IN CEDAR RAPIDS AND
WAS A BARBER IN THE DES MOINES AREA FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS. SHE IS SINGLE.
THE NEW SHOP IS OPEN TUESDAY-FRIDAY, 8 UNTIL 5 AND SATURDAYS FROM 8 UNTIL 12 NOON. EARLY APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE. HER PHONE NUMBER IS 563-886-4835. CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
AND...SOME OF YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT THIS LOCATION WAS FOR MANY YEARS,
THE LOCATION OF SHIFTY'S BARBER SHOP, OWNED BY SHIFTY DAVIS. AND RICHARD
MILLER WORKED FOR SHIFTY MANY YEARS ALSO IN THE SMALL SHOP. SHANNON RENTS
THE SHOP LOCATION FROM LORI HOFFMANN, WHO HAS THE "HAIR CONNECTIONS" BEAUTY
SHOP ON THE CORNER OF THE SAME BUILDING.
SHANNON...WELCOME TO THE MAQUOKETA BUSINESS COMMUNITY!
DENNIS VOY