99 TODAY....
COOLER TOMORROW.....
MID 80S SUNDAY....
THE MAQUOKETA GIRL'S SOFTBALL TEAM DEFEATED DEWITT (THERE) LAST
NIGHT, 7 TO 1 IN TOURNAMENT PLAY AND WILL TAKE ON NORTH SCOTT AT 7 TOMORROW NIGHT AT ELDRIDGE.
ALSO YESTERDAY, THE MAQUOKETA BASEBALL TEAM SPLIT A DOUBLEHEADER AGAINST BENTON COMMUNNITY. MAQUOKETA WON
THE FIRST GAME 9 TO 4 AND LOST THE SECOND, 14 TO 7. PAYTON RIVER HAD 4 HITS IN THE FIRST GAME AND TRENT BOLLMAN HAD 5 HITS TOTAL
FOR THE NIGHT.
TONIGHT AT WILLIAMSBURG, MONDAY AT MARION AND TUESDAY AT
CLINTON.
NOW 22 AND 11 FOR THE SEASON.
COMING SOUTH OF MAQUOKETA, JUST SOUTH OF THE FAMILY DOLLAR
DISTRIBUTION CENTER, TWO WIND GENERATORS. IT WILL BE A $9 MILLION
PROJECT AND THE PAIR OF 1.6 MEGAWATT WIND TURBINES WILL BE ON
FARM LAND OWNED BY ROBERT AND FLORA FOWLER. THE LAND IS BEING LEASED BY PASCAL COLLETIER OF EASTERN IOWA WIND ENERGY LLC, A
FIRM IN INVERNESS, ILLINOIS. THEY HAD A 15-MINUTE MEETING WITH
THE MAQUOKETA ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. THE GENERATORS
WILL BE ON A TOWER 315 FEET TALL AND OVERALL BE 478 FEET IN THE AIR.
THE TWO GENERATORS WILL BE 1,900 FEET APART AND THERE WILL BE
A SMALL FABRICATED BUILDING BY THE TOWERS. THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS AT MEETING. IF ALL GOES WELL, THEY WILL BE PUT INTO SERVICE IN FEBRUARY. THE BUILDERS ARE TALKING WITH 3 OR 4 ENTITIES ABOUT SELLING THE POWER TO THEM.
ANOTHER VANDALISM INCIDENT AT THE NFO MARKETING CENTER IN
MAQUOKETA ON NORTH MATTESON. MANAGER JOE IMMELLL TOLD
POLICE THAT SOME WINDOWS HAD BEEN BROKEN OUT OF THE FACILITY.
A SIMILAR REPORT HAD BEEN FILE EARLIER WITH POLICE.
BECAUSE OF THE HEAT, STOCK CAR RACES IN DAVENPORT TONIGHT HAVE
BEEN CALLED OFF.
RACES ARE ON FOR TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN
MAQUOKETA....STARTING AT 6.
THE REPORT THIS MORNING ON RADIO IOWA NEWS IS THAT IOWA COULD HAVE IT'S LOWEST CORN PRODUCTION YEAR IN 20 YEARS IF THIS KIND OF WEATHER DOESN'T END SOON.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND AND ENJOY THE COOLER WEATHER JUST AROUND
THE CORNER.