ANOTHER GOOD DAY...79 THE HIGH.
TOMORROW AND FOR THE WEEKEND, NO RAIN AND AROUND 80 EACH DAY.
THE MAQUOKETA CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK DISCUSSED BUYING A NEW
BACKHOE FOR $69,550 (A JOHN DEERE) AND VOTED 4 TO 2 AGAINST
BUYING IT AND DELAYING PURCHASE FOR ANOTHER YEAR. VOTING NO TO MAKE THE PURCHASE, COUNCILMEN JOSH COLLISTER, ED TURNEY, CORY SIMONSON AND AMY MOORE. VOTING IN FAVOR, COUNCILMEN TROY THEDE AND ERIC PAPE.
THIS WEEK, THE COUNCIL REAPPONTED DEAN NELSON TO THE MAQUOKETA LIBRARY BOARD.
A SOUTH DAKOTA MAN WAS SEVERELY SHOCKED AFTER HIS BUCKET TRUCK HIT A POWER LINE NEAR ANDREW YESTERDAY. HIS NAME NOT RELEASED.
ANDREW FIRST RESPONDERS AND BELLEVUE PARAMEDICS DID CPR AND
BROUGHT HIM BACK TO LIFE AND HE WAS THEN AIRLIFTED TO IOWA CITY.
CLINTON COUNTY'S NEW SATELLITE OFFICE (IN THE FORMER CANDLELIGHT
RESTAURANT) WILL BE FULLY OPEN SEPTEMBER 2ND. OVER $1 MILLION
DOLLARS HAS BEEN SPENT REMODELING INSIDE AND OUT WITH NEW
PARKING AREA AND GARAGE.
THE PRESTON POLICE CHEIF RESIGNED MONDAY. NO REASON GIVEN.
JOEL DRISCOLL HAS HAD THE JOB SINCE 2009. APPLICATIONS FOR A NEW CHIEF WILL BE TAKEN UNTIL AUGUST 22ND ACCORDING TO PRESTON MAYOR
CHAD GRUVER.
NEW SIDEWALKS AND GRADING HAS BEEN COMPLETED AROUND THE
NEW LITTLE BEAR PARK IN MAQUOKETA. LOOKS NICE.
SEE YOU ON THE RADIO.
DENNIS VOY
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