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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Jul
13
Weather Service recap of not-tornado
Technically, it’s called a “derecho.” As the system passed through the northern Des Moines metro area at 3:30am, it rapidly intensified and accelerated eastward. Over the next hour and a half the storm plowed eastward through Story, Marshall, and Tama … Continue reading
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Jul
12
US 30 four lanes across Marshall County
Delayed many years by budget troubles and one more year by rainy weather, US 30 is now four lanes from State Center to IA 330 – and, by extension, from Ogden to the casino in Tama County. It happened last … Continue reading
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Jul
11
License plates to be printed in black
Now they’ll be even harder to tell apart from Minnesota’s. The color of the print on newly issued Iowa license plates will change from blue to black starting next week. Now at YMC, the standard plates have about a thousand … Continue reading
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Jul
09
Livermore school torn down
Sometime between July(ish) 2010 (lower left)… (Iowa Geo Info Server) …and Wednesday, when I drove by and found stairs leading to an expanse of dirt. The Algona Upper Des Moines recently had an article about reunions in nearby Ottosen. Livermore, … Continue reading
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Jul
03
WA state DOT: Maps are obsolete, but GPS has issues
Compare and contrast. From the official site: Due to state budget reductions and advances in new driver-assistance technologies such as GPS, online driving directions and in-vehicle navigation systems, WSDOT is no longer offering paper copies of the state highway map. From … Continue reading
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Jul
01
I-80 welcome center to close
Quad-City Times: The Mississippi Valley Welcome Center, a one-stop source of information for visitors to the Quad-City area, will close after more than 20 years of operation. The Quad-Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau manages the center, located on a bluff … Continue reading
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