Monthly Archives: April 2013

Apr 12

Getting wetter

Posted on Friday, April 12, 2013, at 2:44 PM by Jeff

Much of Tama County has now been upgraded to “abnormally dry” while farther east, the drought is “over” inasmuch as there are “normal conditions.” This week’s rain will shrink the red and orange areas even more.

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Apr 12

142 Addisons, 103 Bentleys(?!), 67 Jaxons, 60 Nevaehs, 33 Makennas

Posted on Friday, April 12, 2013, at 1:18 AM by Jeff

…and only five Melissas and five Jeffreys were born in Iowa in 2011. A bunch of other names in the Class of 2000 were also in single digits.

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Apr 10

State of Iowa 2-3 in ESPN’s Ultimate Bracket

Posted on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at 10:03 AM by Jeff

ESPN picked the 63 best NCAA games organized by seed matchup/round-of-X and each Iowa team is represented. ISU’s win over Miami of Ohio in 1986 is the surprise guest here, an 81-79 overtime win on Jeff Hornacek’s last-second shot. UNI’s … Continue reading →

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Apr 10

April in Iowa, continued

Posted on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at 1:03 AM by Jeff

At 6 PM Tuesday, Remsen was simultaneously under a severe thunderstorm warning, ice storm warning, and winter storm watch. The Register has more coverage of the weird weather. Thursday’s forecast has shifted to that most unpleasant of conditions, “wintry mix”.

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Apr 09

Wapello wants exclusive deal with Morning Sun

Posted on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at 2:00 PM by Jeff

Since 1990, the Morning Sun school district has sent junior high and high school students to three surrounding districts: Mediapolis, Winfield-Mount Union, and Wapello. Now Wapello, at least, is interested in making the relationship exclusive. Wapello’s certified enrollment has fallen … Continue reading →

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Apr 08

April in Iowa

Posted on Monday, April 8, 2013, at 12:13 PM by Jeff

Perfect sense. Remember, winter isn’t over until the second weekend of April.  

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Apr 08

Detour North 65

Posted on Monday, April 8, 2013, at 10:30 AM by Jeff

Nov. 30, 2012: The ramp seen here will be closing. There’s going to be another visible sign of change for the Hubbell Avenue exit. The US 65 ramp to I-80 just to the west is going to close for six … Continue reading →

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Apr 07

And half of them are going to Waukee (no, really)

Posted on Sunday, April 7, 2013, at 11:00 AM by Jeff

“New information from the Iowa Department of Education predicts a promising enrollment future for the state’s public school districts,” the Cedar Rapids Gazette says in the lead of its article. However, that sentiment only applies to the state’s suburban districts and … Continue reading →

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Apr 06

Everything except an Olive Garden

Posted on Saturday, April 6, 2013, at 1:57 PM by Jeff

Altoona is currently in the midst of opening up a subdivision called Tuscan Estates — “a quiet country oasis”. (City regulation PDF) The development is near subdivisions or subsets of the subdivision called Tuscany and Tuscany Villas on, what else, Tuscany … Continue reading →

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Apr 05

Brittney Griner, Denise Long, and the NBA

Posted on Friday, April 5, 2013, at 2:22 PM by Jeff

So Mark Cuban is thinking about drafting Baylor’s Brittney Griner. If he did, Griner would not be the first woman selected in an NBA draft. That honor goes to Denise Long of Union-Whitten High School in 1969, one of Iowa’s … Continue reading →

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