Monthly Archives: May 2013

May 13

End/Begin 330 signs gone

December 2002: Eventually, a “North” was added here. In the past week, the “End 330” sign and “Begin” marker that were at the IA 330/IA 117/US 65 intersection were removed, months after 330 was officially extended to Altoona. However, no other … Continue reading

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May 10

You spin me right round, baby

The IA 3/IA 187 intersection at Starmont High School in Fayette County is now a roundabout. It is the first in Iowa in a rural area. Because of these big signs, in each direction after passing the roundabout is a distance … Continue reading

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May 09

Iowa’s BCS teams are twit-free

Paul Rhoads has the sense to stay off Twitter. Kirk Ferentz isn’t on either.

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May 08

East Greene, South Central Calhoun mergers approved

May 10, 2010: Now that the school in Lytton is closed will the billboard come down too? Or should it stay up as a historical memento? The special election Tuesday (most know for Warren County voting against a casino) included … Continue reading

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May 08

Why ISU needs to play Kentucky in football

It’s been a bit (maybe even a whole two months) since someone used “Iowa State” as a synonym for “bottom-feeder,” so here’s some offseason filler in the context of Bob Stoops vs. SEC-uber-alles “propaganda”: But why should that make any difference to … Continue reading

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May 08

And now, the joke I forgot to make in November

Johnson County Justice Center vote fails again. I didn’t even know Justice Center was up for retention.

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May 07

License Plate Letters — BEK

That’s where we are near the beginning of May.

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May 06

US 63 projects in Black Hawk County begin today

There are two separate projects that start today, both updating segments of US 63 that are 50 years old. First, the route from Hudson to US 20 is closed and detoured to reconstruct Sergeant Road, which was brand new with … Continue reading

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May 04

3911

The Census Bureau estimates that Adams County’s population dropped below the 4000 level in 2012. It’s one of the smallest counties in Iowa, with the smallest population. Its population density was already under 10 people per square mile in the … Continue reading

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May 03

A week ago in Traer

it was Drive Your Tractor to School Day. Usually, there would be planting going on, but not with the weather the way it’s been. (From North Tama’s Twitter account. In other news, North Tama has a Twitter account.)

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