Monthly Archives: May 2015

May 06

Iconic Stanton water tower taken down

September 17, 2014: This water tower in Stanton has looked like a coffee pot for 45 years. The water tower in Stanton painted and tweaked to look like a coffee pot has been taken down, reports the Omaha World-Herald. It … Continue reading

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May 05

2015 Iowa highway map released online

Two months later than expected, the official state transportation map is available through iowadotmaps.com. Changes are minimal, but Tama County had a few of them. The Iowa Juvenile Home is no longer marked. The Tama-Toledo “urban area” is no longer … Continue reading

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May 04

Options out for major makeover of IA 141 interchange

Back in ancient times (the 1970s), “Rider Corner” was a modest rural trumpet interchange on I-35/80, named after the railroad siding at Meredith Drive. Now, it’s a bustling suburban area, with a SuperTarget nearby and an underpowered four-lane to the … Continue reading

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May 02

Marshalltown makes the Onion

Iowa Restaurant Patron Can Remember Every Breakfast Ruined By Presidential Candidates America’s Finest News Source made a slight misstep with the Nixon reference, as Iowa’s “first in the nation” caucuses didn’t become A Thing until 1976.

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May 01

One motel down, one to go up on US 20

The Sioux City Journal‘s Tim Gallagher drove US 20 recently to check out a motel being torn down near Correctionville, and mentioned one planned for US 20/59 at Holstein. Mom-and-pop motels are nowhere near as prevalent as they used to … Continue reading

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