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Author Archives: Jeff
Oct
17
Photo 36,000
October 11, 2017: A milestone in American history at the tip of Cape Cod. This milestone photo has extra significance besides being at a historic monument. I have an ancestor who was on the Mayflower. Some backfill from another event made … Continue reading
Posted in Sequences, Trip Reports
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Oct
16
GMG has the helmets, but not the headcount
Almost three weeks ago, KCCI had a story about GMG having state-of-the-art helmets for its football team. (Video with story, un-embeddable. Also check out GMG’s new gym. Well, almost-decade-old gym.) But high-tech helmets don’t provide any protection from being a tiny … Continue reading
Posted in Sports, Tama County
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Oct
15
Interstate 880 coming to Iowa!?!
July 24, 2019: For a limited time only The fall meeting of the AASHTO Special Committee on Route Numbering, which took place Oct. 5, has a doozy of a bombshell. Immediate reaction: W.T.F. Item No. 5 – State: Iowa Route: I-880 Action: … Continue reading
Posted in Highway Miscellaneous, Iowa Miscellaneous, Maps
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Oct
14
Youngville interchange won’t open until next year
Weather has slowed down construction of the US 30/218 interchange in Benton County and it’s not going to open until next year, KCRG reported last week. The five-year plan had all the construction set in fiscal 2018 but it has … Continue reading
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Oct
11
Minnesota drops two spur routes
2017 Iowa map Minnesota turned over MN 253 and MN 254 to Faribault County on Oct. 1. Both of these routes ran south of I-90, to Bricelyn and Frost, respectively. Minnesota still has spur routes going to not just small … Continue reading
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Oct
10
Submarine Veterans Highway dedication Monday
The Submarine Veterans Highway, running from the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown to the State Capitol, will be dedicated Monday. The Marshalltown Times-Republican has more. A Marshalltown native died when a submarine sank off the coast of New Hampshire in 1939. … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa Miscellaneous
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Oct
09
The core dilemma for rural revitalization
This story from Stateline/Pew Charitable Trusts about disappearing rural grocery stores is mostly about areas with lower population density than Iowa, but there’s some Iowa stuff in here. An important quote comes from Drake University’s Jennifer Zwagerman: “How do you … Continue reading
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Oct
08
Website does everything my booklet did — statewide
Obviously, I need to write something about this. I haven’t had time to. But I did want to put the story up before it got too much older.
Posted in Iowa Miscellaneous, Schools, Sports
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Oct
06
How old is Olde Davenport Road?
The Iowa DOT says that Olde Davenport Road’s connection to US 61/151 will be closed permanently this week, and a month later, the new interchange between 61/151 and the Southwest Arterial will open. (The Southwest Arterial itself, however, will not … Continue reading
Posted in Construction
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Oct
04
Final part of Sioux City I-29 project removes original concrete
The first segment of interstate highway to open in Iowa was not signed as an interstate highway. Recent research from Jason Hancock has revealed that when the Combination Bridge interchange in Sioux City opened at the end of 1957, there … Continue reading
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