Author Archives: Jeff

Oct 05

Iowa State-Oklahoma State preview

Posted on Friday, October 5, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

But with slightly less choreography than this.

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Oct 04

Quincy-Dish dispute enters Week 6

Posted on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I forgot to reset the retransmission-fee-dispute counter after finding out that Dish Network dropped multiple stations covering parts of Iowa from its system on Aug. 29. They are the Quincy Newspapers stations, including KWWL, KTIV, and KTTC along with their … Continue reading →

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Oct 03

Oskaloosa bypass corridor finalized

Posted on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Iowa DOT has a “corridor preservation plan” out for a road northwest of Oskaloosa, running from IA 163 to US 63. This step in making a bypass seems, to me, like a relatively recent thing, but I could be … Continue reading →

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Oct 01

Lincoln Highway bridge $5,000 from goal

Posted on Monday, October 1, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Story from WHO.

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Sep 28

Iowa State-TCU preview

Posted on Friday, September 28, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

(I thought about linking to the full “Everybody Loves Hypnotoad” DVD episode but that would be both silly and irritating. But, if you want, go here. After the intro, skip to 7:06-7:39 and 13:42-14:23.) ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD.

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Sep 26

Town’s worth of housing coming to Bondurant

Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Earlier this month, the Bondurant city council approved plats for two developments that will add 240 homes, the Des Moines Register reported. The once-small suburb more than doubled in population between 2000 and 2010 to become Iowa’s 99th-largest city. In 2015, … Continue reading →

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Sep 24

Benton County US 30 meeting Oct. 4

Posted on Monday, September 24, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

As construction on the US 30/218 interchange creeps along this fall, the remaining four-lane in Benton County is still waiting. And that means, yup, another meeting! This one is in Blairstown on Oct. 4. I don’t expect any surprises for … Continue reading →

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Sep 21

Iowa State-Akron preview

Posted on Friday, September 21, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

(Akron’s mascot is a kangaroo.)

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Sep 20

‘My guardian angel wears a bow’

Posted on Thursday, September 20, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

A senior cheerleader at MMCRU (Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union) died suddenly as she arrived at school last week. The cause of death was determined to be a blood clot in her lungs. MMCRU’s Friday night football opponent, Okoboji, postponed the game to Monday … Continue reading →

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Sep 19

Middle part of University Avenue to be rebuilt

Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The city of Waterloo will rebuild University Avenue (old IA 934, but most known as old US 218) from the Cedar Falls city limits east to Greenhill Road before the easternmost section to US 63, the Waterloo Courier reports. Waterloo’s … Continue reading →

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