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Aug 20

US 20 completion ceremony October 19

Posted on Monday, August 20, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The first media outlet I saw reporting it was KSCJ radio. Now, with additional confirmation from the Sioux City Journal and the Storm Lake Pilot Tribune… Iowa’s ultimate US 20 ribbon-cutting will be 3 PM October 19 at Boulders Inn … Continue reading →

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Aug 17

A State Fair scheduling snafu?

Posted on Friday, August 17, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

For years now, a hypnotist has performed on the Riley Stage in the evenings during the full week of the Iowa State Fair. I typically try to catch a show, because it is good clean fun. I don’t have any … Continue reading →

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Aug 16

The other mall between two school districts

Posted on Thursday, August 16, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Last month I wrote about how Coral Ridge Mall was divided between two school districts. It turns out it’s not the only one like that in Iowa. Merle Hay Mall is split not just between the Des Moines and Urbandale … Continue reading →

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Aug 15

GR breaks with NT, signs with DNH on wrestling

Posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The success of the Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys’ basketball program has pinned down its wrestling participation. According to this story from the Parkersburg Eclipse/News-Review, GR will be sending its wrestlers to Dike-New Hartford next year. That will end a very long time … Continue reading →

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Aug 14

I-29 supersedes exit numbers in Council Bluffs

Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 2, 2016: These exits for IA 192 and 24th Street are becoming Exits 49 and 50, respectively, heading north on I-29, as the dual divided freeway project advances in Council Bluffs. The two exits on the shared I-29/80 segment … Continue reading →

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Aug 13

464 MB of John Kasich

Posted on Monday, August 13, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 18, 2015: Are you sure you want to run away and join the media circus? Today is Day 1403 of the 2016 presidential campaign, dating back to the Des Moines Register‘s first Iowa Poll on the election. (If you … Continue reading →

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Aug 10

Pargeon family grand marshals for Winding Stairs Festival

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

After the untimely and sudden death of Mike Pargeon earlier this year, his wife and daughters will be the grand marshals for this year’s Winding Stairs Festival parade in Traer. (The picture with the Traer Star-Clipper story is reversed for … Continue reading →

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Aug 09

McElroy Auditorium un-renamed

Posted on Thursday, August 9, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

In 1920, the first paved road in rural Black Hawk County opened. It was Rainbow Road between Cedar Falls and Waterloo, and yes, it was a rural road at the time. The road went past the National Cattle Congress and … Continue reading →

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Aug 08

ISU athletics department implements a big-time thing

Posted on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

And not in a good way, either. AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State Athletics Department will implement a “clear bag policy” for football games at MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium and all events in Hilton Coliseum beginning this … Continue reading →

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Aug 07

It’s hard to get to Collins right now, too

Posted on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The companion piece to yesterday’s blog post was announced late last week: US 65 is closed at IA 330 for three weeks in order to build the connection to the new interchange bridge. That means that from Aug. 6-16, there … Continue reading →

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