Author Archives: Jeff

May 13

Where in the World…

Posted on Saturday, May 13, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

It’s last week’s SNL, yes, but WOW, the thought that went into the production design, clothing, and animation for a two-minute skit is clearly from a position of love for the source material. They even got the gumshoes’ coats right! … Continue reading →

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May 12

IA 17, I-80 meetings planned next week

Posted on Friday, May 12, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Iowa DOT has two public meetings planned next week. The first, Tuesday at the United school, is the next step in relocating IA 17 off the Lincoln Highway east of Boone. As I write this, the new plan is … Continue reading →

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May 11

Griswold addition will cost two towns their schools

Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 22, 2014: The Elliott gym has been separated from the present elementary building since at least the late 1970s. Over the past year or so, the Griswold school district in western Iowa has been looking at saving money through … Continue reading →

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May 10

Leveling US 75

Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

June 5, 2014: The southbound lanes of US 75 (left) are at a higher elevation than the northbound lanes between Hinton and Merrill, and then again north of Merrill. The stretch of US 75 from the north end of the … Continue reading →

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May 09

Sinclair-Tribune deal affects all but one Iowa market

Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Sinclair Broadcasting Group, an owner of TV stations across the country that’s going to get more coverage about its visible political stances but is better known to consumers for repeatedly playing hardball on cable and satellite retransmission agreements, is about to … Continue reading →

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May 08

Muscatine remaking Mississippi Drive

Posted on Monday, May 8, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Business US 61, or Mississippi Drive in downtown Muscatine, was handed from state to city control in 2014. Now the city is making good on plans for infrastructure improvements. Construction starts today, reports WQAD. The road level will be raised to … Continue reading →

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May 05

Overhead flashers to be removed from state intersections

Posted on Friday, May 5, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

March 22, 2003: Former south end of IA 341 at US 18 in Ruthven. The DOT appears to be phasing out overhead amber and red lights at intersections across rural Iowa. Two news stories from opposite corners of the state — … Continue reading →

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May 04

Council Bluffs 2017 construction preview online

Posted on Thursday, May 4, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

April 19, 2017: This sign, and the one beside it, are the oldest existing and last button-copy BGSs in Iowa. By the end of the year, the whole thing will be gone when a new alignment for westbound I-80 as … Continue reading →

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May 03

Great Plains Trip Day 7

Posted on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 8, 2016: Now entering Yetter, fourth from the bottom in the Iowa alphabet. Now exiting Yetter. Cedar Rapids, Iowa — A drive on Iowa’s newest highway and to five unvisited towns scattered across three counties finished off a vacation … Continue reading →

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May 02

Great Plains Trip Day 6

Posted on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 7, 2016: This photo encompasses a significant portion of the buildings of the new Nebraska State Fairgrounds, relocated from Lincoln to Grand Island in 2010 because of poor attendance. I better stop here before I say something about the … Continue reading →

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