Author Archives: Jeff

Mar 04

Area man featured for longtime pursuit of weird accomplishment

Posted on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

As you may have seen online, the Des Moines Register’s Kyle Munson interviewed me about my travels and wrote a column about it. He even called back to the 2001 essay I wrote as a member of the Register’s Young Adult … Continue reading →

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Mar 03

Photos from the edges of Iowa

Posted on Friday, March 3, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

For those of you here for the first time… Hi. October 1, 2015: Murray Hill Scenic Overlook, northeast of Little Sioux, in the Loess Hills. No highways, just a scenic picture. In early fall 2015 I took an eight-day trip … Continue reading →

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Mar 02

Rider Corner meeting March 9

Posted on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The addition of a flyover ramp from northbound I-35/80 to IA 141 and two ramps to/from Meredith Drive are the subjects of a DOT meeting March 9 in Urbandale. Three maps and two HD animated renderings are at the PIM … Continue reading →

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Mar 01

Crescent school KEPT OPEN

Posted on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

In a reversal of how these things usually go, the Council Bluffs school board voted to keep Crescent Elementary School open Tuesday night. It’s a Mardi Gras miracle! Parents had very vocally fought to keep the building open (stories: Nonpareil, … Continue reading →

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Feb 28

KCCI, KETV about to be kicked off satellite – again

Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

For the second time this calendar year, the parent company of KCCI and KETV is in a retransmission dispute with a pay-TV provider. At the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Day, KCCI and other Hearst stations were pulled from … Continue reading →

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Feb 27

A documentary I want to make

Posted on Monday, February 27, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 21, 2012: Everly’s welcome sign. I mentioned Everly’s unique nickname in a 2015 blog post and someone has set up a website about the Cattlefeederettes’ six-on-six history. With the girls’ state basketball tournament starting, I though I would share an … Continue reading →

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Feb 24

West Broadway reconstruction starts in March

Posted on Friday, February 24, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

While US 6 signs may not be prevalent along its new route via I-80 in Council Bluffs, the city is moving ahead with rebuilding West Broadway, the Nonpareil reports. The city will use the $20 million the state gave it … Continue reading →

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Feb 23

M Avenue bridges near Traer to be replaced in 2018

Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 30, 2015: The northern of two 1915 bridges on M Avenue, border between Crystal and Perry townships, across Four Mile Creek (which is longer than that). The southern bridge is across Wolf Creek. Hyper, hyper, hyper-local. — Ed. Two … Continue reading →

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Feb 22

A complete history of the Rembrandt school district

Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 23, 2009: When the Rembrandt school was torn down in 2002, the gym was left and the former edge sided up. An identification stone from the building was preserved. An alumnus of the former Rembrandt High School has created … Continue reading →

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Feb 21

Harcourt corner to become four-way stop

Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The west junction of US 169 and IA 175 on the north side of Harcourt will become a four-way stop, the Fort Dodge Messenger reports. A number of accidents is the impetus behind the change, the DOT says. This would, … Continue reading →

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