Author Archives: Jeff

Sep 28

A tour of Grant Wood country

Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

April 13, 2016: One of four interpretive panels about Grant Wood at the “American Gothic” House in Eldon. Open image in new tab for larger version. A Los Angeles Times reporter dropped in on Anamosa, Stone City, and Eldon, going … Continue reading →

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Sep 27

Pearl Harbor chaplain’s remains coming back to Iowa

Posted on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 25, 2016: The St. Lucas Veterans Memorial prominently honors two people: Father Aloysius H. Schmitt, who died at Pearl Harbor, and Pfc. James A. Kruse, an Army medic who died in Vietnam in 1969. The U.S. Department of Defense … Continue reading →

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Sep 26

Game ball unites Adair-Casey, Guthrie Center

Posted on Monday, September 26, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Video story from WHO.

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Sep 23

Wind (turbine) up in Traer

Posted on Friday, September 23, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

A wind turbine on the south side of Traer is providing 40 percent of the town utility’s energy usage, the Waterloo Courier reports. (This was the newspaper centerpiece last Sunday.) The turbine, now five years old (and built after the … Continue reading →

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Sep 22

IA 21 to get its fourth stoplight

Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Last Friday, the intersection of IA 21 and Shaulis Road on the south side of Waterloo closed for construction of turning lanes and signals, the Iowa DOT said in a press release. Until a decade ago, IA 21 went all … Continue reading →

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Sep 21

Old IA 394 St. Francisville bridge closes

Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 12, 2016: The St. Francisville bridge over the Des Moines River. Well, it finally happened: A dozen years after it was bypassed, the old bridge over the Des Moines River in Lee County has been closed permanently. It was … Continue reading →

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Sep 20

North Tama graduate a starter for ISU

Posted on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at 10:05 AM by Jeff

Brian Seda has achieved a dream he’s had for a long time: He’s been named a drummer for Spinal Tap a starter for Iowa State on the offensive line. He actually got the nod last week, against TCU, but Saturday … Continue reading →

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Sep 19

Grand Avenue bridge closes today

Posted on Monday, September 19, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Grand Avenue bridge across the Des Moines River closes today for demolition and replacement, the Des Moines Register reports. The bridge, built in 1918, was a key link in Iowa’s early highway system. It wasn’t part of the first … Continue reading →

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Sep 16

Early start to Big 12 schedule

Posted on Friday, September 16, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

September 17, 2016 (projected): An angry TCU team, coming off a double-overtime loss to Arkansas, took out its frustrations on the hapless Iowa State Cyclones to start Big 12 play… This week’s Iowa State game at TCU means an early … Continue reading →

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Sep 15

OABCIG consolidation vote fails

Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

A majority of voters in the Odebolt-Arthur school district rejected a merger with the Battle Creek-Ida Grove school district Tuesday, the Sioux City Journal reports. More than half of OA’s registered voters turned out to oppose a plan that would … Continue reading →

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