Author Archives: Jeff

Sep 14

C57 interchange ribbon cutting Thursday

Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

There will be a ribbon cutting for the US 218/County Road C57 interchange Thursday at 2:30, the Iowa DOT says in a press release. The exit itself will not open until October. After it is opened, the surface-road intersections will … Continue reading →

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Sep 13

Old Algona school saved, remodeled

Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Algona’s 1930 school building will open later this year as an apartment complex, and Iowa Public Radio has a story and photo gallery about it. The gym and auditorium will be preserved and open to the public. This is pretty cool; … Continue reading →

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Sep 12

KWKB loses CW affiliation

Posted on Monday, September 12, 2016, at 10:20 AM by Jeff

Today, programming for the CW network in eastern Iowa moves from KWKB Channel 20.1 to KWWL Channel 7.2. KWKB will still be on the air, but taking over the “This TV” affiliation instead (or so Wikipedia says). At the same time, … Continue reading →

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Sep 09

Jantz Jantz Revolution, five years later

Posted on Friday, September 9, 2016, at 10:03 AM by Jeff

Remember this? This week the Iowa Hawkeyes gave a 10-year extension and $4.5 million a year to a coach who, at the time of this writing, has a losing record against Iowa State. Also five years ago, North Tama had … Continue reading →

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Sep 08

Speed limit at US 18/218 reduced

Posted on Thursday, September 8, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The speed limit on the Avenue of the Saints in Floyd around the US 18/218 split will be reduced from 65 to 55 mph tomorrow, the Iowa DOT says. The speed zone will be a mile and a half long. … Continue reading →

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Sep 07

Urbandale 100th Street interchange approved

Posted on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Last week, the Federal Highway Administration cleared the last procedural step for construction of an interchange at I-35/80 and 100th Street in Urbandale, The Des Moines Register reports. It’s the second interchange in the area to be built after initial construction … Continue reading →

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Sep 06

Seippel Road closure next step in Southwest Arterial

Posted on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

This morning, the intersection of Seippel Road and US 20 on the southwest corner of Dubuque closed permanently for construction of an interchange. Here’s the DOT announcement and a map from Dubuque that shows the area and the detour. The street … Continue reading →

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Sep 05

A thought about indigestion from an alleged cupcake

Posted on Monday, September 5, 2016, at 10:12 AM by Jeff

September 3, 2016: With about 20 seconds remaining, after Joel Lanning had committed Iowa State’s third consecutive turnover, the video boards at Jack Trice Stadium cut to the coaches walking onto the field. About ten seconds after the clock reached … Continue reading →

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Sep 03

GLADBROOK-REINBECK DISSOLUTION REJECTED

Posted on Saturday, September 3, 2016, at 10:16 AM by Jeff

The Gladbrook-Reinbeck school board has unanimously rejected a proposal for dissolving the school district because it questions the validity of the signatures on the petition that started the process. The Northern Sun-Print has a story (in Great Wall of Text … Continue reading →

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Sep 02

Sing along to Onslow fight songs

Posted on Friday, September 2, 2016, at 10:03 AM by Jeff

This page about Onslow school history has the words to the official — and unofficial — songs for a district that was subsumed into the newly created Midland district in 1960. The school building is no longer open. If you … Continue reading →

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