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Aug 24

Original Schleswig school demolished

I knew the old school building in Schleswig was on borrowed time, but I hadn’t paid much attention beyond that, and it’s a long way over there. I finally got the chance to pass through Schleswig earlier this month (Aug. … Continue reading

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Aug 23

Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway meeting Wednesday

Prairie Rivers of Iowa is a nonprofit group promoting the Lincoln Highway as a Heritage Byway. It’s in the last year of developing a “Corridor Management Plan, or a long-term plan for the entire byway.” A meeting in State Center on … Continue reading

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Aug 22

Oldest part of Urbana school demolished

July 25, 2016 I need to get a picture of the 1912 Urbana school building sometime, I thought to myself. I pass it a lot, but usually at night, and it looks in fine shape, but you never know… oops

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Aug 19

Dennis Field ribbon cutting tonight

August 14, 2016: The new concession stand/restroom building at Dennis Field in Traer replaces two separate buildings. New cable wiring between the bleachers and the football field, and also some turf care, have eliminated nearly all traces of the track … Continue reading

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Aug 18

CMB goes MAD

At the end of a summer that saw both softball and baseball state qualifiers from Collins-Maxwell-Baxter, a three-decade sports relationship has been severed. Baxter voted unanimously to end the sports sharing agreement after the upcoming school year, report WHO and … Continue reading

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Aug 17

County color conundrum

Charting counties chronologically comes with a catch: Now what?

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Aug 16

Roundabout proposed near Holy Cross

The Iowa DOT wants to do a complete reconstruction of US 52/IA 3 east of Luxemburg, and a roundabout at County Road Y13. The presentation shows a lot of accidents from cars turning left at that intersection. Some residents aren’t happy about the … Continue reading

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Aug 15

Does Iowa State Fair need more promotion in Eastern Iowa?

August 16, 2013: Lego Iowa at the Varied Industries Building. When I got my advance State Fair ticket on the last Saturday in July at a Cedar Rapids-area Fareway, the cashier said it was the first one she’d sold. The … Continue reading

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Aug 12

Lee County could have one courthouse. Or not.

Iowa’s unique 99-counties-100-seats arrangement will be put to the test in November, when Lee County votes on a bond issue to build one new courthouse. The Fort Madison Daily Democrat says the county supervisors approved the ballot on a 3-2 … Continue reading

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Aug 11

Why IA 162 became IA 322

May 11, 2002: South end of IA 322 in Pammel State Park. Photo by Neil Bratney. Semi drivers making bad decisions caused a state highway to be renumbered in 1982. From the DOT’s newly online primary route archive: The park officer … Continue reading

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