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Author Archives: Jeff
Sep
20
Civil War re-enactment at Clark’s Park this weekend
An event originally planned for last year as part of Traer’s sesquicentennial will be held this weekend. A re-enactment of the May 1864 Battle of the Wilderness will take place at T.F. Clark Park Friday through Sunday. An abbreviated schedule … Continue reading
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Sep
18
Ed Wilson gave some love to Traer
Yes, it happened during RVTV week, the Thursday before Iowa State beat Iowa. However, Nexstar holds all its newscasts hostage for two hours, forbidding streaming, so it was new to me. The prompt was a grandmother who lives in Traer. … Continue reading
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Sep
16
Janesville’s north connection to 218 changing
Starting today, according to an Iowa DOT press release, the intersection of US 218 and Maple Street on the north side of Janesville will be closed. A new road will be built alongside the railroad tracks heading north to a … Continue reading
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Sep
12
Advice for the Class of 2025
I made the Iowa Capital Dispatch last week with my Substack piece from the previous week about being old obsolete washed-up 25 years removed from my senior year of high school.
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Sep
10
Big Boy in Belle Plaine
I managed to scrape together a story about Big Boy’s travels while barely returning to work on time. (The train showed up late.)
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Sep
05
‘Big Boy’ train coming through eastern Iowa
The Union Pacific’s No. 4014, the “Big Boy” steam locomotive, is passing through Iowa on a “Heartland of America” tour. There are two remaining stops for public view, at Belle Plaine at noon today and Grand Mound at 11 AM … Continue reading
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Sep
02
Walz not interested in Iowa’s vote
I guess we’re really not a swing state any more if a major vice-presidential candidate is saying things like this: “For those not from Minnesota, just to be clear, there’s a lot of great state fairs in the country, this is the … Continue reading
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Aug
29
Stop hitting bridges!
The Iowa Department of Transportation is having a special September letting. Contracts are accelerated rather than waiting until the normal date later in the month. Four of the lettings are in Bremer, Polk, Scott, and Story counties. All of them … Continue reading
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Aug
27
My Iowa State Fair column for 2024
I had an idea fall into my lap, and I didn’t take it. Also, it rained that Monday, the first time it’s rained on me at the fair since 2015. However, I had a good second idea, and that’s what … Continue reading
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Aug
23
Hills school to be demolished
July 2, 2024: Hills Elementary is just off US 218 … but not for long. Hills Elementary School, which was closed at the end of the 2023-24 school year, will be demolished after just short of 60 years in existence. … Continue reading
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