Author Archives: Jeff

Apr 08

High voltage

Posted on Friday, April 8, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

It’s not quite my suggestion of Adair-Guthrie, but it’s the logical name nonetheless: The combined Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center district will be named AC/GC — styled exactly like that, according to the short article from Raccoon Valley Radio. The sports teams, named … Continue reading →

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Apr 07

That is NOT a contributed photo

Posted on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

The “TI News Daily” website appears to be a place to collect and republish state transportation press releases, and with a tagline of “News and opinion on an American Fundamental – our infrastructure”, I’m not 100% sure English is the designer’s first … Continue reading →

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Apr 06

Arkansas’ I-555 has blueprint for Des Moines beltway

Posted on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

On March 11, Arkansas got the fictional phone prefix interstate designation it has been seeking for a long time. US 63 from I-55 northwest to Jonesboro, which was upgraded to four lanes in the 2000s, officially became Interstate 555. Jonesboro … Continue reading →

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Apr 05

Full RAGBRAI map printed

Posted on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Since I made the point that the Register had not printed a single continuous RAGBRAI map as it usually does at the beginning of March, it is only fair that I follow up now that a guide to the route … Continue reading →

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Apr 04

Videos, slides detail Council Bluffs plans for 2016

Posted on Monday, April 4, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

About 10 days ago the Iowa DOT held a meeting in Council Bluffs covering the upcoming construction for the decade-plus-long reconstruction and expansion of I-29 and I-80 there. The step-by-step meeting with some videos starts here; a PDF is here. … Continue reading →

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Apr 02

This week in ‘Verbing Weirds Language’

Posted on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Less than 24 hours after the filing deadline for county offices, Linn County Supervisor Linda Langston, who had already said she wasn’t running for re-election, gave her two weeks’ notice of resignation. (How conveeeenient.) Whatever the implications of the timing, … Continue reading →

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Apr 01

Gladbrook-Reinbeck dissolution committee meets

Posted on Friday, April 1, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Reinbeck, Iowa, March 28 — The most recent meeting of the Gladbrook-Reinbeck dissolution committee was full of people who would rather not be there. Although there were more than two dozen speakers during the comment period, nearly all were opposed … Continue reading →

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Mar 31

Ocheyedan school to be demolished by summer

Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

KIWA Radio reports the Sibley-Ocheyedan school district intends to have the Ocheyedan school demolished before Ocheyedan has its quasquicentennial (125th) celebration in August. The building has had a cloudy future for a while. In contrast to other recent demolitions around … Continue reading →

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Mar 30

Q is for Quarry

Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 18, 2009: Where am I? The village of Quarry, near Le Grand, returned to the state map in 1999 after a 50-year absence. Quarry made the news last year when an old wooden bridge over the railroad connecting to … Continue reading →

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Mar 29

R is for Rake

Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

September 29, 2015: The large white doorway was the connector to the original Rake school building. The gymnasium is all that remains of the former Rake school district. It merged with Buffalo Center in 1978 and the school was closed … Continue reading →

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