Author Archives: Jeff

Jun 22

Missouri trip Day 1

Posted on Monday, June 22, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

A recap of last summer’s sojourn down, across, up, diagonally through, and then up again in Missouri. First up, a short report, on a day spent traveling. Ava, Missouri, June 22, 2014 — I mostly followed US 65 down to … Continue reading →

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Jun 19

Corwith school building will be demolished

Posted on Friday, June 19, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 6, 2011: Take a bow, the night is over… The dissolution of the Corwith-Wesley school district will be emphasized with the demolition of the school building in Corwith, The Des Moines Register reports. The board voted unanimously to tear it … Continue reading →

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Jun 18

Farmers Savings Bank celebrates 100th anniversary

Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

Farmers Savings Bank, officially Farmers Savings Bank & Trust-Traer, was incorporated and chartered in 1915. This evening is its annual Customer Appreciation Picnic. The bank has put out a timeline of its history (PDF), which includes adding a bank in … Continue reading →

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Jun 17

North Winneshiek wants to keep plugging along as K-6 district

Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

From Decorah Newspapers: The North Winneshiek School Board approved a resolution Monday afternoon that will make its school a preschool through sixth grade facility from July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2020. That’s the news part of the story, but … Continue reading →

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Jun 16

Football playoffs back to 16 per class

Posted on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at 10:24 AM by Jeff

Well, knock me over with a feather. The IHSAA is going back to 16 teams per class in the football postseason starting in 2016. There won’t be 2-7 teams in the playoffs anymore, and now the points start to matter again … Continue reading →

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Jun 15

Luther will NOT be disincorporated

Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015, at 10:06 AM by Jeff

The state City Development Board last week rejected the town of Luther’s petition to disincorporate. Right now, the meeting minutes don’t appear to be online, but there was a post about it on the town’s Facebook page with a copy of … Continue reading →

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Jun 13

Summer 2014 photos added

Posted on Saturday, June 13, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Here’s an update notice from January and thereafter that I never got around to posting: I have added at least one picture, and in most cases multiple pictures, to many highways in western Iowa from some trips last summer. New … Continue reading →

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Jun 12

World-Herald looks back at Conferencepocalypse

Posted on Friday, June 12, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Five years ago this week, Benedict Herbie backstabbed a century of tradition in a fit of pique the University of Nebraska announced its intention to join the Big Ten Conference, setting into motion an existential crisis that reverberates throughout college … Continue reading →

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Jun 11

Beautiful land. All 8,883 miles of it.

Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2015, at 10:04 AM by Jeff

June 8, 2015, 6:49 PM: The end of a journey years in the making. Between March 20, 2003, and June 8, 2015, I traveled every mile of every current state, US, and interstate highway in Iowa at least once. (Some … Continue reading →

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Jun 10

Five-year highway plan approved; US 20 completion scheduled

Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at 10:05 AM by Jeff

Iowa highway construction took a record step Tuesday when the transportation commission approved a $3.2 billion five-year plan. If federal funding stays on track, this five-year plan includes the complete expansion of US 20 to four lanes in Iowa (except … Continue reading →

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