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Apr 24

IA 152 is officially gone

Posted on Friday, April 24, 2015, at 10:07 AM by Jeff

April 25, 2005: The “east” or “south” end of IA 152, right at Osceola’s north city limits. (Can’t believe this picture is a decade old.) Jason Hancock has been checking the status of signs for IA 152 on a regular … Continue reading →

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Apr 23

Civil War program in Traer tonight

Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at 10:13 AM by Jeff

Dec. 29, 2012: Text of monument for the 14th Iowa at Shiloh National Battlefield. A recap of my visit can be found here. A program at the Traer Museum at 7:20 tonight will honor Tama County’s “Wolf Creek Rangers” of … Continue reading →

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Apr 22

North Iowa sells Thompson building

Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at 8:00 PM by Jeff

For $1. The building’s new owners intend to keep it and turn it into apartments, and make the gym available to the public.

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Apr 22

Luther taking steps toward disincorporation

Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Months after the old school in Luther was lost to history, the same may be about to happen to the town itself. The state City Development Board held a hearing regarding Luther’s status earlier this month (PDF). Luther was in … Continue reading →

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Apr 21

Meetings seek input on Lincoln Highway legacy

Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at 10:24 AM by Jeff

September 28, 2014: Art of Youngville Station, inside Youngville Station, on the Lincoln Highway in Benton County. The Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway group is holding meetings across Iowa to get input on priorities for the future of the historic route, … Continue reading →

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Apr 20

On legacies, and not being the only one out to visit every Iowa town

Posted on Monday, April 20, 2015, at 10:16 AM by Jeff

Or: Can someone’s thunder be stolen if it isn’t raining yet? June 5, 2014: Not the only buildings in Struble, but close. Struble, pop. 78, is near the Plymouth/Sioux county line in northwestern Iowa. I’ve been chugging along in my … Continue reading →

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Apr 18

Nothing happening in Ames today

Posted on Saturday, April 18, 2015, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

Nothing at all.

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Apr 17

Central Clinton executes stealth name change

Posted on Friday, April 17, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The district in eastern Iowa that is most often called “Central Clinton,” and has a website as as “Central Community,” appears to have filed a name change with the state Department of Education last calendar year. The kinda-sorta-less-vague-yet-not-really name change to … Continue reading →

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Apr 16

Information on Council Bluffs construction for 2015

Posted on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

Last week, the DOT held a public meeting about construction plans for this year in the Council Bluffs interstate system. We’ve already had years of construction and aren’t halfway through. Only five of the 32 planned bridges have been completed, … Continue reading →

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Apr 15

Jasper County bridge replacement prepares for six-lane I-80

Posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Preparation for an eventual upgrade of I-80 to six lanes east of Des Moines, which at the moment has no timetable, was first manifested in new bridges over the Cedar River. Now it’s time to replace bridges over the Skunk … Continue reading →

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