Author Archives: Jeff

Mar 06

Sioux City Highway Chronology revised, expanded, updated

Posted on Friday, March 6, 2015, at 10:22 AM by Jeff

In the decade since I created the Sioux City Highway Chronology page, the amount of resources available for related research has grown substantially. Those resources include PDFs of year-by-year maps previously available only for study in Ames, construction plans/documents, and … Continue reading →

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Mar 05

Plans for US 30 in Benton County advance

Posted on Thursday, March 5, 2015, at 9:59 AM by Jeff

As reported almost three weeks ago by the Cedar Valley Daily Times, DOT engineers favor an interchange over a J-turn for US 30/218 in Benton County. The ramps in the northwest and southeast corners of the intersection-turned-interchange will preserve both … Continue reading →

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Mar 04

US 30 bypass meeting Thursday night

Posted on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The long-discussed, still-far-off US 30 bypass of Mount Vernon and Lisbon takes a step forward with a public meeting in Mount Vernon. In a departure from the way most meetings go nowadays, there will be a formal presentation during the … Continue reading →

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Mar 03

The comeback

Posted on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at 2:49 PM by Jeff

Wow. (Someone at CyTV stayed up all night to edit this. Fast work.)

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Mar 03

‘House of Cards’ goes to Iowa

Posted on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

In the way that TV shows about politics go to Iowa, it’s caucusin’ time for Netflix’s “House of Cards”. Check the flags at the 16-18 second mark of the trailer embedded in this story. The show got Oelwein High School’s … Continue reading →

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Mar 02

Private schools make up half of 2A girls’ state basketball field

Posted on Monday, March 2, 2015, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

Four private schools in Class 2A, including defending champion Iowa City Regina, made the 2015 Iowa state girls’ basketball tournament. All but one of those games are today, following Class 1A in the morning and afternoon. (Colo-NESCO tipped off against … Continue reading →

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Feb 27

Gladbrook Elementary School closing

Posted on Friday, February 27, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

November 17, 1996: Cropped video frame from Tama County 4H Awards Program. The gym floor was replaced in summer 1997 or summer 1998. Tama County’s fifth-largest town has lost its school. The Gladbrook-Reinbeck school board voted Wednesday night to close … Continue reading →

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Feb 26

Cedar Falls to put roundabouts on University Avenue

Posted on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at 10:08 AM by Jeff

November 21, 2001: The red lights in the background would be among those eliminated under Cedar Falls’ new plan. The Waterloo Courier and KWWL both have stories about Cedar Falls’ plans to rebuild University Avenue, which it took over from … Continue reading →

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Feb 25

Luther school demolished

Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

April 16, 2014: The Luther school building at the intersection of IA 17 and E57 opened in September 1916. The Luther school building, which had fallen into disrepair after its closure in 1972, was torn down Feb. 13 and 16, reports … Continue reading →

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Feb 24

944, for real this time

Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at 10:05 AM by Jeff

Nearly two months after deciding against it, the city council of Center Junction reversed course and voted unanimously for disincorporation. The Jones County town of just over 100 people is by far the largest in Iowa to go this route; the … Continue reading →

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