Author Archives: Jeff

Feb 10

Gladbrook school in danger of closing

Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at 10:17 AM by Jeff

Gladbrook-Reinbeck is considering reducing its school facilities, and closing the K-8 building in Gladbrook is one option, reports the Waterloo Courier. The others involve rearranging grades between the two towns but all put all of a grade’s students in one … Continue reading →

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Feb 09

KWWL drops counties from weather map

Posted on Monday, February 9, 2015, at 10:22 AM by Jeff

In the first week of February, maps shown on KWWL during the weather portion of the newscast looked different. The map, which is still squashed vertically*, now only displays 21 counties. Howard, Floyd, Franklin, Jackson, and Mitchell counties are gone, … Continue reading →

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Feb 08

License Plate Letters — DBB

Posted on Sunday, February 8, 2015, at 11:33 AM by Jeff

The question has been answered: Iowa will not be skipping “D” in the first position of the alphabetical side of the new cycle of license plates.

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Feb 06

A History of Concrete Paving in Iowa

Posted on Friday, February 6, 2015, at 11:25 AM by Jeff

June 4, 2014: This concrete on old US 20 east of Cushing is from 1932. Old 20 west of Cushing to Sioux City was paved by 1924. If that headline has you clicking for more, you’ve come to the right … Continue reading →

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Feb 05

Davenport could kill east-west one-way pair

Posted on Thursday, February 5, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Third and Fourth streets in downtown Davenport are one-way streets, and the city council is looking into eliminating those, reports WQAD. This would not affect the north-south one-ways on Brady and Harrison streets carrying Business 61. Cedar Rapids has approved … Continue reading →

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Feb 04

DOT committed to interchange at 65/330

Posted on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at 10:38 AM by Jeff

After years of public meetings and study, the US 65/IA 330/IA 117 intersection in Jasper County will be upgraded to an interchange. The interchange will be northeast of the current intersection and both the present intersection and the F17 intersection … Continue reading →

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Feb 03

Chain of Rocks Canal Bridge being demolished

Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at 3:05 PM by Jeff

A major bridge that carried Route 66 traffic for a while near St. Louis, the westbound I-270 Chain of Rocks Canal Bridge, was partially imploded today. The Chain of Rocks Canal Bridge — not the one over the Mississippi River, but to … Continue reading →

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Feb 03

Forevergreen Road exit and interchange rebuild ahead

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

These stories from KWWL and KCRG cover two separate things — the 80/380 cloverleaf and a potential exit at Forevergreen Road in North Liberty — but they have a common thread in location and timeline. Under the most recent five-year … Continue reading →

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Feb 02

Iowa enrollment: Waukee adds NT’s entire student body

Posted on Monday, February 2, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The certified enrollment numbers for Iowa’s public school districts were released at the end of last week. While the total is slightly up from last year, the bulk of that growth is concentrated in the state’s largest districts. Ankeny and … Continue reading →

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Jan 30

Could Jefferson Highway be signed like Lincoln Highway?

Posted on Friday, January 30, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 11, 2004: This Jefferson Highway turn stone has been placed on the interpretive walking trail at the Reed-Niland corner in Colo. Photo taken on day of dedication of renovated Niland station. Earlier this month, the Osceola Sentinel reported the … Continue reading →

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