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Author Archives: Jeff
Nov
25
Creston, Prescott merger talks advance
The Creston News-Advertiser says that a consolidation vote with Prescott will be in April assuming petitions are gathered and the AEA approves. It’s a merger in name only, as the reality is the Prescott school will close and be a … Continue reading
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Nov
25
That one weird Texas Tech statistic
(Clickbait headline alert!) A geographic note in the Iowa State-Texas Tech game appears to have been misconstrued. During the game Saturday, a Fox Sports graphic (possibly running off this AP game preview) indicated that Tech has only played four “November games … Continue reading
Nov
24
Remsen-Union, MMC call off whole-grade sharing
These articles from the Le Mars Sentinel and Sioux City Journal point to the same difficulty: The Remsen-Union and Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn boards could not agree on which town would get (and who would lose) the high school. Both articles also say … Continue reading
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Nov
21
I-35 rest areas nearing completion
This story from WHO says that new rest areas between Des Moines and Ames should be finished in the next couple of months. They will be between the US 30 and IA 210 exits, replacing ones taken out for the Ankeny interchange. … Continue reading
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Nov
20
Class A football championship today
This afternoon, Gladbrook-Reinbeck plays Logan-Magnolia for the Iowa Class A football title. If you miss watching a power running game from the I-formation or the wishbone offense with ten players in a three-point stance, this is the game for you. (On … Continue reading
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Nov
19
Benton closes elementary, East Marshall doesn’t
There was a reversal of expectations in Gilman Monday night, as East Marshall’s school board voted to keep both the K-4 building in Laurel and 5-8 building in Gilman open. However, the Benton Community school board did proceed as expected, … Continue reading
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Nov
18
Nebraska schools considering five-way merger
This story from the Norfolk Daily News is interesting and shows that Nebraska suffers the same problems with declining rural schools, only more so. The five towns involved are about 75 miles west of Sioux City.
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Nov
18
What did Iowa do to you, Agents of SHIELD?
First scene in last week’s episode of “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”: “What’s Burning Man?” “Are you sure you’re not from Iowa, because you just sounded like it.” Later it turns out the person who spoke the second line was “an art … Continue reading
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Nov
17
A moment of sanity in playoff nomenclature
The NCAA has relented on its attempts to manipulate the style of the rounds of 64 and 32 in the men’s tournament. The first and second rounds WILL BE the first and second rounds starting in 2016. Not only that, but … Continue reading
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Nov
17
The end of Iowa Highway 370
October 22, 2014: So what do we do with these brand-new signs now? Put H10 markers in the IA 370 spots, I hope. At some point during the past week, IA 370 was decommissioned in Mills County. The state-maintained connection … Continue reading
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