Author Archives: Jeff

Oct 18

Cityview description of Lincoln Highway change is wrong

I don’t know what possessed Cityview’s Jim Duncan to open up a story about food at the Meskwaki casino with a Lincoln Highway conspiracy theory, but it’s flat out incorrect. Duncan writes: The Lincoln Highway’s course was only altered in one … Continue reading

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Oct 17

New I-80 to I-29 ramp opens

June 27, 2006: This sign assembly was the first gantry on eastbound I-80 after crossing the Missouri River bridge in Council Bluffs. Now the I-29 NB exit will be on the right side. The left “fork” for I-29, the first … Continue reading

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Oct 16

US 34 Missouri River bridge will open Oct. 22

After many delays, the new Plattsmouth bridge is scheduled to open Oct. 22, creating a shorter four-lane link from I-29 to the south Omaha suburbs. There are stories from the Omaha World-Herald, WOWT, and KMA Radio. After the bridge is … Continue reading

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Oct 15

Sub-$3 gas back in Iowa

Wooo. (WQAD) Even if my road tripping is limited right now, gas below $3 is a good thing.

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Oct 15

US 20 figures into governor debate

Story from Sioux City Journal. This version online puts the four-laning of US 20, and the closely related gas tax issue, as the centerpiece of the debate.

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Oct 14

US 63 closed in Waterloo for construction

This month’s closure of US 63 north of downtown Waterloo involves new pavement around the railroad crossing. News release from the DOT’s website. It is supposed to be closed for the next three weeks or so. This is a timed post.

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Oct 13

License Plate Letters — CPT, CSM, CXB

We’re jumping through the C’s rather quickly now, so the question of “Will Iowa’s cycle include D as a first letter this time?” will likely be answered sometime early next year if not sooner. The 1997 issuing cycle jumped from … Continue reading

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Oct 10

Lincoln Highway meeting in Tama

Maybe I missed a memo on this. (The website itself still says TBA, and the information is only on Facebook. This does not change my anti-Facebook stance.) Copied from that link: Iowa Lincoln Highway Association September 26 The next meeting of the … Continue reading

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Oct 10

Unique Homecoming at ISU

Because of some creative scheduling for TV contracts, Iowa State will be playing a non-conference game for Homecoming this year. According to the ISU media guide, Toledo is only the second non-conference Homecoming opponent in nearly a century and sixth … Continue reading

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Oct 09

Remsen won’t give up high school easily

Remsen, population 1663, is at risk of becoming one of the largest towns in Iowa to lose its (public) high school in recent decades. A proposal has been made for whole-grade sharing with Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn with the high school in Marcus. … Continue reading

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