Author Archives: Jeff

Sep 22

Asbestos clouds Ocheyedan school building’s future

Back in July, the Worthington (MN) Daily Globe covered Sibley-Ocheyedan’s attempts to unload the old school on the south side of Ocheyedan: An engineer who inspected the property estimates the continued leakage from the roof and water damage will render … Continue reading

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Sep 19

Prescott school: 100 years, full stop

Jan. 27, 2011: Closeup of the design of the 1914 Prescott school. The town of Prescott marked the 100th anniversary of its school building the second weekend of September. There was an all-school reunion, tours of the building, and a … Continue reading

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Sep 18

Thayer lost its post office

A small southwest Iowa town that had received a reprieve from one round of post office closings appears to have lost its post office anyway. The post office in the Union County town of Thayer, pop. 59, was supposed to … Continue reading

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Sep 17

ISU jersey from Jack Trice era found

Wow. Josh Kagavi has done yeoman’s work in finding this piece of Iowa State football history.

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Sep 17

US 169 washed out north of Winterset

KCCI has the story; the DOT has the detour. The grade, subgrade and shoulder completely collapsed on one side.

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Sep 16

Lincoln Highway bridge needs repairs again

The historic unique Lincoln Highway bridge on the east end of Tama is about to celebrate its centennial. It underwent an extensive rehab project in 1987, but flooding and time have raised the need for more work to be done, … Continue reading

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Sep 15

Lee County seat consolidation halted

Lee County residents packed the gym in Donnellson earlier this month to hear a county supervisor’s proposal to move all services to Fort Madison. However, just before the meeting began, it was withdrawn. WGEM and KHQA both have stories; the … Continue reading

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Sep 13

Cyclone. State.

In Kinnick, again. 😀 I have no idea how that happened.

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Sep 12

DOT revamps county, city map webpage

The Iowa DOT has incorporated the former iowadotmaps.com site (the URL still redirects) into the main iowadot.gov site, and that includes conforming to the (old) layout. The pages with links to individual city, county, and traffic maps have been redesigned … Continue reading

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Sep 11

Still waiting on US 20

“We were promised that the whole four-lane corridor would be completed by 2018. That’s not going to happen,” Shirley Phillips told KTIV. The Moville-to-Correctionville segment will become four lanes in the near future, but there is nothing else scheduled in … Continue reading

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