Author Archives: Jeff

Sep 10

Garner-Hayfield-Ventura is a go

Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at 10:55 AM by Jeff

The school district that Iowa girls’ basketball phenom Lynne Lorenzen led to a state six-on-six title in 1987, Ventura, will expire next year. The Garner-Hayfield and Ventura school districts voted overwhelmingly for consolidation after three years of whole-grade sharing. This … Continue reading →

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Sep 09

Old US 30 motel in Toledo could be torn down

Posted on Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at 10:57 AM by Jeff

Both old as in “Old Highway 30”, and as in “old motel”. The Budget Inn, itself built on the 1954 realignment of 30 from Tama to Montour, was a victim of the bypass opening in 2010. A company is interested … Continue reading →

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Sep 08

I’m sensing a pattern here

Posted on Monday, September 8, 2014, at 11:02 AM by Jeff

Lakeside Hotel & Casino, formerly Terrible’s Lakeside Hotel & Casino: 777 Casino Drive, Osceola Isle Casino Hotel, 777 Isle of Capri Blvd., Waterloo Diamond Jo Worth, 777 Diamond Jo Lane, Northwood (on I-35) Wild Rose Casino & Resort Hotel, 777 Wild Rose … Continue reading →

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Sep 08

Corwith-Wesley dissolution vote Tuesday

Posted on Monday, September 8, 2014, at 8:06 AM by Jeff

On Tuesday, residents of the Corwith-Wesley school district in northern Iowa will vote on whether it should cease to exist. There’s not much of a choice, really. It’s a merger with Lu Verne in all but name, but it’s a likely … Continue reading →

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Sep 06

The difference a coach makes

Posted on Saturday, September 6, 2014, at 9:36 PM by Jeff

Through 1988, the year before Bill Snyder became the head coach at Kansas State, Iowa State had a 20-win margin in the all-time series, 44-24-4. Today, after the 98th meeting between the teams, that margin is down to four. Kansas State … Continue reading →

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Sep 05

TV map and county listings update

Posted on Friday, September 5, 2014, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The post I made a month ago about Gov. Branstad buying ads for the Keokuk-Hannibal-Quincy market served as an impetus/inspiration to update my Iowa TV station county-by-county list and station-by-station maps, which hadn’t had a good hard look for a … Continue reading →

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Sep 04

Lee County consolidation at Fort Madison?

Posted on Thursday, September 4, 2014, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

December 18, 2006: “The oldest courthouse in continuous use in the state of Iowa” will continue to be so if Lee County Supervisor Ron Fedler has his way. According to both the Burlington Hawk Eye and Fort Madison Daily Democrat, one Lee County … Continue reading →

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Sep 03

2010 photos added to IA 276 and 327

Posted on Wednesday, September 3, 2014, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Here’s one shovelful in a deep backlog of photos and updates. The “new” photos, taken just north of Spirit Lake, show that the intersection of former IA 276 and IA 327 has been converted into an all-way stop. Also, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Sep 02

Way better than Kliff Kingsbury morphing into Charlie Weis

Posted on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Despite the subject matter, it is not possible for me to hate this ad. (Flying over the map! Little icons!) Well done, Big Ten, well done. If you want to see the animation slowed down, and know something about HBO, … Continue reading →

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Aug 31

1990s country is splitting into its own genre

Posted on Sunday, August 31, 2014, at 12:32 PM by Jeff

Detouring again… I have toyed with creating a “Things That Make Me Feel Old” category for the blog, and this fits right in along with that: Cumulus has changed multiple stations including KJJY into “Nash Icon,” which “favors country music released … Continue reading →

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