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Feb
22
Saylorville Mile-Long Bridge to close for construction
KCCI has the story. The closure will start at the end of March. Remember, that bridge wasn’t under state control until 2003, when IA 415 was rerouted.
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Feb
21
The most appropriate way to describe USA women’s hockey loss
As written on Wide Right Natty Lite: The USA Women were up 2-0 on Canada with 3:30 left, then blew the game in a truly Iowa State fashion. Complete with hitting the goalpost.
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Feb
20
2002 US 20 construction photo gallery
It took me a while to realize this, but when Apple took down iTools/MobileMe, I lost a photo gallery of construction on US 20. I have created a new one with iPhoto, and added (very) minimal commentary. Aside from perhaps … Continue reading
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Feb
19
Refreshing the 900s pages
July 7, 2013: The Lincoln Highway meets IA 21 northwest of Belle Plaine. A loop follows the earliest route, while the main route follows 21. This was the east end of secret IA 940 (1980-2003). With this winter being what … Continue reading
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Feb
18
Geneseo featured in article about abandoned schools
Sept. 23, 2011: The abandoned Geneseo Township school building east of Buckingham, like many pre-WWII schools in Iowa, had an addition built later. The addition area was used for apartments for a time. In my travels across Iowa, I have … Continue reading
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Feb
16
NT girls win first game of postseason
Woo! After beating Glabrook-Reinbeck for the second time in two weeks, the Redhawks will play South Hardin at Eldora Tuesday night — for the second time in just over a week. NT lost the previous matchup. Because of the girls’ … Continue reading
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Feb
15
Google Maps’ birds-eye view of Sioux City construction
Here’s something neat to see: If you zoom in on the I-29/US 77 interchange in Sioux City, and select the 45-degree view angle, you get a picture of construction in the area last year. The main bridge and the southbound … Continue reading
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Feb
14
Alta-Aurelia switches school calendar to hours
At this point, it will be more newsworthy when a school district decides to measure the next school year in days, but here’s another data point from the Cherokee Chronicle Times. On a related note, Cedar Rapids’ school year won’t … Continue reading
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Feb
12
The almost-end of stamped Iowa license plates
It’s now mid-February, so the last stragglers holding on to their 1998-2003 plates have had to give them up. New letters are now up to CBE. With the replacement cycle, Iowa currently doesn’t have any active combinations from that sequence … Continue reading
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Feb
10
Benton County opposes J-turn at 30/218 intersection
As of August, the DOT had narrowed the options for what to do with the US 30/218 intersection (where the four-lane currently ends) to two: A double-parclo interchange, with ramps in the northwest and southeast corners of the intersection, or … Continue reading
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