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Feb 10

Benton County opposes J-turn at 30/218 intersection

Posted on Monday, February 10, 2014, at 2:08 PM by Jeff

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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Feb 09

New St. Louis bridge opens today

Posted on Sunday, February 9, 2014, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

June 9, 2011: Multi-number interstate shields in downtown St. Louis may be on their way out with I-70’s realignment. Many exit numbers, including those in the background, will be changing. The I-70 Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge opens across the … Continue reading →

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Feb 07

Emerald ash borer found in Black Hawk County

Posted on Friday, February 7, 2014, at 11:02 AM by Jeff

No, this isn’t about highways or schools, but it is about Iowa, and in this case, something close to Tama County. The sighting in Waterloo is the fourth in a county not bordering the Mississippi River. Hug your ash trees, … Continue reading →

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Feb 06

“Photo of the Week” didn’t last long

Posted on Thursday, February 6, 2014, at 2:47 PM by Jeff

It appears the Iowa DOT only got through 14 weeks of its centennial “Photo of the Week” series. The fact I’m only realizing this now may be a factor in why it stopped being updated. I’ve removed it from the blogroll … Continue reading →

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Feb 06

Undefeated to unranked in four weeks

Posted on Thursday, February 6, 2014, at 12:02 AM by Jeff

The ISU women lost to TCU for the second time since the Horned Frogs joined the conference. With the earlier loss to West Virginia at home, again, the newcomers will have no worse than a .500 all-time conference record against … Continue reading →

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Feb 05

AHSTW joins the five-letter acronym club

Posted on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at 10:48 AM by Jeff

Avoca-Hancock-Shelby-Tennant and Walnut, which have been sharing football for years, are going all-in on whole-grade sharing (links: KMA, Omaha World-Herald). This school year, Walnut is the 10th-smallest school district in the state by certified enrollment, but the second-smallest that still … Continue reading →

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Feb 04

Prairie Valley, SE Webster-Grand on track to create state’s second-largest district

Posted on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at 12:29 PM by Jeff

July 25, 2012: This new landscaping at the Boxholm school addition may not have students enjoying it for long. The main building was constructed in 1916. When the football district assignments came out, I noticed that Southeast Webster-Grand wasn’t listed … Continue reading →

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Feb 02

Updates from river to river

Posted on Sunday, February 2, 2014, at 12:26 PM by Jeff

I delved into the DOT’s photo archives and pulled up some pictures that fit in with this website. For the time being, I’m putting the copyright line underneath each picture but may move that to the main page. One thing’s … Continue reading →

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Jan 30

North Tama’s enrollment drop among largest in state

Posted on Thursday, January 30, 2014, at 4:04 PM by Jeff

Meanwhile, Waukee added NT’s entire student population in one year. Again. The 2013-14 Iowa enrollment numbers, released last week by the Department of Education, show a positive change statewide from the previous school year. However, those gains are not spread … Continue reading →

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Jan 29

Cedar Rapids wants I-380 six-laned to I-80

Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at 1:11 PM by Jeff

July 15, 2006 In 2010, more than 48,000 vehicles traveled daily on I-380 between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. That’s the most on an Iowa interstate outside an urban area. It’s also more than any segment on the Iowa side … Continue reading →

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