Author Archives: Jeff

Apr 10

Last Sioux City I-29 project begins

Posted on Friday, April 10, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Iowa DOT says it started repairing a fire-damaged bridge on I-29 this week. The project will last about two months. This unexpected repair issue prevented I-29 from being open to six lanes throughout the city and “completing” the decade-long reconstruction … Continue reading →

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Apr 08

A civic duty that can still be done

Posted on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Fill out your census forms! (Because it’s the right thing to do, darn it.) Or rather, take the code that the Census Bureau put in the envelope that was mailed to you and go online and do it. (Doing the … Continue reading →

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Apr 06

Uni-Watch blog explores 1968-69 girls’ basketball

Posted on Monday, April 6, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Paul Lukas’ Uni-Watch, which deals in the history and minute details of sports uniforms, recently did a feature on Iowa girls’ basketball. His starting point was a recent New York Times story about Denise (Long) Rife. Most of the post … Continue reading →

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Apr 01

Highway Gothic

Posted on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I apologize for nothing.

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Mar 31

Joe Diffie, 1958-2020

Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Joe Diffie, who died Sunday from coronavirus, was one of THE definitive singers for 1990s country — for me at least. Third Rock From The Sun was the first CD I bought. I have 85% to 100% of it memorized. … Continue reading →

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Mar 27

US 30 bridge to be built, then moved into place

Posted on Friday, March 27, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

To reduce the time US 30 will be closed northeast of Woodbine for a bridge replacement, a different tactic is going to be tried. The new bridge will be built beside the existing one, then slid into place. This will … Continue reading →

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Mar 25

The littlest cancellation

Posted on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The NCAA Tournament. Church services. Dine-in restaurants. Tulip Time. And two sessions of Private Pesticide Applicator Continuing Instruction Course in Tama and Traer, the latter of which was supposed to happen tomorrow. It seems like such a silly, inconsequential thing, … Continue reading →

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Mar 23

US 63 study ‘online meeting’

Posted on Monday, March 23, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Potential changes to the US 63 corridor from US 6 to Hudson are the subject of a recently released “online meeting” from the Iowa DOT. The video requires a signup and nothing interesting happens in the first two-thirds. It’s a “Planning … Continue reading →

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Mar 19

Associated Press features Historic 20 project

Posted on Thursday, March 19, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I caught up with Bryan Farr in February during his most recent trip across the state to promote old US 20 as a scenic/historic route across the country. He’s been making a lot of progress. Now the Associated Press has … Continue reading →

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Mar 17

North Tama closed ‘for an extended period’

Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

From the school’s Facebook page: The North Tama County Community School District will be temporarily suspending all activities and instruction for an extended period starting on TUESDAY, MARCH 17. The school time will need to be made up to meet … Continue reading →

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