Category Archives: Iowa Miscellaneous

May 21

Year-old truck stop may not reopen

Posted on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

At the beginning of February 2018, a Love’s Travel Center opened at the I-29/US 34 interchange, the only truck stop between the IA 2 exit and Council Bluffs. Thirteen and fourteen months later, two “bomb cyclones” — the Midwestern equivalent … Continue reading →

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May 01

Ladora bank bistro back with caucus theme

Posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Earlier this year, the Ladora Bank Bistro closed, and the future of the building was uncertain. But it’s coming back, today, with a twist. It’s called the “Caucus Bistro” and will have campaign memorabilia. (Stories: KCRG, Iowa Public Radio, Des … Continue reading →

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Apr 28

Politico goes inside the Register

Posted on Sunday, April 28, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Linked without further comment.

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Apr 19

100th anniversary of Iowa’s Primary Road Act

Posted on Friday, April 19, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

  May 19, 2004 / September 7, 2006: There are only two places in Iowa where original 1920 numbers still meet in 2019 — IA 9/51 in Allamakee County and IA 13/56 in Clayton County. Neither intersection is in the … Continue reading →

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Apr 17

Webster County Museum in trouble

Posted on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The roof of the former Otho Elementary is in horrible shape and has put the Webster County Museum’s future in question, reports the Fort Dodge Messenger. The museum also has mold. One of the museum’s volunteers was killed in a traffic … Continue reading →

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Apr 15

Fictional candidate places real newspaper ad

Posted on Monday, April 15, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

And may be polling higher than John Delaney. Iowa would do themselves the honor of selecting me as their candidate for president! Join me!! #newselinanow #veep #hbo #selinameyer pic.twitter.com/cv8vf3xKd9 — Selina Meyer (@OfficialSelinaM) April 13, 2019 One of the other … Continue reading →

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Apr 08

Slater ice cream shop lost in fire

Posted on Monday, April 8, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

May 31, 2017: Cole’s in Slater sold more than ice cream. (Yup, I happened to have a photo.) Cole’s ice cream shop, a little eating place in Slater at the corner of IA 210 and R38, burned down this weekend. … Continue reading →

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Apr 05

Analysis of 2019 RAGBRAI route

Posted on Friday, April 5, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Perhaps the strangest thing about this year’s RAGBRAI route map release, now that the day-by-day trickle is an established thing, is that the Register‘s website didn’t really say anything about it. On that Sunday morning, there was nothing except the … Continue reading →

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Apr 02

The Not Daily Times Herald

Posted on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

As of this week, Iowa has one fewer daily newspaper. The paper that from World War II until now was known as the Daily Times Herald is becoming the Carroll Times-Herald, with publication on Tuesdays and Fridays. The announcement also … Continue reading →

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Mar 30

An unfortunate closing in the nick of time

Posted on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

In 1978, as enrollment in the South Page school district was falling*, the district closed its attendance centers in both Braddyville and Coin. It was a far cry from the optimism of just over a decade earlier, when voters approved … Continue reading →

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