Category Archives: Iowa Miscellaneous

Nov 12

Goldfield Cheese Mart is 50 years old

Posted on Monday, November 12, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Enough cheese for every man, woman, and child in town. Probably.

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Nov 08

50-50, plus one, for 2020

Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

While there will be many women voting the democratic ticket, there is no question that that in the northern states the republican party will be largely the gainer and if there was any hope of the sporting candidate, “Wet Jim”, … Continue reading →

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Oct 10

America’s Finest News Source strikes again

Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Iowa Aims To Keep Young People From Moving Out Of State With New ‘The Stress Will Kill Your Mother’ Retention Campaign I mean, it’s not like anything else has worked. a press conference advising Iowan millennials to find a nice … Continue reading →

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Oct 04

Quincy-Dish dispute enters Week 6

Posted on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I forgot to reset the retransmission-fee-dispute counter after finding out that Dish Network dropped multiple stations covering parts of Iowa from its system on Aug. 29. They are the Quincy Newspapers stations, including KWWL, KTIV, and KTTC along with their … Continue reading →

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Sep 26

Town’s worth of housing coming to Bondurant

Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Earlier this month, the Bondurant city council approved plats for two developments that will add 240 homes, the Des Moines Register reported. The once-small suburb more than doubled in population between 2000 and 2010 to become Iowa’s 99th-largest city. In 2015, … Continue reading →

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Sep 11

Johnston annexation puts it on the state highway system

Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The State of Iowa City Development Board meeting tomorrow includes an annexation by the city of Johnston. Based on a notice from earlier this year, Johnston is making plans to bring a portion of the IA 141 corridor under its control. … Continue reading →

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Aug 22

Long-idle southeast Iowa pages get new photos

Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

June 18, 2018: Old IA 79 remains labeled “DMC Hwy 79” but Des Moines County changed it to J20 — while not doing anything to Old US 34, which runs east from here. Middletown prettied up the intersection with a … Continue reading →

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Aug 17

A State Fair scheduling snafu?

Posted on Friday, August 17, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

For years now, a hypnotist has performed on the Riley Stage in the evenings during the full week of the Iowa State Fair. I typically try to catch a show, because it is good clean fun. I don’t have any … Continue reading →

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Jun 26

Photo for WQAD story looks familiar

Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

A man, his wife, and their two children were all injured after he fell asleep while driving and crashed into another car in rural Fort Madison, Iowa shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 21st. https://t.co/zCZQ7ZatTT — WQAD (@wqad) June … Continue reading →

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Jun 21

Hiawatha’s plan to conquer Toddville

Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Fourth in a series. In my previous posts regarding population, I cited the master’s thesis “Annexation in Iowa: an analysis of the Iowa annexation statutes” by Robin Renae Habeger (1997). That, along with some digging into more recent news, brings something to light: … Continue reading →

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