Category Archives: Iowa Miscellaneous

Sep 12

KWKB loses CW affiliation

Posted on Monday, September 12, 2016, at 10:20 AM by Jeff

Today, programming for the CW network in eastern Iowa moves from KWKB Channel 20.1 to KWWL Channel 7.2. KWKB will still be on the air, but taking over the “This TV” affiliation instead (or so Wikipedia says). At the same time, … Continue reading →

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Sep 01

Historic Crawford County bridge irreparably damaged

Posted on Thursday, September 1, 2016, at 10:02 AM by Jeff

August 8, 2016: Damage is evident on supports for the 180th Street Bridge over Beaver Creek west of Kiron. A bowstring bridge in northern Crawford County has been closed to traffic since April and cannot be repaired, the Council Bluffs … Continue reading →

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Aug 15

Does Iowa State Fair need more promotion in Eastern Iowa?

Posted on Monday, August 15, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 16, 2013: Lego Iowa at the Varied Industries Building. When I got my advance State Fair ticket on the last Saturday in July at a Cedar Rapids-area Fareway, the cashier said it was the first one she’d sold. The … Continue reading →

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Aug 12

Lee County could have one courthouse. Or not.

Posted on Friday, August 12, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Iowa’s unique 99-counties-100-seats arrangement will be put to the test in November, when Lee County votes on a bond issue to build one new courthouse. The Fort Madison Daily Democrat says the county supervisors approved the ballot on a 3-2 … Continue reading →

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Aug 08

Knoxville gets explanation for interchange sign change

Posted on Monday, August 8, 2016, at 10:08 AM by Jeff

And it’s in line with what I said was the case. The Iowa DOT’s goal in the stripped-down and genericized signs at exits is to reduce the “pieces of information” offered to the driver. The old sign (seen above) has eight … Continue reading →

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Aug 01

Iowa’s seventh electoral vote

Posted on Monday, August 1, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Depending on what you think about Colorado and New Mexico this election cycle (or Utah??), there could be as few as two “tossup” states in November outside the Eastern Time Zone. Iowa is one of them, but there’s a not-quite-secret … Continue reading →

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Jul 04

Liberty and law

Posted on Monday, July 4, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

September 2, 2008: Replica Statue of Liberty (1950) outside Buchanan County Courthouse (1939) in Independence, Iowa (1847).

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Jun 30

Map of Iowa school enrollment changes, 2001-2015

Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I have created a color-coded map of Iowa that shows changes in certified enrollment between 2001-02 and 2015-16. Certified enrollment is not a direct correlation with head count, because of certain formulas, but it’s the number used for all state … Continue reading →

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Jun 29

Iowa’s largest enrollment gainers, 2001-2015

Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

Statewide student enrollment over the past decade and a half tells a different story than a district-by-district breakdown: Rural areas continue to be drained of students while the gains are concentrated in the suburbs. By the raw certified enrollment total, … Continue reading →

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Jun 27

Largest one-high school areas in Iowa

Posted on Monday, June 27, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

This is a list of the top 10 places in Iowa, by size, served by one high school, in five-year increments. In most cases, it involves whole-grade sharing followed some time later by consolidation, but in some cases there is … Continue reading →

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