Category Archives: Iowa Miscellaneous

Mar 08

A floating museum with screen time

Posted on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Monday’s episode of “Quantum Leap” was set in 1989 aboard what the script and visual effects intend to be the USS Montana, BB-77. According to the US Navy’s battleships page, that vessel doesn’t exist, although Wikipedia says that “Montana-class battleships” … Continue reading →

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Mar 03

Virtual radio, virtual article

Posted on Friday, March 3, 2023, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Eagle Grove has a new radio station. Sort of. “Eagle Grove Classic Hits” is an online-only radio station (link here). Its music collection is “classic rock, classic country, and oldies”, according to a story at the Eagle Grove Eagle. But … Continue reading →

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Feb 20

Township population list misaligns certain numbers

Posted on Monday, February 20, 2023, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

While working on the Tama County Board of Supervisors post back in October, I wondered if there was a comprehensive list of populations of Iowa areas by township. This agglomeration of information, including cities independent of townships, is a building … Continue reading →

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Feb 06

Page County newspapers smushed together

Posted on Monday, February 6, 2023, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The first attempt at journalism in Page county was the founding of the Page County Herald, the first issue of which bore date of May 24, 1859. … The Herald was a six column folio, all home print, for that … Continue reading →

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Feb 03

Vinton gas station rebranded

Posted on Friday, February 3, 2023, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The headline is generic, but the story is a little longer. John’s Qwik Stop in Vinton, on IA 150, was turned into a Casey’s at the beginning of the year. The owner announced his retirement in November. The gas station … Continue reading →

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Jan 16

Unclear on the concept, “What the crap, Ed?” division

Posted on Monday, January 16, 2023, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

This started shortly after the new year. NOW how am I supposed to watch SoundOff? (Title reference.)

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Jan 13

Yag, Yag, Yag

Posted on Friday, January 13, 2023, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 9, 2020: Imagine the middle line on this LGS on IA 92 at IA 28 pointing to Yaggy. Winterset Madisonian, December 8, 1910: Where is Yaggy? What is Yaggy? Yaggy is a town, and a town right in our … Continue reading →

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Jan 06

US 65 beltway is Polk County isthmus

Posted on Friday, January 6, 2023, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

It has annoyed me for a while that Altoona and Des Moines’ annexations in the early 2010s omitted the US 65 bypass between them, meaning that the two cities do not technically touch boundaries. It turns out that, intentionally or … Continue reading →

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Dec 21

Tama County news, and newspaper news, updates

Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Tying up some stories and sprinkling in references to some new ones: The deadline for moving to 8-player football has passed, and as of this writing, the North Tama board had taken no action for at least the varsity level. … Continue reading →

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Nov 07

Speaking of getting an hour back

Posted on Monday, November 7, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Did the Iowa State Fair make any actual announcement about cutting back its hours, or did it just happen? It was easy to remember, and there were stickers if you forgot: Buildings Open 9 to 9. But now the buildings … Continue reading →

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