Category Archives: Tama County

Jul 28

Post office closures: Quick hits

Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011, at 5:45 PM by Jeff

This is a rundown of things gleaned from the July and April lists of post offices the USPS is considering closing. (I’m assuming that since there is no overlap, the previous list is still valid.) The Iowa Back Roads and … Continue reading →

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Jul 26

178 more(!) post offices put on The List

Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at 3:11 PM by Jeff

178 Iowa Post Offices Could Close (KCCI) (with alphabetical list) The only difference I can tell with this set is that it’s accompanied by a discussion about “village post offices” inside other businesses, which is a non-starter if the only … Continue reading →

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Jul 21

Cleanup, additions in the school timeline

Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2011, at 11:30 PM by Jeff

While double-checking the years of some entries, it became evident that more schools than I thought became a K-6 or K-8 while sending everyone else to one or more other districts, but not receiving any students in return. In light … Continue reading →

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Jul 15

King Tower Cafe, 1937-2011

Posted on Friday, July 15, 2011, at 10:53 PM by Jeff

Cause of death: Progress. This is only 10 months after the US 30 bypass/bisection of Tama/Toledo opened. The King Tower was on the easternmost part of 30 that was bypassed, part of the original Lincoln Highway, near the bridge. More … Continue reading →

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Jul 13

Weather Service recap of not-tornado

Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at 6:00 PM by Jeff

Technically, it’s called a “derecho.” As the system passed through the northern Des Moines metro area at 3:30am, it rapidly intensified and accelerated eastward. Over the next hour and a half the storm plowed eastward through Story, Marshall, and Tama … Continue reading →

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