Author Archives: Jeff

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 30

I-80/380 meeting Tuesday night

Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

For those who are looking forward to their commutes between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids the next five years or so, tonight is your chance to find out just how bad things are going to START getting. There’s a meeting … 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 26

Not drafty in here at all

Posted on Friday, April 26, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Iowa tight ends in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft: 2 Iowa football players, all positions, combined, who have been first-round draft picks, according to Ron Steele of KWWL: 23 Iowa State football players, all positions, combined, who … Continue reading →

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Apr 24

3 1/2 counties, 2 newspaper offices

Posted on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

It’s been more than a year since the Traer Star-Clipper office closed. When the owner of the paper relocated everyone working on a Tama-Grundy Publishing weekly to Tama, seven publications total, everything was left behind. Look in the front window … Continue reading →

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Apr 23

A mea culpa on King Tower Cafe

Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

In 2011 I linked to a news story saying the King Tower Cafe in Tama had closed. It turns out I needed to follow up on that. It’s up and running, as this KCRG story from last year shows.

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Apr 22

US 30 study both limited, expansive

Posted on Monday, April 22, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

An “online meeting” has been posted regarding US 30 in Cedar and Clinton counties from the end of the impending Lisbon bypass to De Witt. There’s a 20-minute video that you have to sign up in order to see, but … Continue reading →

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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 18

Online mapping and geographical illiteracy

Posted on Thursday, April 18, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I was all set to cite this story to weep and wail about the state of education — for the most part I still should — but then I stopped to think. ‘Many people can’t find themselves on a map,’ laments … 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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