Author Archives: Jeff

Oct 25

NT playing near, far in postseason

Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2018, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

It’s less than a week before Halloween and both the North Tama volleyball and football teams are still playing. Tonight, the volleyball team, #5 in the state, plays at home against next-door neighbor #11 Gladbrook-Reinbeck. The winner plays Tuesday in … Continue reading →

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Oct 24

US 65/IA 330 interchange has opened

Posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Last week was very eventful for the Iowa highway system. In addition to US 20 opening to four lanes, the long-desired, super controversial interchange along the Marshalltown diagonal opened. That’s a reference to an exit that incorporates US 65, IA … Continue reading →

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Oct 23

William Kvidera is coming home

Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

More than 75 years after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, drawing the United States into World War II, a Tama County sailor will be recognized and remembered. William Lester Kvidera died after the USS Oklahoma capsized. He was buried in … Continue reading →

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Oct 22

US 20 finally open to four lanes across Iowa

Posted on Monday, October 22, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 19, 2018: Acting Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg (center) holds the ribbon to mark the completion of four-lane US 20 along with a host of government officials and members of the US 20 Corridor Association. Holstein, Iowa, October 19 — … Continue reading →

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Oct 19

A celebration of Highway 20

Posted on Friday, October 19, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Boston, Massachusetts, October 10, 2017 America’s longest highway begins in the cradle of the Revolution. From the five-way intersection about 2 miles west of the center of Boston you can see the lights for left field of Fenway Park, on … Continue reading →

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Oct 18

Iowa State-Bye preview

Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

(Highway 20 week or not, I have to be consistent.)

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Oct 17

After decades of waiting, a complete ribbon of highway

Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 20, 2002: Concrete for new US 20 ends at the Grundy/Hardin county line, as seen from the B Avenue/Z Avenue bridge. A full gallery of that fall’s construction can be seen here. ============== U.S. 20 between Sioux City and … Continue reading →

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Oct 16

The political effect, or not, of a ribbon-cutting

Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

November 12, 2008: Gov. Chet Culver addresses the crowd at the opening of the US 34 Fairfield bypass, completing the expressway between Des Moines and Burlington first proposed 40 years earlier (although, as originally planned, it used IA 92 to Oskaloosa). … Continue reading →

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Oct 15

One of US 20’s birth announcements

Posted on Monday, October 15, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Highway Markers Go Up This Week In Ida County and elsewhere over the entire state of Iowa the handsome new state highway signs are being erected this week. In some localities, the county engineers began putting them in place Saturday, … Continue reading →

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Oct 12

Iowa State-West Virginia preview

Posted on Friday, October 12, 2018, at 11:00 AM by Jeff

(Let’s ignore the place-setting of the Ozarks, shall we?)

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