Author Archives: Jeff

Oct 11

No Southwest Connector in Des Moines

Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 31, 2013: Polk County Supervisor Angela Connolly (holding scissors) and other city and county officials cut the ribbon to open a diagonal road between Army Post Road and IA 28 (1st/63rd streets) in West Des Moines at Brown’s Woods … Continue reading →

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Oct 10

America’s Finest News Source strikes again

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

Iowa Aims To Keep Young People From Moving Out Of State With New ‘The Stress Will Kill Your Mother’ Retention Campaign I mean, it’s not like anything else has worked. a press conference advising Iowan millennials to find a nice … Continue reading →

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Oct 09

Boondocks travel station closing

Posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

In the same weekend that we will celebrate the completion of four-lane US 20 across Iowa, a different part of US 20 history will be shutting down. The Boondocks Cafe, truck stop and motel, which opened June 5, 1973, will … Continue reading →

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Oct 08

As more of 20 opens, advocacy group prepares to dissolve

Posted on Monday, October 8, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Last Thursday, about half of the portion of US 20 in Iowa that remained two lanes at the end of 2012 opened to four lanes. It’s the segment between Holstein and Early, reopening after a detour that moved travelers onto … Continue reading →

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Oct 05

Iowa State-Oklahoma State preview

Posted on Friday, October 5, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

But with slightly less choreography than this.

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Oct 04

Quincy-Dish dispute enters Week 6

Posted on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I forgot to reset the retransmission-fee-dispute counter after finding out that Dish Network dropped multiple stations covering parts of Iowa from its system on Aug. 29. They are the Quincy Newspapers stations, including KWWL, KTIV, and KTTC along with their … Continue reading →

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Oct 03

Oskaloosa bypass corridor finalized

Posted on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Iowa DOT has a “corridor preservation plan” out for a road northwest of Oskaloosa, running from IA 163 to US 63. This step in making a bypass seems, to me, like a relatively recent thing, but I could be … Continue reading →

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Oct 01

Lincoln Highway bridge $5,000 from goal

Posted on Monday, October 1, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Story from WHO.

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Sep 28

Iowa State-TCU preview

Posted on Friday, September 28, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

(I thought about linking to the full “Everybody Loves Hypnotoad” DVD episode but that would be both silly and irritating. But, if you want, go here. After the intro, skip to 7:06-7:39 and 13:42-14:23.) ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD.

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Sep 26

Town’s worth of housing coming to Bondurant

Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Earlier this month, the Bondurant city council approved plats for two developments that will add 240 homes, the Des Moines Register reported. The once-small suburb more than doubled in population between 2000 and 2010 to become Iowa’s 99th-largest city. In 2015, … Continue reading →

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