Author Archives: Jeff

Sep 24

Benton County US 30 meeting Oct. 4

Posted on Monday, September 24, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

As construction on the US 30/218 interchange creeps along this fall, the remaining four-lane in Benton County is still waiting. And that means, yup, another meeting! This one is in Blairstown on Oct. 4. I don’t expect any surprises for … Continue reading →

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Sep 21

Iowa State-Akron preview

Posted on Friday, September 21, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

(Akron’s mascot is a kangaroo.)

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Sep 20

‘My guardian angel wears a bow’

Posted on Thursday, September 20, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

A senior cheerleader at MMCRU (Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union) died suddenly as she arrived at school last week. The cause of death was determined to be a blood clot in her lungs. MMCRU’s Friday night football opponent, Okoboji, postponed the game to Monday … Continue reading →

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Sep 19

Middle part of University Avenue to be rebuilt

Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The city of Waterloo will rebuild University Avenue (old IA 934, but most known as old US 218) from the Cedar Falls city limits east to Greenhill Road before the easternmost section to US 63, the Waterloo Courier reports. Waterloo’s … Continue reading →

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Sep 18

IA 141 flyover construction begins Oct. 1

Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Construction of a flyover ramp at the I-35/80 interchange with IA 141 may begin as early as Oct. 1, the Des Moines Register reported earlier this month. The final plans were released two years ago and work won’t end until 2012. … Continue reading →

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Sep 17

Part of last four-lane 20 opens today

Posted on Monday, September 17, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Today, new eastbound lanes of US 20 will open from east of Moville to County Road L25 west of Correctionville, according to an e-mail from the DOT. The 7½-mile segment is the first extension east from a segment that opened … Continue reading →

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Sep 14

Revenge of the Crimson Monkey

Posted on Friday, September 14, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

At the end of 2016, my decision looked obvious: Schedule the vacation to run over the first weekend of October 2017. There will be no reason to watch football that Saturday, because Iowa State is playing at Oklahoma, and Bob … Continue reading →

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Sep 13

Stuff the ballot box

Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at 10:02 AM by Jeff

North Tama is in the running for two different items in KWWL’s “Friday Night Heroes”. That’s the link to the sports page, as the voting changes every week. NT vs. Wapsie Valley was last week’s GOTW, but let’s do it … Continue reading →

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Sep 12

ISU’s search for a fill-in opponent

Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The following is not to be taken seriously or literally. Ames, Iowa — Iowa State has announced that it will play Deep State on Oct. 20, filling a need for a 12th regular-season football game. Deep State has risen in … Continue reading →

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Sep 11

Johnston annexation puts it on the state highway system

Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The State of Iowa City Development Board meeting tomorrow includes an annexation by the city of Johnston. Based on a notice from earlier this year, Johnston is making plans to bring a portion of the IA 141 corridor under its control. … Continue reading →

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