Author Archives: Jeff

Jul 27

1A baseball final: Unbeaten team vs. private school

Posted on Friday, July 27, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Class 1A baseball final, as usual, will pit a private school against a public school. There was a “balance”  of four of each starting the state tournament, but three were eliminated in the first round, removing a chance for … Continue reading →

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Jul 26

Big boost to save Lincoln Highway bridge

Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Two grants are going to go a long way in preserving Lincoln Highway history in Tama. First, earlier this month, the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awarded a $50,000 grant for the Lincoln Highway bridge, getting funding very near the … Continue reading →

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Jul 25

Another stoplight for US 69 in Ames

Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Not a huge development in the scheme of things, but US 69 (South Duff Avenue) is getting its second stoplight south of US 30 in Ames, reports the Ames Tribune. The construction project will three-lane 69 from the first city … Continue reading →

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Jul 24

US 20 Galva-Early detour over

Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

New Highway 20 took another step forward Friday, when the detour between Galva and Early was lifted. Traffic is now on the new westbound lanes, a construction notice said last week. The video below is from KCAU.

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Jul 23

218 construction detoured through Van Horne

Posted on Monday, July 23, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

May 16, 2017: The original south end of US 218, at US 30, which has always been the Lincoln Highway here (westbound lanes). The four-lane will be shifted very slightly for the new interchange. Construction on the US 30/218 interchange … Continue reading →

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Jul 20

License Plate Letters — HDL

Posted on Friday, July 20, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

No, not a cholesterol monitor, but before the first of the month I saw that the new system of license plates is in full effect and into the H’s. According to this story from WHO at the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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Jul 19

RAGBRAI not going through Ledges

Posted on Thursday, July 19, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I think I’ll do a strikethru on my list of RAGBRAI towns for this case: Heavy flooding in central Iowa means RAGBRAI will not be going through Ledges State Park. Instead, riders will use part of the four-lane US 30 … Continue reading →

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Jul 18

‘New’ pictures from southern Iowa

Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

April 12, 2009: A sequential intersection in Missouri, MO 5 and MO 6 at Milan. At the time, Sullivan County was the nearest one to Iowa I had not visited. About a year ago, I announced my intent to extend … Continue reading →

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Jul 17

The violence inherent in the system

Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

And now for something completely different.

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Jul 16

Ames flyover ramp has to be redone

Posted on Monday, July 16, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

An engineering miscalculation will mean much longer construction time for the flyover ramp from northbound I-35 to westbound US 30, KCCI reports. (Warning: Not only does the video autoplay, it stops when you scroll down!) The tops of the support … Continue reading →

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