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Author Archives: Jeff
Dec
29
US 63 in Tama-Toledo to be three-laned
This month’s Iowa Transportation Commission meeting included approval of Traffic Safety Improvement Program applications. (The two PDFs that compile the applications are detailed and large.) Included on the list of FY24 funding approvals is conversion of US 63 in Tama and … Continue reading
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Dec
23
KOKZ comes full circle
And I said, what about “Breakfast at Tiffany’s?” I said “I think I remember the film”… During the last school year I regularly rode the bus, KOKZ 105.7 in Waterloo switched from Top 40 (the previous 15 years of such, … Continue reading
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Dec
21
Tama County news, and newspaper news, updates
Tying up some stories and sprinkling in references to some new ones: The deadline for moving to 8-player football has passed, and as of this writing, the North Tama board had taken no action for at least the varsity level. … Continue reading
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Dec
19
It’s been 25 years…
…and I can still smell the fresh paint. The china had never been used. The sheets had never been slept in. Titanic was called the “Ship of Dreams,” and it was, it really was. Yes, I typed that completely from … Continue reading
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Dec
16
Northwest Iowa getting first roundabout
The new MOC/FV elementary school on the east edge of Orange City will also bring a change to IA 10 in the area — its first roundabout. KIWA reports that this is the first roundabout on a state road in … Continue reading
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Dec
14
Boxholm school is gone
July 25, 2012: The cornerstone of the Boxholm school. I have no idea if it was preserved. Boxholm’s school, which closed in 2014, was torn down earlier this year. In March, the Fort Dodge Messenger ran a retrospective — or, … Continue reading
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Dec
12
Updates and corrections to pages, late 2022
(This has been percolating for a while, and the changes have been made. I figured I’d better push it out by the end of the year.) Active highways: I’ve had the west end of IA 24 in New Hampton dated … Continue reading
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Dec
09
Football season recap 2022
Team that is supposed to wear black: Won a game without scoring an offensive or defensive touchdown Had a game with 146 total yards, and won by double digits Lost one game by 44 points Finished the regular season with … Continue reading
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Dec
07
Realigned IA 17 ‘celebration’ today
On extremely short notice, for a project that went past the original expected completion date, there’s going to be a party for new IA 17 east of Boone. A “celebration” of the opening of the overpass is today at 3 … Continue reading
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Dec
05
US 63 meeting involves significant proposals
On Tuesday night, there will be a meeting in Tama to go over proposed improvements to US 63 from US 6 to Tama. That is one portion of a larger package of changes from US 6 to Hudson. There is … Continue reading
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