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Author Archives: Jeff
Aug
20
Lansing bridge closed a week
WXOW (with video): A bridge over the Mississippi river between Lansing, Iowa and De Soto, Wisconsin remains closed — due to a crack in the floor beam under the bridge deck. The Iowa Department of Transportation says the bridge on … Continue reading
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Aug
19
946
February: Searsboro, population 148, finds out that its post office is among the first mentioned in what will become of a wave of potential closures. July 24: The New York Times runs a blog post with a Searsboro dateline related … Continue reading
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Aug
18
Iowa State Fair, 2011
Possibly my shortest time there ever (for varied reasons). Observations: The Shenaniguns Wild West Show may have been around a while, but bad puns are still funny. The Hot Beef Sundae is five years old! Cattlemen groups in some northern … Continue reading
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Aug
16
Conferencepocalypse II: Here we go again
Texas A&M has decided it would rather be seventh place in heaven than second or third in hell. The Aggies appear intent on filing for divorce from the Big 12, citing irreconcilable differences and sibling rivalry. Houston Chronicle: COLLEGE STATION … Continue reading
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Aug
15
Iowa 2010 population breakdown
This is the beginning of what will turn into more charts and graphs, but these stand alone and are worth posting now. In the 2010 census, Iowa’s 947 incorporated places break down like this: Population 0-499, 490; 500-999, 174; 1000-4999, … Continue reading
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Aug
07
Clutier still picking up the pieces
The Clutier Fun Day Bohemian Plum Festival was Saturday, about a month after the derecho. KWWL: After that storm there were some questions if this town celebration would happen. But people here were bound and determined to clean up, go … Continue reading
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Aug
05
50001: First numerically was one of first casualties
Ackworth is the second incorporated city in Iowa alphabetically, but based on its location it was assigned the lowest-number ZIP code in Iowa. Its post office disappeared nearly a year ago. Before the long lists were put out, the USPS … Continue reading
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Aug
04
Map of additional endangered post offices
The map I made last week was limited to and directly taken from the 178 Iowa post offices listed at the USPS’ “Expanded Access Study List” – and yes, as far as most of the places in question are concerned, … Continue reading
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Aug
04
Adams County down to one post office?
Brian McMillin notified me of a new link (Scribd document) from the USPS of post offices “unrelated” to the list put out at the end of July. Much of it is a repeat of locations known to be under the … Continue reading
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Aug
02
US 30 four-lane by Toledo opens Aug. 13
Reports the Toledo Chronicle: A ribbon-cutting planned for Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. will mark the expected completion of the U.S. 30 Expressway bypass through Toledo and Tama and extension to the west. The project, from the Expressway near the … Continue reading
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