Author Archives: Jeff

Oct 29

North Tama volleyball one step from state

The North Tama Redhawks swept Belle Plaine in a regional semifinal volleyball match Monday. Wednesday’s game to go to state will be against River Valley of Correctionville at Webster City. To prevent four ranked Iowa Star Conference teams from devouring … Continue reading

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Oct 25

‘BTTF: The Musical’ review

I’m aware that more things are happening than I’m writing about. I’m also in the middle of a seven-week span where at least one of my days off is occupied by something lasting multiple hours. In the case of last … Continue reading

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Oct 22

Honoring Honor Flight’s veterans

I’m a little late in getting this one in, but here is my story about the Honor Flight in Cedar Rapids earlier this month. I hadn’t planned on a story but when the flight’s return was delayed by two hours, … Continue reading

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Oct 18

US 30 four-lane link open

In the past month, I have driven back and forth on US 30 in Benton County repeatedly. Each time, I approached the Luzerne corner (County Road V44) or IA 21 wondering if this was the time that the last barriers … Continue reading

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Oct 16

East Marshall bond issue would close Gilman

There is a steadily decreasing number of rural school districts with three sites. East Marshall currently is one of those, but that status is the subject of this November’s bond issue vote. (Schools now can have bond issue votes on … Continue reading

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Oct 14

Roger Corbin remembered

World War II veteran Roger Corbin died last month at the age of 103. He led an interesting life, with a first marriage that yielded five kids and a sad story, and then a second marriage that lasted more than … Continue reading

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Oct 11

Goldfield school demolished

On my way to the Okoboji Writers’ Retreat I passed by Goldfield to check the status of the school’s demolition. Nothing looked changed on the outside save for the two pine trees out front being gone. Inside, the doors were … Continue reading

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Oct 09

Let’s go to the hop

I’m attempting to make up for lost time from last week (long story) so here’s the story I stumbled upon by happenstance on my way back from the Okoboji Writers’ Retreat. (Yes, of course the way back involved hitting Lyon … Continue reading

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Oct 07

US 30 four-lane in Benton so, so almost close to finished

For a variety of reasons, I’ve been going back and forth on US 30 in Benton County the past couple of weeks. This summer, crews have been working on the last part of the four-lane, from the Luzerne corner (V44) … Continue reading

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Oct 02

Barn tour becomes different story

I was a little busy last week, so I didn’t get some posts prepared. Here’s my story from Sept. 17, when I originally intended to write about the statewide barn tour but instead learned about a woman who dedicated her … Continue reading

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