Author Archives: Jeff

Apr 01

Anyone want to buy a bridge (again)?

July 22, 2015: The “Hardin City Bridge” is not in its original location. Marker at top of entrance on the other side says “Western Bridge Works, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1879.” The Chambers Ford Bridge in southeast Tama County was offered … Continue reading

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Mar 30

Tama still looking for contract on Lincoln Highway bridge

July 7, 2013: A pickup crosses the Lincoln Highway bridge on the east end of Tama. The concrete letters are more than a century old. The Lincoln Highway bridge in Tama has moved to its third round of bids for … Continue reading

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Mar 28

Census Bureau: Dallas County cracked 100,000

On April 1, 2020 — but not known for more than 14 months later — Dallas County’s official population was 99,678. It was a temporary snapshot before vaulting a threshold. Last week, the Census Bureau released its 2021 population estimates … Continue reading

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Mar 25

Absolutely, totally not a conspiracy

There are three universities with both men’s and women’s teams in the Sweet 16: Michigan, North Carolina, and — for the first time since 2000 — Iowa State. Gazette stories: MBB, MBB notebook, WBB, WBB notebook, column. Only one of … Continue reading

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Mar 23

ISU WBB list has bugs or omissions

The cyclones.com website has become notoriously difficult to navigate in the last few years, probably because (like all the other Learfield IMG websites out there) it was “optimized for mobile”. It even works differently in different browsers. One thing added … Continue reading

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Mar 21

It’s a great week to be a Cyclone

Every week is a great week to be a Cyclone, but some weeks are better than others. Take this one, which is very, very SWEET. I’m too sick to expound upon that right now, but if you know you know. … Continue reading

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Mar 18

IA 21 at US 30 to close for up to 20 months

At the end of this month, construction will begin on the IA 21 interchange with future four-lane US 30. The space is pretty flat, so to build up land for an overpass (as with US 218), IA 21 will have … Continue reading

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Mar 16

100th anniversary of Glidden school

June 22, 2013: The very stately Glidden school, now Glidden-Ralston High School. Carroll Times, March 16, 1922: Attend dedication of Glidden school County Superintendent George Galloway and Superintendent of Schools J.N. Cunningham took part in the dedication of Glidden’s new … Continue reading

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Mar 14

Unclear on the concept, 174th-ranked DMA edition

Chicago Tribune: More remote workers are moving to small towns like Quincy that better match their lifestyles as pandemic reshapes the workplace For Marcus Medsker, the pace of life in Quincy, Illinois, is slow. … Quincy, home to about 40,000 … Continue reading

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Mar 11

School timeline mega-update: Westwood and Van Wert

Here’s a collection of information regarding a present-day district on Iowa’s western border and a town almost at Iowa’s southern border. Thanks for referring to my website, Westwood sixth-graders in 2020-21! Here’s your pingback of sorts! (BTW, if anyone has … Continue reading

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