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Dec 05

US 63 meeting involves significant proposals

Posted on Monday, December 5, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

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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Dec 02

US 275 gets stop sign on far west side of Omaha

Posted on Friday, December 2, 2022, at 10:02 AM by Jeff

The end of the West Dodge freeway through western Omaha gets three different designations in a short span: US 6, Link 28B, and US 275. The last comes north from an intersection with NE 92 and merges into the freeway. … Continue reading →

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Nov 30

The value of geometry

Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

On Friday’s Jeopardy, $1000. No takers. My mother would not be happy. (In other Jeopardy news, my TV app malfunctioned on the pivotal Tournament of Champions game. Unfortunately, most likely due to a tangle of rights issues — ABC gets the … Continue reading →

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Nov 28

I-380 meeting adds details of expansion

Posted on Monday, November 28, 2022, at 10:04 AM by Jeff

A public information meeting scheduled for Wednesday to discuss “right of way impacts” on expansion of I-380 south of Cedar Rapids will also provide updated details of the expansion in general. The meeting already has PDFs posted online. The diagrams … Continue reading →

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Nov 25

Hickman Road exit to become diverging diamond

Posted on Friday, November 25, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Hickman Road (US 6) exit on I-35/80 will be turned into a diverging diamond interchange by the end of the decade, according to Iowa DOT plans. KCCI has a story. The DOT website blessedly has PDFs available following the … Continue reading →

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Nov 23

Unclear on the concept, defunct rivalry trophy department

Posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at 10:15 AM by Jeff

pic.twitter.com/cdgXsDBlXL — no context college football (@nocontextcfb) November 19, 2022 Wrong team, no series for a decade, and while the trophy is topped with a real telephone there’s a big stand underneath, but other than that, it’s fine. But, for … Continue reading →

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Nov 21

North Tama football opponents: Where are they now?

Posted on Monday, November 21, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Traer Star-Clipper, October 10, 1930 North Tama’s discussion about moving down to 8-player football, as covered by the North Tama Telegraph, had much input from the current athletic director, but just as much from a former coach, principal, and superintendent, … Continue reading →

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Nov 18

Unclear on the concept, NBC graphics department

Posted on Friday, November 18, 2022, at 10:15 AM by Jeff

[rising electric guitar chords] THUNDER! SNOW! Um, that’s not Buffalo, that’s Watertown. why yes I have a lovely glass house thank you for asking

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Nov 16

Happy ending for Tama County newspaper archives

Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

May 26, 2019: Can I have too many pictures of the Winding Stairs? When the Traer Star-Clipper offices closed in 2018, I and others expressed deep concern about the future of the bound volumes of that and the five other Tama-Grundy … Continue reading →

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Nov 14

Benton County US 30 update

Posted on Monday, November 14, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

This is the second blog post covering news from the Nov. 1 Benton County Supervisors meeting. The Star Press Union (via Jim Magdefrau, who also writes on his personal website) has a recap. Then he had a later update from the county … Continue reading →

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