Author Archives: Jeff

Aug 07

The last North Iowa Tractor Ride

Posted on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Due to sleeping until noon a lot time constraints and events, I didn’t get this Substack story from August in here earlier.

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Aug 06

Lane additions on US 63 planned for 2026

Posted on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Last month the Iowa DOT held a meeting in Tama about turning US 63 into a Super-2 highway. Two large PDFs are online. The project is scheduled for 2026. Traffic will be detoured onto IA 8 and IA 21 and … Continue reading →

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Aug 02

Orient-Macksburg can’t dissolve next year

Posted on Friday, August 2, 2024, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The below is what happens when you sit on a post too long and it gets overtaken by events. — Ed. The dissolution (not “dissolvement”) of the Orient-Macksburg school district is proceeding mostly as I expected, with a catch that … Continue reading →

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Jul 31

Greenfield riding to recovery

Posted on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I went to Greenfield last week to write about that town being on RAGBRAI so soon after a tornado hit the town. (I also may or may not have sprained my ankle in Orient, but that’s a different story.)

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Jul 29

Well, if you put it that way…

Posted on Monday, July 29, 2024, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I, as they say, “nothing” the comic book character Deadpool. I’ve never had interest in the gratuitous, uh, everything about him. But movie reviewer Katie Walsh says this about “Deadpool and Wolverine” … It’s a unique script, composed almost exclusively … Continue reading →

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Jul 25

Best refills at the fair, gone

Posted on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

It’s a short story, but a notable one. Crescenti’s food stand won’t be at the Iowa State Fair for the first time in four decades. The five-paragraph, two-subhead story in the Des Moines Register says the owner is hanging it … Continue reading →

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Jul 23

Koality control

Posted on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

This clip is from the RAGBRAI support vehicle map for today. /stares //STARES Does Gannett not have proofreaders for anything anymore? (This is a rhetorical question. — Ed.) And what map service were those support vehicle route directions copied from, … Continue reading →

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Jul 22

‘The Funeral Directors Of Flight 232’

Posted on Monday, July 22, 2024, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Via a KTIV story I learned of a 15-minute documentary about funeral directors who responded to the crash of United Flight 232 in Sioux City in 1989. It’s worth a watch. Last week was the 35th anniversary of the crash. … Continue reading →

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Jul 18

RAGBRAI LI and picking routes

Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I did my annual look at RAGBRAI on my Substack site. This year, I concentrated more on the issue of mapping out routes in southern Iowa. The plain fact is, there are fewer options to choose from.

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Jul 16

NT graduate bringing music to Traer

Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 9, 2024: A poster promoting the appearance of Robert Yeltman at the Ripley United Church of Christ parsonage was near the entrance to North Tama Veterinary Clinic. I was back home last week for the district semifinal baseball game … Continue reading →

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