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Category Archives: Iowa Miscellaneous
Feb
20
Township population list misaligns certain numbers
While working on the Tama County Board of Supervisors post back in October, I wondered if there was a comprehensive list of populations of Iowa areas by township. This agglomeration of information, including cities independent of townships, is a building … Continue reading
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Feb
06
Page County newspapers smushed together
The first attempt at journalism in Page county was the founding of the Page County Herald, the first issue of which bore date of May 24, 1859. … The Herald was a six column folio, all home print, for that … Continue reading
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Feb
03
Vinton gas station rebranded
The headline is generic, but the story is a little longer. John’s Qwik Stop in Vinton, on IA 150, was turned into a Casey’s at the beginning of the year. The owner announced his retirement in November. The gas station … Continue reading
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Jan
16
Unclear on the concept, “What the crap, Ed?” division
This started shortly after the new year. NOW how am I supposed to watch SoundOff? (Title reference.)
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Jan
13
Yag, Yag, Yag
October 9, 2020: Imagine the middle line on this LGS on IA 92 at IA 28 pointing to Yaggy. Winterset Madisonian, December 8, 1910: Where is Yaggy? What is Yaggy? Yaggy is a town, and a town right in our … Continue reading
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Jan
06
US 65 beltway is Polk County isthmus
It has annoyed me for a while that Altoona and Des Moines’ annexations in the early 2010s omitted the US 65 bypass between them, meaning that the two cities do not technically touch boundaries. It turns out that, intentionally or … Continue reading
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Dec
21
Tama County news, and newspaper news, updates
Tying up some stories and sprinkling in references to some new ones: The deadline for moving to 8-player football has passed, and as of this writing, the North Tama board had taken no action for at least the varsity level. … Continue reading
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Nov
07
Speaking of getting an hour back
Did the Iowa State Fair make any actual announcement about cutting back its hours, or did it just happen? It was easy to remember, and there were stickers if you forgot: Buildings Open 9 to 9. But now the buildings … Continue reading
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Oct
24
Congressional district table updated
The Legislative Services Agency’s second map of 2021 made things annoying when it came to numbers. The designation for the 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts flipped. There’s something about a rule of “easternmost.” Eyeballing the map, the geographic center of the … Continue reading
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Oct
12
Lincoln Way Burger King in Ames closed
Last week I drove on Lincoln Way through downtown Ames for the first time in a while. There have been changes since I was doing that regularly — though not nearly as many as US 65 through Bondurant — but … Continue reading
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