Those of us above a certain age can remember with fondness the Burma-Shave signs, those roadside series of signs, usually with a humorous message, promoting Burma-Shave shaving cream. Now, thanks to Our Iowa magazine, many of those signs are coming back to our rural roadways.

Our Iowa magazine offered its readers a chance to participate in a program to bring a set of the signs to each of Iowa’s 99 counties. Now, Jasper County’s series has been posted south of Prairie City on Highway S6G. The signs can be read by northbound drivers just before the Prairie City city limits along the east side of the road.

Readers of the magazine were urged to nominate their town for a set of the signs, and Prairie City was chosen for Jasper County’s set of signs after members of the Prairie City Business Association submitted an application.