After a lot of relocation work, Marg’s Little Red House hosted a grand reopening March 14 in a much larger space. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Iowa River Unit in Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, ...

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Getting the SAVE Act passed will likely require compromise, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said during a recent visit. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click ...

A storm blew through the Downey and West Branch areas in the late afternoon of April 2, with quarter-sized hail throughout the area and a tornado sighted around Downey. Full text is available only to ...

School will begin its 2026-27 year on Aug. 24, according to the newly approved West Branch Community Schools calendar. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, ...

Setting up shop next door to the West Branch Food Pantry, a new non-profit offers clothing, shoes, accessories and more for free to the community. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you ...

Despite the “No Kings” theme, Saturday’s protesters spent more time rallying about policy disagreements than making a case that the Trump administration breaks the law. Full text is available only to ...

After reopening and installing bigger cranes for its larger wind turbine models, Nordex North America impressed U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, who toured the facility on Monday. Full text is available ...

Matt Colbert was named to the President’s List at Drake University for the Spring 2025 semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, students must have earned a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester.

The Iowa City/County Management Association on March 26 recognized West Branch with a Program of the Year award for facilitating the Heritage Hill housing project. Full text is available only to ...

Tenants and homeowners who skip town with unpaid water and sewer bills may not escape those bills if the city signs up for a new service to help find them. At the March 2 meeting of the West Branch ...