Eight local businesses will benefit from more than $12,800 in Main Street West Branch grants. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to access the ...

In a pool of 269 competitors trying for state, West Branch Middle School finished third this weekend and advanced to the state Lego League championship round. Calling themselves the 71704 Team of Doom ...

Seventh-grade pupils will try to turn fire into fresh water this weekend. The West Branch Kiwanis Club’s Junior High Builders Club will take over the popular fresh doughnut stand during Christmas Past ...

In a game with possible district title implications, Alburnett held off West Branch, 20-17, in a wild battle where neither team could find momentum. Both coaches lamented mental mistakes, turnovers, ...

In-person worship services. Please check our website for live streaming services and recordings. facebook.com/Westbranchumc.org/worship. WBUMC Iowa channel on www ...

This week in Washington, D.C., U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks made some remarkable claims. “The ACA subsidies that came from the ‘Unaffordable Care Act’, they are not expiring, they were not cut,” ...

West Branch City Council hired a police officer out of retirement to fill a recently opened spot. At its May 5 meeting, the council approved hiring Paul “Kevin” Bailey to a full-time position after ...

When motorists drive this week on the newly opened Interstate 80 westbound lanes, they will notice a darker road. Your eyes are not tricking you: Yes, the latest phase of widening Interstate 80 uses ...

• $100,000 for new field lights. The school district will cover this cost. • $50,000 to renovate the concession stand into new locker rooms ...

It’s been many years since students filed through the doors of the Downey School to learn the three “Rs” — reading, (w)riting and (a)rithmatic. The next time those doors open, visitors will find a ...

Following a review process, Cedar County selected Schneider Geospatial’s Beacon for property and tax information. Go to www.cedarcounty.iowa.gov, and select the GIS icon or visit ...

Much like it looked when it closed 3 1/2 years ago, the winery building at 116 West Main Street reopened on Friday under a new name. What had been the Brick Arch Winery is now The Black Rose, a “boozy ...