With another phase of the Interstate 80 widening project well under way, the City of West Branch approved another temporary concrete plant to help build it. Full text is available only to subscribers.

Due to increased taxable valuations, West Branch residents will pay more property taxes in the coming year, even though the city tax rate will drop. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you ...

West Branch’s current (Fiscal Year 2025) property tax rate is about $13.19 per $1,000 of taxable valuation. The city council on April 21 approved dropping the rate to about $12.82 in FY2026. Full text ...

West Branch High School used the Pops Concert on May 1 to present awards and congratulate exceptional band members. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click ...

History comes to life this May as the Hoover Presidential Foundation presents The People’s House, an engaging program exploring the untold stories and hidden history of Americas ...

West Branch High School senior Eleanor “Nora” Ziehr was recognized for outstanding academic achievement on April 27. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, ...

The West Branch High School student council has been recognized as a 2025 National Gold Council of Excellence by the National Association of Student Councils (NASC), a program of the National ...

For the second time in President Trump’s first 100 days, a group protested his efforts to cut waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are ...

Main Street West Branch was named a recipient of the Paint Iowa Beautiful grant, according to a press release. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here ...

Main Street West Branch earned a Rural Leaders award last week from the Iowa Rural Development Council. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to ...

More than 70 angry residents last week convinced city leaders to rework a plan that would redesignate the east half of town “slum and blight” in an effort to raise money for unspecified future ...

Cedar County Environmental Health and Zoning has participated in the Private Well Grants program for over 30 years. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click ...