Citing the local presidential museum’s ability to attract tourists, the West Branch City Council reached a consensus to donate $10,000 to its renovation campaign. Full text is available only to ...

Former Iowa Governor and U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad called himself “very excited” to see renovation work begin on the Hoover Presidential Library and Museum. Full text is available only ...

The Iowa Newspaper Association last week named the West Branch Times the third-best small weekly newspaper in the state. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, ...

Open Prairie Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution unveils a $1,000 annual scholarship to be awarded to one eligible Cedar County student in the class of 2025. Full text is ...

Elected state officials said they would explore the concern of rising fire department insurance costs after hearing about it on Feb. 1 during a local Listening Post. Full text is available only to ...

An Iowa nursing home is being sued over an incident in which an intruder was able to enter the home, undress and climb into bed with a resident. The family of the late Ruth Bartow is suing Crestview ...

Four West Branch girls’ wrestlers got their final regular season reps in at Saturday’s Oelwein Girls’ Invitational, where the Bears finished 14th with 28 points. Full text is available only to ...

Since the Great Recession of 2008, the West Branch area began swinging to the political right. Though known as a liberal stronghold, this community helped the Republican base grow more than six times ...

West Branch High School released its Honor Roll for the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year. The following students made the honor roll with a 3.5 grade point and above. Those with an asterisk ...

Students and teachers can expect a phone ban to take effect after spring break, according to the administration. At the Jan. 13 meeting of the West Branch Board of Education, Superintendent Marty ...

In a road River Valley Conference heartbreaker, the West Branch girls’ basketball team came up just short Jan. 14 at Wilton in a 37-31 setback. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are ...

On the way in, Dr. Kyle Haganman welcomed visitors to the new West Branch Family Dentistry. On the way out, many of those visitors stood in line to make appointments at the city’s only dental office.