West Branch Lions Club hosted a VolleyBrr fundraiser on March 29 to raise money for its Legacy Project, a new pickleball court at Cubby Park. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are ...

About 30 people donated piles of items to the benefit of disabled veterans on Saturday, pleasing the organizer of the drive. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a ...

To speed up the process, the West Branch City Council suspended its own rules to enact the new franchise fee by July 1. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, ...

This week the House took significant and historic action on eminent domain abuse reform. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to access the ...

Is very sad to see Sen. Charles Grassley, who was once known as a reasonable man, leading the charge against our nation’s Judicial Branch so that the Executive Branch may take total, unchecked control ...

Casey’s General Store awarded more than $41,000 to West Branch High School last week to update many of its old musical instruments. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a ...

The Cedar County Secondary Roads Department released its 2025 Maintenance Policy For Application Of Dust Control. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click ...

A request to survey the staff over a day off for Juneteenth riled the West Branch city administrator, who then defended his authority to decide on behalf of the staff. Full text is available only to ...

West Branch’s girls’ track team found plenty of success while testing its lineup, taking second with 96 points at Saturday’s Bob Brown Co-Ed Invitational hosted by Regina in Iowa City. Full text is ...

Jack Whitver last week received the 2025 Herbert Hoover Uncommon Public Service Awards. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to access the ...

A new look at state testing data shows that literacy scores are “above” or “far above” benchmarks 63 percent of the time, yet “below” or “far below” 38 percent of the time. Full text is available only ...