Robert “Bobby” Kaufmann said he would make the priorities of District 82 his priorities as the new Republican Majority Leader in the 91st General Assembly. Full text is available only to subscribers.

West Branch Police got the go-ahead from the City Council last week to purchase two automated license plate readers. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, ...

Residents interested in running for the West Branch mayor’s seat or for a city council seat must turn in petitions by Thursday, Sept. 18. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are ...

Residents interested in running for one of two seats opening on the West Branch Board of Education must turn in petitions by 5 p.m. Sept. 18. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are ...

The West Branch Lions Club will host a blood drive 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at West Branch United Methodist Church, 203 North Downey Street. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you ...

“We’ve done everything we can to save” money. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to access the E-Edition. To subscribe to the print edition ...

Despite the fierce competition, Tessa Lynch Sutton felt confident going into the 2025 National Snaffle Bit Association’s World Show with her family’s 3-year-old horse in August in Tulsa. Full text is ...

A West Branch man faces up to two years in prison after a jury last week found him guilty of indecent exposure. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click ...

Workers reopened the Interstate 80 westbound on-ramp on Friday. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to access the E-Edition. To subscribe to the ...

The West Branch softball team put up a valiant effort against Class 3A No. 4 West Liberty Monday night on the road, falling 16-1 in four innings. “We talked, we had a very poor weekend, lack of effort ...

West Branch High School instructor Matt Cain spent a week at Iowa State University helping research ways to decrease methane production in dairy cattle. Full text is available only to subscribers. If ...

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