After getting help to overcome a bit of red tape and supply shortages, West Branch Community Schools recently received EpiPens to use in case of allergic emergencies. Full text is available only to ...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Iowa River Unit in Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, ...
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Fundraising for this year’s Hoover’s Hometown Days hit a bit of a snag. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to access the E-Edition. To subscribe ...
After a lot of relocation work, Marg’s Little Red House hosted a grand reopening March 14 in a much larger space. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click ...
After reopening and installing bigger cranes for its larger wind turbine models, Nordex North America impressed U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, who toured the facility on Monday. Full text is available ...
Shane “Shimdog” Shimon coaches his Storm Academy students on the proper ways to grab, hold, and throw. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to ...
Setting up shop next door to the West Branch Food Pantry, a new non-profit offers clothing, shoes, accessories and more for free to the community. Spearheaded by Michelle Ritter, the West Branch ...
After securing $375,000 in Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants in five years, the local Main Street chapter feels increasingly confident about securing funding for West Branch businesses. Main Street ...
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A model train display will return. Fresh doughnuts will return, but with new organizers. A chili cookoff returns to West Branch. A Gingerbread House contest makes its debut. And many of the favorites ...
Matt Colbert was named to the President’s List at Drake University for the Spring 2025 semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, students must have earned a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester.