Against the objections of city residents, the majority of West Branch City Council members approved a development agreement with Parkside Partners that includes a tax rebate. Full text is available ...

Memories flowed back to mind during Gary Suchomel’s trip to Washington, D.C., and Arlington, Va., to see many military memorials on a recent Honor Flight. Full text is available only to subscribers.

A group of about 20 concerned parents beseeched the West Branch Board of Education to remove a child from Hoover Elementary who allegedly made threats at a home football game. Full text is available ...

West Branch City Council. Three candidates filed to run: incumbents Jodee Stoolman and Colton Miller, and challenger Chantry Noel. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a ...

West Branch High School’s Connor Davidson will compete Nov. 22 in the Special Olympics state bowling competition after taking first place at regionals. Full text is available only to subscribers. If ...

Eric Matthew Marland of Cambridge, England passed away on March 20, 2025. Eric was born in Cambridge, Mass., to William “Bill” Marland and Barbara Marland (nee Sherer) on Oct. 9, 1957. They moved to ...

Johnson County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jon Green refused to fly the county’s US flags at half-mast to mark the death of Christian conservative youth organizer Charlie Kirk. Full text is ...

Mariannette Miller-Meeks said she anticipates “no cuts in Iowa” from the Trump administration’s plan to lay off federal workers during the partial government shutdown. Full text is available only to ...

Eighteen teams competed Friday in the Fall Fest puzzle contest, and Emily Soukup and Brittany Carney finished their 500-piece puzzle in 48 minutes and 43 seconds for first place. Full text is ...

How fast can a farmer drop off a truckload of corn or soybeans at the local grain elevator? Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to access the ...

Dustin Hills will spend up to two years in prison after a judge sentenced him Oct. 2 for exposing himself to a child at Walmart in Iowa City. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are ...

A woman suffered serious injury after a truck ran into her on Sept. 30 on Interstate 80. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to access the ...