After a bit of enmity with a segment of Illinois historians, Thomas Schwartz got the final word. And an award. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here ...

Summer construction season will partially close West Main Street for a $742,500 overlay project set to begin after school lets out. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a ...

According to the University of Iowa, West Branch should build a water plant and a new segment of the trail along Hoover Highway. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a ...

Despite the “No Kings” theme, Saturday’s protesters spent more time rallying about policy disagreements than making a case that the Trump administration breaks the law. While 82nd Indivisible Group ...

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. Chief Operations Officer ...

The Voting Rights Act has been strung up and is now swinging from the tree of Jim Crow. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to access the ...

In a game with possible district title implications, Alburnett held off West Branch, 20-17, in a wild battle where neither team could find momentum. Both coaches lamented mental mistakes, turnovers, ...

A cement truck that took a turn too fast ended up on its side near Parkside BP, then a motorist gaping at the crash rear-ended another vehicle on Monday. One person received minor injuries. West ...

Prior to a ceremonial groundbreaking for a museum renovation, speakers on Saturday talked about many ways Herbert Hoover inspired not only Iowa but the world. At the annual Life Ceremony for the West ...

Maybe you can handle the cold. 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 (which includes ...

When it comes to treating injured professional truck drivers, the West Branch Fire Chief agrees with elected officials: They should know how to speak English. State Rep. Robert “Bobby” Kaufmann ...

A storm blew through the Downey and West Branch areas in the late afternoon of April 2, with quarter-sized hail throughout the area and a tornado sighted around Downey. West Branch set off its tornado ...