Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-District 1, announced Sept. 30 that she will withhold her congressional pay in the event of a government shutdown. Full text is available only to subscribers.

The City-Wide Clean Up will take place 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at a new location: Cubby Park. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to access ...

West Branch’s Peggy Herman will speak 1 p.m. Oct. 12 on the Underground Railroad at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Mount Vernon. Herman lives in the former “Travelers ...

While Mayor Roger Laughlin did not draw a challenger on the ballot, West Branch City Council members Jodee Stoolman and Colton Miller will run against challenger Chantry Noel in the Nov. 5 election.

This year’s Fall Fest, which runs Friday and Saturday in downtown, features a new puzzle competition for those 16 and up. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, ...

While trying to interact with college graduate students on how to improve West Branch, speakers paused from time to time due to the loud trucks passing through downtown. Full text is available only to ...

Workers closed the westbound Interstate 80 Exit 254 ramps on Sunday night with the plan of reopening them next week. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, ...

U.S. government appeared headed for a partial government shutdown that would also close local federal agencies. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click ...

West Branch junior Grace Hamann turned in a top-10 finish Saturday morning in Bettendorf alongside Iowa City High’s Class 4A No. 5 girls’ cross country team, which took fourth with 95 points. Full ...