The West Branch City Council wants to raise taxes by creating a storm water utility.

Plan: Dissect sounds in Hoover Complex
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · May 17, 2013
Misty Nelson’s job requires her to listen — a lot — to all kinds of sounds in an environment, from birds chirping to people talking to airplanes flying thousands of feet overhead.

Video on demand: City Council meetings
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · May 17, 2013
The city’s Web site now offers video on demand — of council meetings — and an amped-up financial section that reaches up to eight years back in some cases.

Music recital May 25
News · May 17, 2013
Grandchildren of Helen and Roscoe Millett will appear in recital on May 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of the West Branch United Methodist Church.

Spring recital on Sunday
News · May 17, 2013
The community is invited to the Sixth Street Studio Spring Recital to be held Sunday, May 19 at 2 p.m. at the West Branch United Methodist Church.

Engagement: Coiner, Miller plan to marry May 25
News · May 17, 2013
Marie Emerson announces the marriage of her daughter, Maxine Miller, to William Coiner.

Stevenson gets city council seat
by Rick DeClue · News · May 10, 2013
The West Branch City Council appointed Mary Beth Stevenson by a unanimous vote Monday to fill the remaining term of Dan O’Neil’s seat on the council.

WBHS band gets ‘superior’ rating
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · May 10, 2013
West Branch High School’s band earned a Division I — superior — rating Saturday at the annual Iowa High School Music Association Large Group Contest.

WBPD: Got a license for that golf cart?
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · May 10, 2013
Want to drive a golf cart from home to the course?

Altorfer: WB hub of SE Iowa
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · May 10, 2013
Altorfer plans to spend “millions” building its new location near Interstate 80, according to a company representative, and the building should be ready by next February.

Grants available for flood damage work
News · May 10, 2013
Cedar County residents affected by the April 17-18 flooding may be eligible to apply for individual grant assistance to cover losses experienced due to the flooding.

320th Street closed
News · May 10, 2013
The Cedar County Secondary Road Department on May 1 closed 320th Street from 725 320th Street to 738 320th Street to replace a bridge in that section.