After seven months of reviewing its child care rates, the school district will increase those rates between 8 and 21 percent.

Interstate 80 widening project begins
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · April 17, 2024
Workers with Iowa Plains Signing Inc. of Slater put out barricades over the lunch hour on Tuesday to close the Interstate 80 eastbound on-ramp.

MSWB hours, crowds grew in 2023
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · April 17, 2024
The annual Main Street West Branch report shows the civic organization logged nearly 1,700 volunteer hours putting on events that attracted more than 7,600 people.

Hoover Park awards $450K contract to renovate house
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · April 17, 2024
After spending $1.4 million to fix up three historic houses, the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site will spend about $450,000 on a fourth.

Professor and ambassador to visit Hoover Library on April 26
News · April 17, 2024
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum will host a lecture by Professor Jan Wouters on Friday, April 26, at 11 a.m.

Blood drive on April 30
News · April 17, 2024
West Branch Lions Club will host a community blood drive from 2:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, in the Fellowship Hall at West Branch Methodist Church.

Campus news
News · April 17, 2024

Church news
News · April 17, 2024

School menus
News · April 17, 2024
School menus for April 18 through 24 at West Branch Community Schools.

Upcoming events
News · April 17, 2024

130-mph crash, car fire lead to two minor injuries on I-80
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · April 10, 2024
A car traveling approximately 130 mph smashed into the back of a truck on April 4 but the two drivers received only minor injuries, according to law enforcement.

City tax rate dips, but dollar amount rises
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · April 10, 2024
Your tax rate may go down by 3.1 percent, but your total taxes will also rise by 3.27 percent, according to the City of West Branch.