Over the moon

Gregory R. Norfleet/West Branch Times West Branch High School students Keegan Hansen and Josh Kroemer strike a light-hearted pose Saturday during promenade. Students and their dates took the opportunity to show their sense of humor and style before a night of dancing and fun at the school and then after-prom at North Dodge Athletic Club. Many girls — and a couple of guys — twirled, one guy carried his date across the stage, one girl hoisted a friend on her back, one couple mimicked a golf swing, and more.

In a freak accident, a 9-year-old girl playing outside West Branch Public Library stepped on soft ground and tumbled into an apparent sinkhole on April 9.

Canceled rebate program short $76K
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · April 24, 2024
The Building Incentive Rebate Program that the West Branch City Council canceled last month needed just under $76,000 to fulfill its promises to 30 homeowners.

City Council OK’s $11.4 million budget
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · April 24, 2024
With a unanimous vote, the West Branch City Council approved an $11.4 million budget for the coming fiscal year.

Three injured, 2 seriously, on I-80’s westbound lanes
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · April 24, 2024
Three people suffered injuries Monday morning when three vehicles crashed on Interstate 80, sending one down a 30-foot-high embankment.

Heithoff among those to open for Plain White T’s
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · April 24, 2024
West Branch High School Class of 2022 graduate Joseph “Joe” Heithoff will compete Saturday in a singing competition to open for Plain White T’s.

MSWB wins 3 awards from state
News · April 24, 2024
Main Street West Branch on Friday received three awards covering building rehabilitation, business support, and volunteering.

School menus
News · April 24, 2024
School menus for April 25 through May 1 at West Branch Community Schools.

‘Big hit’: Daycare rates rise 8 to 21%
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · April 17, 2024
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.