More than standing

Gregory R. Norfleet/West Branch Times West Branch Middle Schools’ show choir, JiveWired, performs “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John at the annual Swing Show on Friday. A long list of musical performances took the stage March 6 and 7, including jazz bands, soloists, and show choirs. Also, the Farmer family honored the late Jim Farmer by giving a $500 Fine Arts scholarship to the “very talented” senior Logan Christoffel, who will pursue a music degree after high school. “I am touched by all of the talent here,” West Branch High School secretary Ruth Farmer said as she presented the funding with grandson Eli Farmer.

Wait just a second — is that really one piece of hail or did you pick up a bunch and mash them together like a snowball?

Hail significantly damages 45-year-old HS greenhouse
by Gregory Norfleet · News · March 18, 2026
There’s a lot of blue sky showing through the greenhouse roof.

Power goes out for 45 minutes during snowfall
by Gregory Norfleet · News · March 18, 2026
Some 1,260 West Branch customers lost power for about 45 minutes Sunday though the weekend snowfall fell short of predictions.

Tisinger hits 1M miles of safe driving
by Gregory Norfleet · News · March 18, 2026
Imagine that:
1. There’s a prominent sign on the wall where you work: “3,396 days without an OSHA-recordable injury,” and,

J-Term: From dancing to tin-foil hats
by Gregory Norfleet · News · March 18, 2026
They want to survive.
They want to solve.
They want to sing.

Lions break ground on 4 pickleball courts
News · March 18, 2026
Get ready for the pop, rally, and score! West Branch will soon see plenty more pickleball action after the West Branch Lions Club broke ground Saturday on a new four-court complex.

School menus
News · March 18, 2026
School menus for March 19 through 25 at West Branch Community Schools.

Church news
News · March 18, 2026

Upcoming events
News · March 18, 2026

Jimmerson: SAVE cuts would ‘devastate’ WB
by Gregory Norfleet · News · March 11, 2026
A 2-percent increase in state education funding will not do enough for West Branch’s public school budget, the superintendent said Monday.