Iowa State Patrol reports that three people sustained serious or life-threatening injuries after a car drove the wrong way on Interstate 80. In total, eight people ended up in the hospital Sunday ...

Three years after the City of West Branch closed the brush pile to the public, the new one gets a little less use. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click ...

A Blessing Box full of food popped up on the west side of West Branch United Methodist Church. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to access the E ...

In one year, the Hoover Presidential Foundation plans to reopen the renovated Hoover Presidential Library and Museum with a new look. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a ...

Just shy of a dozen bands will stream across multiple venues around Hoover’s Hometown Days this weekend. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to ...

The Hoover Presidential Foundation is pleased to announce that its traveling exhibit, “Hoover on the Road,” will be featured at the 2025 Hoover Hometown Days on Saturday, Aug. 9. Full text is ...

A 131-year-old house came down last week, and the new owners plan to build a new home at that location. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to ...

The Interstate 80 westbound off-ramp at Exit 254 could reopen as soon as Wednesday, just in time for Hoover’s Hometown Days, according to city engineer Dave Schechinger of Veenstra & Kimm. Full text ...

Both of these big events will move to the Village Green for this year’s Hoover’s Hometown Days. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to access the ...

West Branch Softball announced plans last week for a $505,000 renovation to the high school stadium, then added that the group had already raised half the money. Full text is available only to ...

The West Branch softball program plans to overhaul the stadium and they estimate the cost around $505,000. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to ...

About 30 people donated blood at the July 23 drive hosted by the West Branch American Legion Chaunce Butler Post 514. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, ...