West Branch Times

10/06/2025

West Branch High School singers practice this morning in West Liberty for tonight's River Valley Conference Honor Choir. A public performance begins at 7 pm at West Liberty High School.

10/06/2025

Interstate 80 westbound ramps reopened.

10/04/2025

Despite the partial government shutdown, the administration allowed the to honor the Main Street West Branch permit for Fall Fest to go on as scheduled. Further, a park ranger patrolled Village Green even though his pay is being delayed by the closure

10/04/2025

Burn ban in effect

10/03/2025

18 teams compete Friday at Town Hall as part of Fall Fest. Teams came from as far away as Cedar Rapids, Muscatine, and Marion.

10/01/2025

Gayle Van Est and Paula Rogers place a scarecrow near Heritage Square. Today is the deadline for entries in the month-long Fall Fest scarecrow contest. The downtown festival is this weekend.

10/01/2025

Congrats to our libero Dani!!! She reached 750 digs last night… let’s push for 1000!!!

10/01/2025

Ramp paving work has Parkside bridge traffic down to one lane.

10/01/2025

While the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum $20.3 million renovation may continue, local federal workers are being furloughed this morning at both the museum and Herbert Hoover National Historic Site due to a partial government shutdown.
Congress failed to pass a federal budget or continuing resolution last night.

09/30/2025

Numerous agencies respond to I-80 construction zone near West Branch on reports that a dump truck struck a flagger.

09/24/2025

09/24/2025

IDOT closing westbound ramps again, starting Sept. 28.
Work expected to last through "the following week."

News release about westbound I-80 entrance and exit ramps at the West Branch interchange (exit 254) that will close on Sunday night, Sept. 28.