In one January term class, pupils attempted to solve a mystery. In another, they learned history from watching documentaries. Another taught them how to use a green screen to merge a video of ...

Where should schools draw the line on Artificial Intelligence? Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, click here to access the E-Edition. To subscribe to the ...

West Branch officials again raised concerns about traffic rerouting through the city when crashes block Interstate 80 lanes. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a ...

State elected officials on Saturday assured residents that, to get their vote, the so-called “Baby Olivia” bills that require teaching fetal development would lead to age-appropriate, researched-based ...

When Margaret “Peggy” Herman’s elementary school teacher told the class to write about West Branch history that did not include Herbert Hoover, she wrote about her house. Full text is available only ...

Editor’s note: The 82nd Indivisible Group is a new column to replace the Cedar Valley Voices column.

Since the Great Recession of 2008, the West Branch area began swinging to the political right. Though known as a liberal stronghold, this community helped the Republican base grow more than six times ...

West Branch High School released its Honor Roll for the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year. The following students made the honor roll with a 3.5 grade point and above. Those with an asterisk ...

Students and teachers can expect a phone ban to take effect after spring break, according to the administration. At the Jan. 13 meeting of the West Branch Board of Education, Superintendent Marty ...

Four West Branch girls’ wrestlers got their final regular season reps in at Saturday’s Oelwein Girls’ Invitational, where the Bears finished 14th with 28 points. Full text is available only to ...

On the way in, Dr. Kyle Haganman welcomed visitors to the new West Branch Family Dentistry. On the way out, many of those visitors stood in line to make appointments at the city’s only dental office.

Even though the West Branch High School contestants did not make the Top 2, the SkillsUSA sponsor felt they represented their school well. WBHS traveled to Des Moines for the Dec. 6 Craft ...