Johnson County Sheriff’s Department reported that one person died in a Saturday morning house fire on Cedar-Johnson Road in West Branch. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are ...

With nearly 130 people lined up for Sunday’s “NeeDoh drop,” this crowd outside the Honey Den exceeded the one in April. Full text is available only to subscribers. If you are currently a subscriber, ...

With Legion Chaplain Doug Broxey calling Memorial Day “the most expensive day on the calendar,” more than 60 marked the holiday Monday morning at West Branch Municipal Cemetery. Full text is available ...

Johnson County Medical Examiner staff loaded a stretcher into a van after an early morning fire on Cedar-Johnson Road. Flames engulfed a home at 3539 Cedar-Johnson Road as early as 4:30 a.m. when ...

Chris Cournoyer of LeClaire will face Iowa County Supervisor Abigail Maas of South Amana for the Republican nomination to the Iowa State Auditor’s race. Full text is available only to subscribers. If ...

Two Republicans and two Democrats will run in the June 2 primary to decide who voters want to run for U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s seat in Washington D.C. Full text is available only to subscribers. If ...

The delicate, buttery crescent-shaped tiny cookies, pieces of chopped almonds and a light coating of sugar on top — the Christmas cookie we reached for after December chores of feeding the chickens ...

Despite the “No Kings” theme, Saturday’s protesters spent more time rallying about policy disagreements than making a case that the Trump administration breaks the law. While 82nd Indivisible Group ...

A West Branch eighth-grader faces open-heart surgery in the coming month and the family could use some financial help. Noah Heick first found out about his left ventricular hypertrophic ...

After reopening and installing bigger cranes for its larger wind turbine models, Nordex North America impressed U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, who toured the facility on Monday. Chief Operations Officer ...

• 4 p.m. Tennis: Boys Varsity v West High at City High • 5 p.m. Soccer: Girls Varsity at Maquoketa • 7 p.m. Soccer: Boys Varsity at Maquoketa • 4:30 p.m. Track: Boys JV at Union High School • 4:30 p.m ...

Thankful for the outpouring of support following Butch Pedersen’s cancer diagnosis and passing, the family wants to find new ways to give back. The family started in the spring by awarding two ...