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Tuesday May 29 | KGAN

Iowa City Provides Some Answers on Landfill Fire

IOWA CITY - As a landfill fire burns into its fourth day, officials of Iowa City are offering up some answers to the most frequently asked questions about it.

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Mon May 28, 2012

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Volunteering is at the foundation of a great nation, community

If you are as exhausted as I am from the national 'Punch & Judy' politics of Washington, D.C., the nightly news and ever growing stream of battling blogs for internet political supremacy, then I suggest we all take a deep breath and remember the best and brightest opportunity available to each one of us to make a difference in our neighborhoods, ... (more)

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Iowa City Press-Citizen

Council prepped Johnson for Legislature

* Hometown: West Branch. * Education: Bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa.

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Sat May 26, 2012

Hawk Eye

Seats remain for trip to Hoover library, museum in West Branch

Seats remain available for Des Moines County Historical Society's chartered bus trip to 50th anniversary exhibits at The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum and National Historic Site in West Branch.

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Iowa City Press-Citizen

Birthdays

Mary A. McDonald will celebrate her 90th birthday on May 24th! Her family is hosting a card shower in her honor.

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Fri May 25, 2012

Glendale News-Press

Hoover High march band to perform school's namesake presidential library

The Tornado band is preparing for a presidential march. Hoover High School student musicians have been invited to West Branch, Iowa - the birthplace of their school's namesake - for the 50th anniversary celebration of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum.

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Thu May 24, 2012

KGAN

Wind Industry Hoping For Tax Credit Extension

WEST BRANCH, Iowa -- Wind is the reason the company Acciona Windpower is in business.

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Iowa City Press-Citizen

Schwab, Johnson face off in debate for House seat

Johnson and Schwab debate: David Johnson, left, and Dick Schwab, both candidates for House District 73, give their closing statements at the end of a debate Wednesday night at the Solon Public Library.

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Sat May 19, 2012

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Birthdays

I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for The Burg. By "here," I don't mean on this planet.

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Thu May 17, 2012

Iowa City Press-Citizen

West Branch's Courtney Bruns wins state title in 3,000 meters

A calzone might come across as a pizza that turned out to be a mistake, but the calzones at these... West Branch junior Courtney Bruns won the Class 2A 3,000 meters at the state track meet this morning.

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Sat May 12, 2012

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Birthdays

A very special Happy Birthday to Mary Hurt who turns 95 today! Cards may be sent to: PO Box 220 Hills, IA 52235 Vicky Gluszak Best Wishes and God's Blessing to you on your 85th Birthday! Sto' Lat! Love, Betty, Don, Cathy, Brian, Meg, Alyx, Ali and Lauryn Joe Hershberger will be 90 on May 16th! An open house in his honor will be held on Sunday, May ... (more)

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Fri May 11, 2012

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Ila Marie Ernst, 92

Ila Marie Ernst, 92, of rural Johnson County, most recently a resident of Crestview Care Center in West Branch, passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, after a sudden illness surrounded by loving family.

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Tue May 08, 2012

Examiner.com

Men who quilt: A local quilting artist

Kevin Wood is a local quilting artist who works in West Branch, Iowa. He and his wife Christine own Cedar Valley Quilts, located at 1008 West Main in West Branch, and Kevin has taken his love of art and turned it into a desire to create heirloom quilts for quilters in the area and nationwide.

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Sat May 05, 2012

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Birthdays

A very special Happy Birthday to Mary Hurt who turns 95 today! Cards may be sent to: PO Box 220 Hills, IA 52235 Vicky Gluszak Best Wishes and God's Blessing to you on your 85th Birthday! Sto' Lat! Love, Betty, Don, Cathy, Brian, Meg, Alyx, Ali and Lauryn Joe Hershberger will be 90 on May 16th! An open house in his honor will be held on Sunday, May ... (more)

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