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Public Works Director Matt Goodale has completed another successful application for the Alliant Energy “Branching Out” Grant. Alliant Energy works in cooperation with Trees Forever to provide communities with grants up to $10,000 for public tree replacements or new installation. The City applied for this grant last November and was recently notified that we will be the recipient of a $4,500 grant for the spring planting season. This project will be set for completion during this year’s Earth Day Celebration and will involve planting Red Oaks, Sweet Gum, Tulip Tree and Autumn Blaze Maples along East and West Main Street. These trees will be planted in the right-of-way to be cared for by the City. The planting will be a volunteer event and we hope to include City Staff, high school students and any community members who are interested in attending. For more information or if you would like to attend please contact Public Works Director Matt Goodale (319) 325-8213 for details.

View the West Branch hometown experience through this aerial tour. Thanks to resident Curt Livesay and Dynamite AG for this wonderful look at our community. West Branch is a growing community in southeast Iowa with many places to shop, live, dine and visit. An inviting town for all ages, the community takes pride in its architectural and cultural heritage and historic downtown, where 14 buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Residents of West Branch can now sign up to receive emergency notifications from the city of West Branch and the national weather service. Please CLICK HERE to sign up. The registration form is also available through the city website under Residents —-> Emergency Notifications or by direct link at https://westbranchiowa.org/residents/wens. The city office has used the service already to notify those residents affected by boil orders as well as a number of weather notifications for thunderstorm warnings, tornado watches, and tornado warnings. Please note that who is sent a notification is determined by geolocation and exact NOAA warning areas. As such, while television and radio may broadcast that Cedar County is under a watch or warning, a notification will not be sent out if the address of the account is not physically located within the actual NOAA area.