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Design team to start concept ideas for Webster City High School

The Webster City School Board and Webster City Community School district is starting to consider ways to improve the high school and taking the first steps in considering changes needed for a high school facility upgrade. FEH Design, a Des Moines-based architectural firm, will be hosting two come-and-go SPARK brainstorming sessions on July 7th and 8th. These sessions involve the architects and designers sketching ideas to create a proposal for the Webster City School board. The Webster City High School is located at 1001 Lynx Ave. The concept designers will be talking with people ...

Master Gardener volunteer applications open July 12 in Hamilton and Webster Counties

Gardeners looking to expand their horticultural knowledge have two opportunities through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach's Garden Academy. Whether your goal is to volunteer in your community or simply become a more knowledgeable home gardener, there is a training option to fit your interests. Applications for the Fall 2026 Master Gardener Volunteer training cohort will be accepted from July 20 through August 14. Hamilton and Webster counties will partner to offer the training, providing participants with a combination of online learning and local, in-person educational ...

Help Iowa families build stronger futures through co-parenting education

AMES — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering an online course for divorced parents, "Co-Parenting for Resilience," a court-approved, research-based program designed to help parents reduce conflict and support their children during and after separation. Nearly one-third of children in the United States will experience their parents’ divorce before adulthood, and research shows this transition can significantly impact children’s emotional well-being, behavior and academic success. The program provides a structured educational experience for parents who are ...

Perin Machining Company purchased by Italian-based Bonomi North America

One of Webster City’s home-grown industries will be taking on an international flare as of today. Perin Machining Company, started by Webster City native Dave Perin, is now owned by Bonomi North America, which was effective at midnight June 30. Perin said he had not planned on selling ...

Bonomi North America announces purchase of Perin Machining Company

The announcement of the purchase of Perin Machining Company was written in Italian on the Bonomi Group website, but explains the investment the company has made in this Webster City company. “The company is small, but this is a crucial first step towards starting production on the other side of the Atlantic, as we have been planning to do for some time, even setting aside Trump’s tariffs.” Aldo Bonomi, who, together with his brother Carlo, heads the Bonomi Group, has announced the acquisition in the U.S. of Perin Machining Company, a firm based in Webster City, through its ...

Speed limit changes begin today on two-lane paved roads

Today, Iowa’s speed limit on some of the county and state paved roads within Iowa are increasing from 55 mph to 60 mph. This was signed into law on June 1, and raises the speed limit on paved county roads and some state roads. But as the change goes into effect, drivers need to be aware that not all roads will see a change. Gravel roads are not affected. They remain 55 mph during the day and 50 mph at night. The increase in the speed limit does not apply everywhere, and drivers are urged to continue to follow the speed limit postings along the highway. In Hamilton County, the ...