Just after 3 p.m. Tuesday, the Webster City Fire Department responded to a fire at the single-family residence at 929 Water St. in Webster City. “We were on the scene two minutes after receiving the call, and had water on the fire five minutes after the call.” according to Webster ...

If you haven’t looked around Webster City lately, there is a lot you might have missed. The trees are budding out, the grass is green and flowers are blooming throughout the city. But signs of spring are not just outside, the decor is changing throughout the community. The stores have ...

A $2.66 million incentive package from the state of Iowa will help turn a Webster City industrial building into a place where protein drinks will be produced. Edible Garden AG Inc., based in Belvidere, New Jersey, plans to spend $75 million to turn the building at 401 Des Moines St. into a ...

The Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce extends its sincere appreciation to the Daily Freeman-Journal for hosting April’s Third Thursday Coffee. Attendees were given an inside look at one of Webster City’s most historic and influential businesses, first established in 1857. The tour ...

After a public hearing with neither written or oral comments from the public, the City Council of Webster City unanimously enacted the staff-proposed fiscal year 2026-27 budget last night. City Manager John Harrenstein discussed details of the budget for half an hour, focusing first on ...