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Humboldt Farmers Market returns downtown Saturday

August 20, 2026

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt Farmers Market returns to downtown Humboldt this Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. The market will be held at Parley Finch Plaza on the 600 block of [...]

City of Humboldt to begin distribution of new garbage carts Monday

August 19, 2026

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – Humboldt residents should be on the lookout for new garbage carts beginning Monday morning (Aug. 24). The City of Humboldt says delivery of the new 65 or 95-gallon [...]

Clarion man injured in rural Humboldt County rollover

August 19, 2026

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt County, IA – A 19-year-old Clarion man was injured in a rollover crash Tuesday night in rural Humboldt County. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office says Rubin Lux Medina was northbound on [...]

Humboldt pair earn Grand Champion Showman honors at Governor’s Charity Steer Show

August 17, 2026

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – A Humboldt mother and son came away with top honors during Saturday’s Governor’s Charity Steer Show at the Iowa State Fair. Dr. Aubrey Cordray of Humboldt Vet Clinic and [...]

Veterans Appreciation Concert returns Saturday in Humboldt

August 17, 2026

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Veterans Appreciation Concert is coming up Saturday, August 22 at Lower Joe Sheldon Park in Humboldt. Organizer Dwight Lindquist, a 22-year Navy veteran, says the event has [...]

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Humboldt Farmers Market returns downtown Saturday

City of Humboldt to begin distribution of new garbage carts Monday

Clarion man injured in rural Humboldt County rollover

Humboldt pair earn Grand Champion Showman honors at Governor’s Charity Steer Show

Veterans Appreciation Concert returns Saturday in Humboldt

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Humboldt Farmers Market returns downtown Saturday

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