Month: November 2019

By: Sam T. Jensen — samj@977thebolt.com Des Moines, IA — With Thanksgiving and Christmas swiftly approaching, United Parcel Service is looking to hire seasonal workers in northwest Iowa. Jon Bowers, director of learning technology at […]

By: Sam T. Jensen — samj@977thebolt.com Des Moines, IA — The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission is on track to generate even more money from sports gambling this month. The IRGC reports roughly $46.5 million […]

By: Sam T. Jensen — samj@977thebolt.com Sioux Center, IA — Those in rural northwest Iowa may soon have access to broadband internet. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced in a press release last week that […]

By: Sam T. Jensen — samj@977thebolt.com Des Moines, IA — Iowa’s unemployment rate is increasing; Iowa Workforce Development Deputy Director Ryan West says the increase is due to a change in labor force. The state […]

By: Sam T. Jensen — samj@977thebolt.com Des Moines, IA — An elderly northwest Iowa woman is one of the first reported flu deaths of the season. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, the woman […]

By: Sam T. Jensen — samj@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA — One man is dead after a car accident this weekend in Humboldt. According to a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office: “The Humboldt County […]