August 2021 – 97.7 The Bolt

MidAmerican Energy to re-span Virgina Ave in Humboldt County

August 31, 2021 Alex Benzegala

By Alex Benzegala, alexb@977thebolt.com Dakota City, IA – At Monday’s Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting, the board approved an application to work in the county right of way for MidAmerican Energy to re-span Virginia […]

Fort Dodge man appealing murder conviction

August 31, 2021 Alex Benzegala

By Alex Benzegala, alexb@977thebolt.com Fort Dodge, IA -The Fort Dodge Messenger reports that a Fort Dodge man convicted of killing his estranged wife is appealing his 1st degree murder conviction. 45 year old Justin C Hurdel received a life sentence on August […]

Norma Jean Larson 91

August 31, 2021 Coriey Petersen

Graveside Funeral Service for Norma Jean Larson, 91, of Mallard will be Sunday at 2:00 PM at Rush Lake Cemetery in Curlew, Iowa. Harris Funeral Home in Mallard is in charge of services.

Diane Arnold 57

August 31, 2021 Coriey Petersen

Funeral Services for Diane Arnold, 57, of Humboldt will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, September 3rd at Faith United Methodist Church in Humboldt. Visitation will be Thursday, September 2nd from 4-7:00pm at the […]

Laborshed study to be conducted in Humboldt

August 31, 2021 Alex Benzegala

Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt County Development Association is partnering with Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) and Iowa Economic Development Authority to complete a Laborshed employment study for the Humboldt area. This study will geographically define […]

Humboldt County discussing purchase of side by side vehicle

August 31, 2021 Alex Benzegala

Dakota City, IA -At Monday’s Humboldt County Board of Supervisor’s meeting there was a discussion on the Humboldt County Sheriff’s office purchasing a side by side vehicle for emergency situations. The discussion centered around selling […]

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office introduces new hire

August 31, 2021 Alex Benzegala

Dakota City, IA – At Monday’s Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting, Humboldt County Chief Deputy Sheriff Cory Lampe introduced Ashley Hefty from Livermore as the next Civil Deputy of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s office. […]

Humboldt football dominates Webster City in season opener

August 30, 2021 Alex Benzegala

Webster City, IA -Friday night was a special night for the Humboldt Wildcats football program as they opened the season with a dominating 35-7 victory over rival Webster City on the road. The Wildcats struck […]

Wildcats football set for Friday clash with Webster City

August 27, 2021 Alex Benzegala

Humboldt, IA -The Humboldt Wildcats Football team opens up the 2021 season tonight against rival Webster City on the road at 7 pm in a non district match up. Humboldt is ranked 8th in Radio Iowa’s […]

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Humboldt volleyball falls in season opener

August 27, 2021 Alex Benzegala

Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats volleyball season started on Thursday night with a home match against Bondurant Farrar. The Wildcats edged the Blue Jays 25-25 in the first set and then built a large […]