January 2025 – Page 2 – 97.7 The Bolt

Dr. Phil Lonning, 92

January 21, 2025 Dee Dee Wurn

Memorial Services for Dr. Phil Lonning, 92, of Humboldt, will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Mason-Lindhart Funeral & Cremation Service in Humboldt. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 […]

Livermore mayor Billie Scott talks city pool, recycling funding

January 21, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Dakota City, IA – Livermore mayor Billie Scott was in attendance at the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors session Monday morning to discuss funding for the Livermore swimming pool and county-wide […]

School Closings & Delays – Jan. 21, 2025

January 21, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com KHBT – Area schools closings and cancellations for Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Algona Public/Parochial & Lu Verne Schools Tuesday morning: Closed Belmond-Klemme Schools Closed No evening activities Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Schools Online Classes only […]

Humboldt girls’ basketball defeats Fort Dodge 68-38, host Bishop Garrigan on Thursday

January 20, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – Humboldt girls’ basketball team won 63-38 over the Fort Dodge Dodgers to bounce back after their Friday loss against the Algona Bulldogs. Humboldt was led by Morgan Mann with […]

Coaches Corner presented by 716 Main (1-18-2025)

January 18, 2025 Matt Scher

This week’s edition of Coaches Corner presented by 716 Main features KHBT’s News/Sports Director Matt Scher speaking with Humboldt Wildcats Head Girls’ Wrestling Coach Andy Newell, Head Boys’ Wrestling Coach Chad Beaman, Head Girls’ Basketball Coach […]

Humboldt County Conservation Board initiates process to sell Rutland Dam to City of Rutland

January 16, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Dakota City, IA – The Humboldt County Conservation Board in a unanimous 3-0 vote approved a resolution on the transfer of the Rutland Dam to the City of Rutland, pending the Humboldt […]

Former Eagle Grove PD officer charged after allegedly sending explicit images to minor

January 15, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Eagle Grove, IA – A former Eagle Grove police officer has been charged in allegedly sending explicit images to a minor while on duty. The former officer, 27-year-old Colt Richardson, is charged […]

Humboldt girls’ and boys’ basketball sweeps SCC in non-conference play

January 14, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Rockwell City, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats girls’ and boys’ basketball teams swept the South Central Calhoun Titans in non-conference play Tuesday night at South Central Calhoun Middle School in Rockwell City. […]

HHS basketball games on Friday to feature fundraiser, ‘Slam the Stigma’

January 14, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – High school basketball games on Friday in Humboldt will feature a couple of programs for awareness. This Friday, January 17 during the Humboldt and Algona basketball games, there will […]

School Delays – Jan. 14, 2025

January 14, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com KHBT- Here are the school delays for Tuesday, January 14, 2025 in the KHBT listening area. Manson-NW Webster Schools – 2 hour delay, No AM Preschool South Central Calhoun Schools – 2 […]