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Rich Shimon, 59

December 5, 2025 Dee Dee Wurn

Funeral Services for Rich Shimon,59, of Livermore will be held on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:30am at Zion Lutheran Church in Humboldt. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 9th from 4-7pm at Zion Lutheran Church. […]

Humboldt boys’ wrestling sweeps season-opening quad at Gilbert

December 4, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Gilbert, IA – The Humboldt boys’ wrestling swept their season-opening quad at Gilbert High School on Thursday. The Wildcats registered wins over Ballard 38-27, a 79-0 shutout over Gilbert, and a […]

Doug Rossbach, 83

December 4, 2025 Dee Dee Wurn

Funeral Services for Doug Rossbach, 83, of Madrid, IA will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at Our Saviours Lutheran Church in Humboldt. Visitation will be from 10:00 – 11:00am, before the […]

Virginia Steil, 75

December 3, 2025 Dee Dee Wurn

Visitation for Virginia Steil, 75, of Livermore, will be held on Friday, December 12, 2025, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Lentz Funeral Home in Livermore. Inurnment will take place at a later date. […]

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December 3, 2025 Craig Russell

Humboldt girls’ wrestling sweeps quad at Eagle Grove on Tuesday

December 2, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Eagle Grove, IA – Humboldt’s girls’ wrestling program swept their quad at Eagle Grove Elementary School Tuesday night. The Wildcats registered two dual wins in which their opponents only scored six points […]

Humboldt girls’ and boys’ basketball sweep Manson-NW Webster to open season

December 2, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Manson, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats girls’ and boys’ basketball teams swept Manson-NW Webster on the road to begin their seasons in non-conference play Tuesday. The girls’ basketball program won 66-28 win […]

One man dead in accidental shooting in Goldfield Friday

December 2, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Goldfield, IA – A man died Friday in what authorities believe to be an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound in Goldfield. According to a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, at […]

Joan “Pat” Barrick, 91

December 1, 2025 Dee Dee Wurn

Funeral Services for Joan “Pat” Barrick, 91, of Monona formerly of Humboldt, will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Faith United Methodist Church in Humboldt. Visitation will begin at 9:30 […]

School Closings & Delays – Dec. 1, 2025

November 30, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – Several regional area schools have announced they will be delayed or closing their doors for Monday, December 1. CLOSED Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Eagle Grove Iowa Central Community College DELAYS Algona Public/Parochial […]