2025 – Page 42 – 97.7 The Bolt

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 […]

Humboldt girls’ wrestling 2-1 in home quad

January 13, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats girls’ wrestling team went 2-1 in a home quad against West Fork, Lake Mills, and Hampton-Dumont-CAL. The Wildcats would knock off West Fork 60-24 in the […]

Ralph Kocher Jr., 96

January 13, 2025 Dee Dee Wurn

Funeral Services for Ralph Kocher Jr., 96, of Humboldt will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 18th at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral & Cremation Service in Humboldt. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until […]

Humboldt boys’ wrestling places sixth at Rollin Dyer Invitational

January 11, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Atlantic, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats boys’ wrestling team took sixth as a team at the Rollin Dyer Invitational on Saturday in Atlantic. Cyler Cirks (132), Tyce Clarken (138), and Broedy Hendricks […]

Coaches Corner presented by 716 Main (1-11-2025)

January 11, 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 Boys’ Wrestling Coach Chad Beaman on two North Central Conference (NCC) dual victories on Thursday, […]

Wendell Prior, 93

January 10, 2025 Dee Dee Wurn

A Visitation for Wendell Prior, 93, of Blue Grass Iowa will be held on Friday January 17th, from 5-7pm at Bentley Funeral Home in Durant. Cremation Rites will be accorded following the visitation. Burial will […]