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Coaches Corner powered by Comm 1 (8-29-2026)

August 29, 2026 Matt Scher

The August 29, 2026 edition of Coaches Corner powered by Comm 1 features News & Sports Director Matt Scher speaking with Humboldt Head Volleyball Coach Kara Waldorf and Humboldt Head Football Coach Derrick Elman after […]

No. 2 (3A) Humboldt opens volleyball season with 3-0 sweep at Charles City

August 27, 2026 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Charles City, IA – The No. 2 (3A) Humboldt Wildcats volleyball team opened the 2026 season in convincing fashion Thursday night, sweeping Charles City in three sets (25-16, 25-14 and 25-10) in […]

Humboldt County Public Safety Commission chooses internal search for Dispatch Supervisor

August 26, 2026 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt County Public Safety Commission will look internally for its next communications officer supervisor after members debated the position’s responsibilities, cost and whether to seek outside applicants. The […]

Coaches Corner powered by Comm 1 (8-22-2026)

August 22, 2026 Matt Scher

The August 22, 2026 edition of Coaches Corner powered by Comm 1 features News & Sports Director Matt Scher speaking with Humboldt Head Volleyball Coach Kara Waldorf and Humboldt Head Football Coach Derrick Elman after […]

Humboldt Farmers Market returns downtown Saturday

August 20, 2026 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt Farmers Market returns to downtown Humboldt this Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. The market will be held at Parley Finch Plaza on the 600 block of […]

City of Humboldt to begin distribution of new garbage carts Monday

August 19, 2026 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – Humboldt residents should be on the lookout for new garbage carts beginning Monday morning (Aug. 24). The City of Humboldt says delivery of the new 65 or 95-gallon […]

Clarion man injured in rural Humboldt County rollover

August 19, 2026 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt County, IA – A 19-year-old Clarion man was injured in a rollover crash Tuesday night in rural Humboldt County. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office says Rubin Lux Medina was northbound on […]

Phyllis Lundburg, 95

August 18, 2026 Dee Dee Wurn

Funeral Services for Phyllis Lundburg, 95, of Humboldt, Iowa will be held on Friday, August 21st at 10:30am at Zion Lutheran Church in Humboldt. Arrangements are being handled by the Mason Lindhart Funeral & Cremation […]

Humboldt pair earn Grand Champion Showman honors at Governor’s Charity Steer Show

August 17, 2026 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – A Humboldt mother and son came away with top honors during Saturday’s Governor’s Charity Steer Show at the Iowa State Fair. Dr. Aubrey Cordray of Humboldt Vet Clinic and […]

Veterans Appreciation Concert returns Saturday in Humboldt

August 17, 2026 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Veterans Appreciation Concert is coming up Saturday, August 22 at Lower Joe Sheldon Park in Humboldt. Organizer Dwight Lindquist, a 22-year Navy veteran, says the event has […]