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[ September 28, 2026 ] Flood Watch issued for much of central Iowa Tuesday night through late Thursday Featured
[ September 26, 2026 ] Fort Dodge man arrested following homicide, officer-involved shooting Featured
[ September 26, 2026 ] Coaches Corner powered by Comm 1 (9-26-2026) Coaches Corner
[ September 25, 2026 ] Former Humboldt Middle School building to open for final walk-through Featured
[ September 24, 2026 ] Richard H. “Rick” Jennings, 73 Obituaries

Veterans Day ceremony held at Humboldt County Courthouse Tuesday

November 11, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Dakota City, IA – A Veterans Day ceremony was held at Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Humboldt County Courthouse in Dakota City to honor both living and deceased veterans. That was […]

HHS Student Senate to hold two fundraisers this week

November 11, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – Humboldt High School’s Student Senate is hosting a pair of fundraising events this week, with the first one Tuesday night. Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Humboldt High […]

Hardy woman dies in collision with semi on snow and ice-covered IA 3 Monday

November 10, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt County, IA – A Hardy woman has died as a result of her injuries in a Monday morning crash on Highway 3 in Humboldt County. According to the Iowa State Patrol […]

School Delays – Nov. 10, 2025

November 10, 2025 Matt Scher

Humboldt, Twin Rivers & St. Mary’s Schools -2 Hour Delay, No AM Preschool or activities Laurens-Marathon Schools -2 hour delay Pocahontas Area Schools -2 hour delay West Bend Mallard Schools -No AM activities before school

Humboldt volleyball falls in Class 3A State Championship to Davenport Assumption in three sets

November 6, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Coralville, IA – No. 5 Humboldt saw their season come to a close in the Class 3A State Championship, falling in three sets to No. 2 Assumption Davenport at the 2025 Iowa […]

Humboldt volleyball sweeps Cherokee Washington in three sets to advance to 3A Semifinal

November 4, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Coralville, IA – For the first time in program history, the No. 5 Humboldt Wildcats volleyball team won a match at the state tournament as they swept No. 4 Cherokee Washington in three […]

Trio of Humboldt girls’ cross country runner place inside top 50 at Iowa High School Cross Country State Championships

October 31, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Fort Dodge, IA – Three Humboldt girls’ cross country runners ran in Friday’s 3A race at the Iowa High School Cross County State Championships at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge […]

STATE BOUND: Humboldt volleyball defeats Roland-Story in four sets to advance to 2025 IGHSAU State Volleyball Tournament

October 28, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – No. 5 (3A) Humboldt defeats No. 10 (3A) Roland-Story 3-1 (25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 25-18) to advance to 2025 Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) 3A State Tournament. […]

Feenstra formally announces run for Governor of Iowa in 2026

October 28, 2025 Matt Scher

Radio Iowa – Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra made it official Tuesday. He’s running for governor. Feenstra formed an exploratory committee in May to raise money for the race, but kicked his campaign off Tuesday morning […]

Humboldt volleyball sweeps New Hampton, set to host Roland-Story in 3A-5 Final

October 23, 2025 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – No. 5 (3A) Humboldt sweeps New Hampton (25-22, 25-17, 25-12) to advance to 3A-5 Final Tuesday night. Humboldt (30-6) will host No. 10 (3A) Roland-Story (34-7), the winner advancing […]