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Humboldt girls’ wrestling falls 48-36 to Algona in dual

December 7, 2023 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Algona, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats girls’ wrestling team fell in their first North Central Conference dual of the 2023-24 season 48-36 at Algona High School Thursday night. Algona used eight pins […]

Humboldt County connections to Pearl Harbor attack

December 7, 2023 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt Co., IA – 82 years ago today, the United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii by the Empire of Japan in a bombardment of naval and air forces which […]

HCSD provides update on facility upgrades

December 5, 2023 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt Community School District provided an update last week on their facilities construction projects currently underway. Humboldt Superintendent Jim Murray says they have named the new athletic […]

Price per day for inmates at Humboldt County Jail to rise Jan. 1

December 5, 2023 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Dakota City, IA – The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution at their session Monday morning to increase daily room and board fees at the Humboldt County Jail. The […]

Humboldt boys’ basketball falls to Spirit Lake, 1-1 going into home opener

December 4, 2023 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Spirit Lake, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats boy’s basketball team fell 73-68 Monday night at Spirit Lake in non-conference play. The Indians took a 21-19 lead at the end of the first […]

No charges filed in November Fort Dodge dog attack

December 4, 2023 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Fort Dodge, IA – No charges will be filed against the owner of three dogs who attacked a woman in Fort Dodge in November. The Webster County Attorney’s Office says that […]

Humboldt County EMA Director leads charge in NWS Weather Gap in North Central Iowa

December 4, 2023 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – Weather radar detection systems are vital in predicting weather conditions and real-time action on the ground for citizens, but a gap in the radar systems has left over 400,000 […]

Humboldt boys’ wrestling team champs at Joe Fitch Invitational, four weight-class champions

December 2, 2023 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt boys’ wrestling team hosted the 2023 Joe Fitch Invitational Friday night at the Humboldt High School Gymnasium. The Wildcats won the tournament with a team score-best 247.5 […]

Humboldt girls’ basketball opens conference slate with road win at IF-A, Mann sets new single-game scoring mark

December 2, 2023 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Iowa Falls, IA – The Humboldt girls’ basketball team opened up North Central Conference play with a win at Iowa Falls-Alden 63-53 on the road. Morgan Mann led Humboldt with 34 […]

Humboldt wins home opener dual 55-23 over Estherville Lincoln Central

November 30, 2023 Matt Scher

By: Matt Scher, matts@9977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – Humboldt boys’ wrestling won their home opener dual under the spotlight 55-23 against Estherville Lincoln Central Thursday night. The Wildcats used seven pins to defeat Estherville Lincoln Central for […]