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By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The royalty for the 2024 Humboldt County Fair was announced at Wednesday night’s grandstand event which included the Queen Coronation, 4H Style Show, and the Little Miss and […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is on the ground in Humboldt County to register those impacted by the recent flooding in late June and early July. In a […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt Co., IA – Humboldt County has officially been declared a federal disaster county due to the recent floods that impacted the county, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Humboldt […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The 2024 Humboldt County Fair is next week and fair board members are hard at work to put the finishing touches on this year’s edition of the fair. […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – With a saturated summer in north central Iowa, the City of Humboldt is making residents aware of mitigation efforts for mosquitos. The City’s mosquito control contractor will be spraying […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Council for the City of Humboldt approved a Separation Agreement and General Release between the Humboldt Police Department and the department’s Assistant Chief John Rodriguez at Monday […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Dakota City, IA – The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors heard the latest update regarding the Rutland Quarry saga at Monday morning’s session. The July 1 Board of Adjustment Hearing on the […]

(Radio Iowa) – A Dickinson County Jury has found Kyle Lou Ricke guilty in the shooting death of Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram in September of 2023. Judge Nancy Whittenburg read the verdict just before […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@97thebolt.com Pocahontas, IA – Authorities say a man wanted on federal arrest warrants is still at-large after last being seen in rural Pocahontas County. In a press release on Facebook Wednesday morning, the […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Dakota City, IA – Discussion on the details of a School Resource Officer for the Humboldt Community School District provided by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was held at Monday’s Humboldt County […]