Local News

By: Austin Vaught — austinv@977thebolt.com Humboldt, Iowa — Round up time is going to be coming next week on Wednesday, April 11th for Preschool, Prekindergarten and Kindergarten. Preschool and Prekindergarten round up will be 8:00am-8:45am and 9:15am-10:00am. […]

By: Nathan Bloechl — nathanb@977thebolt.com Fort Dodge, Iowa — Tickets for Shellabration 2018 featuring ZZ TOP go on sale tonight  at midnight. TIcket prices are set at $38.00 on or before June 17th increasing to $45.00 on […]

By: Nathan Bloechl — nathanb@977thebolt.com Rockwell City, Iowa — Details have emerged regarding a fatal traffic accident Wednesday night involving a Humboldt man. The Iowa State Patrol reports 37-year old Deja Kirbylynne de Rubio, of Albion, was […]

By: Nathan Bloechl — nathanb@977thebolt.com Humboldt, Iowa — The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office says one was uninjured in a Wednesday morning accident. Chief Deputy Brian Ricklefs says 75-year old John Mhyr, of Chaska, Minnesota was the lone […]

By: Nathan Bloechl — nathanb@977thebolt.com Humboldt, Iowa — The Humboldt County Memorial Hospital, as many know, will be undergoing some major changes. The first of those changes will take place next week. The hospital will be hosting […]

By: Nathan Bloechl — nathanb@977thebolt.com Humboldt, Iowa — The Humboldt School Board held a special meeting Wednesday to discuss salary increases for in-district teachers. The Humboldt Education Association, comprised of Courtney Hjelmeland, Greg Wickett, Paul Lauger, Jeff […]

By: Nathan Bloechl — nathanb@977thebolt.com Dakota City, Iowa — Following the resignation from Melody Larson’s resignation as zoning director, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors were left scrambling for a replacement. Monday, they found their guy. The […]

By: Nathan Bloechl — nathanb@977thebolt.com Dakota City, Iowa — The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors remain to have a busy week as the group has two additional meetings set for this week. This morning (Wednesday) the board […]

By: Nathan Bloechl — nathanb@977thebolt.com Dakota City, Iowa — Interim Engineer Ben Loots and the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing Monday morning on fiscal year 2019’s Secondary Roads Construction Program. Loots explained to […]

By: Nathan Bloechl — nathanb@977thebolt.com Humboldt, Iowa — Pi Day. The celebration of the mathematical constant known as Pi, is often a day to celebrate with the confectionery treat of similar name. However, for one Humboldt student, […]