Local News

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – A public discussion on wind energy projects in Humboldt County will be held this Sunday at 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Hundertmark Auction Building, located at […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Dakota City, IA – Humboldt County Memorial Hospital is asking the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors for a $20,000 increase in annual funding for their Public Health Department. The hospital currently has […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com KHBT – The National Weather Service says another cold weather advisory will go into effect at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday through noon Wednesday. Wind chills values as low as 20 to 30 below […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Bode, IA – A house erupted into flames in rural Bode Thursday afternoon resulting in a total loss of the residence. According to Humboldt County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Kyle Bissell, […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com KHBT – The Winter Weather Advisory for the area has been adjusted to now begin at 6:00 p.m. today and run through 3:00 a.m. Tuesday. Snow accumulations are forecast for between […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com (KHBT) –  A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from noon until 9:00 p.m. tonight for portions of central, northeast, and west central Iowa with light freezing drizzle expected for the area. […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Dakota City, IA – The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors have set a date for a hearing on the sale of the Rutland Dam to the City of Rutland, along with land […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Sioux City, IA – A Humboldt man has pled to guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a child in federal court in Sioux City. According to a press release from […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com KHBT – The National Weather Service is calling for a dusting to up to an inch of snow for our area. In a briefing by the National Weather Service, the forecast is […]