December 2025

UPDATED: DEC. 10 @ 7:34 P.M.

Humboldt County
Gilmore City-Bradgate Schools - 2 HOUR DELAY
Humboldt Community Schools - 2 HOUR DELAY, NO AM PRESCHOOL
St. Mary's Catholic School - 2 HOUR DELAY
Twin Rivers Elementary School - 2 HOUR DELAY
King's Kid Preschool - CLOSED

Kossuth County
Algona Public/Parochial & Lu Verne Schools - 2 HOUR DELAY, NO AM PRESCHOOL OR ACTIVITIES
North Union Schools - 2 HOUR DELAY NO EARLY DISMISSAL
West Bend Mallard Schools - 2 HOUR DELAY

Wright County
Belmond-Klemme Schools - CLOSED
Belmond-Trinity Lutheran Church - CLOSED
Belmond-United Methodist Church - CLOSED
Eagle Grove Schools - VIRTUAL CLASSES ONLY

Webster County
Ft. Dodge Schools - 2 HOUR DELAY
ICCC - VIRTUAL CLASSES ONLY
Southeast Valley - CLOSED

Pocahontas County
Laurens-Marathon Schools - 2 HOUR DELAY

UPDATED ON DEC. 9 AT 2:54 P.M.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Humboldt and neighboring counties.

A High Wind Warning and Winter Weather Advisory are both in effect for the area this evening. The high winds will continue into Wednesday with accumulating snowfall expected Thursday and Thursday night.

The weekend brings the possibility for wind chill values of 20 to 30 below zero overnight Saturday into Sunday morning. Spotter activation for wind and winter weather conditions is possible tonight.

* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM WEDNESDAY *
- WHAT...Scattered snow showers are possible with minor accumulations. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Blowing snow will result in hazardous road conditions and reduced visibility at times.

- WHERE...Portions of central and northern Iowa.

- WHEN...From 9 PM Tonight to 6 AM CST Wednesday.

Memorial Services for Doug Rossbach, 83, formerly of Humboldt, were held on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, at 11 a.m. with visitation from 10 a.m. until the time of the service both at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Humboldt.
Douglas James Rossbach, the son of Rev. Walter Karl John Rossbach and Darlene Esther (Bolte) Rossbach, was born on April 13, 1942, at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He and his family lived in Canada until moving to Benkelman, NE in 1951.
Doug graduated from Benkelman High School in 1960. He then attended the University of Dubuque, 1960-1962 and lived with his grandmother, Ida Bolte in Dubuque.
On July 14, 1963, Doug was united in marriage to Barbara Ruth Brown at the Zion Lutheran Church in Benkelman, NE. When Doug decided to enter the teaching field in 1965, the couple moved to Blair, NE where he attended Dana College, graduating in 1968 with his BA in Secondary Education, an English Major and Spanish Minor.

Virginia Steil, 75 of Livermore, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, at the Long Term Care at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be held on Friday, Dec. 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Lentz Funeral Home in Livermore. Inurnment will take place at a later date. Services have been entrusted to Lentz Funeral Home of Livermore. Online condolences may be left at www.lentzfuneralhome.com.
Virginia, daughter of Henry and Lupe Mendoza, was born Aug. 31, 1950 in Cameron, TX. She was welcomed home by five older siblings - Anita, Olivia, Sylvia, Jane and Fred.
In 1967, while working at Chess’ Drive-In in Killeen, TX, Virginia met Jake Steil, who was stationed at Fort Hood at the time. Shortly after this, the couple moved back to Jake’s hometown of Livermore, where they were united in marriage on Dec. 28, 1968.