January 2018

Mon
22
Jan

JORINE I. HENELY

JORINE I. HENELY, 93, Bode, died Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Society of Algona.

Mon
22
Jan

City of Livermore public notice


The city of Livermore will be changing out about 200 electrical meters in town this Tuesday-Thursday, Jan. 23-25. The change out will result in a brief power outage for the residence in question.

The city of Livermore will be performing electrical meter changes Tuesday, Jan. 23 through Thursday, Jan. 25. Users should note that during the meter change where will be a temporary loss of power. The city electrical superintendent and a representative of Van Wert Inc., the distributor of auto read electrical meters will be going door-to-door to notify customers of the change. If no one is home, they will still change out the meters, with the exception of digital dual read solar electrical meters, or three-phase electrical meters. A total of about 200 meters will be changed out in the community. The new meters will provide efficiencies in collecting electrical usage data and interface with utility software programs. People with questions may contact Livermore City Hall at (515) 379-1074.

Mon
22
Jan

BREAKING NEWS: Winter snow emergency in effect


A snow emergency for the city of Humboldt from 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, through 7 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23. All vehicles should be removed from city streets during this time, with the exception of Sumner Avenue between 4th Street and 8th Street. Humboldt Independent photo.

Beginning at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, through 7 a.m. Tuesday morning, Jan. 23, there will be a snow emergency for the city of Humboldt. The city will be conducting snow removal operations. No vehicles are to be parked on city streets during this time period, with the exception of Sumner Avenue between 4th and 8th Street. Anyone with questions is asked to contact Humboldt City Hall at (515) 332-3435.

Mon
22
Jan

DENNIS D. OLSON

DENNIS D. OLSON, 71, Humboldt, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to masonlindhart@gmail.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.

Sat
20
Jan

Humboldt wrestlers 5th in NCC tournament


Humboldt 145-pounder Joey Busse (top) controls Clear Lake's Braxton Doebel en route to a 9-1 victory in the semifinals of the North Central Conference wrestling tournament on Jan. 20 in Humboldt. Busse went on to finish second, falling 17-7 in the finals. He now has a season record of 33-2. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Led by Joey Busse's runner-up finish at 145 pounds, the Humboldt wrestling team placed fifth in the team scoring of the North Central Conference Tournament held Saturday, Jan. 20, inside the Humboldt gym.

The Wildcats finished with 126 team points. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows won the team crown with 247.5 points and Webster City was runner-up at 212.5. Clear Lake took third at 192 and Iowa Falls-Alden was fourth with 153. After Humboldt, Algona was sixth with 112, Hampton-Dumont had 61 and Fort Dodge St. Edmond finished with 34.

Busse was Humboldt's lone finalist. Placing third for the Wildcats was Justin Jones at 285, Brandon Johnson at 220 and Zach Kollmorgen at 132. Earning fourth was Cole Nelson at 106, Timmy Larson at 138 and Joel Osborn at 182. Zachary Packard was fifth at 113 and Levi Naeve fifth at 170. Sixth place went to Logan Moser at 160, Davion Goodell at 152 and Colby Clarken at 120. Jordan Jensen (126) and Hunter Egdorf (195) did not place in the top six.

Fri
19
Jan

BONNIE M. CHRISTIANSON

BONNIE M. CHRISTIANSON, 78, Bode, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at the Humboldt Care Center South. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to masonlindhart@gmail.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.

Thu
18
Jan

BREAKING NEWS: Firefighters battle Taft Street blaze


Humboldt firefighters battled heavy smoke in an electrical fire at 610 Taft St. S. Thursday evening. The were called at about 8:20 p.m. and were on the scene for 1 hour and 40 minutes. There were no injuries. One resident was removed by police before firefighters arrived. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.

By Kent Thompson
The Humboldt Fire Department, Humboldt Police and EMS emergency personnel were paged to 610 Taft St. S. Thursday night around 8:20 p.m. for a report of smoke and what was determined to be an electrical fire.
There was one unidentified elderly gentleman in the home in a wheelchair. He was quickly removed from the building by police and was checked by medical personnel at the scene, but he refused to be transported to the hospital, it was reported.
Duane Zeller, owner of Hoag’s Plumbing and Heating, said he received a call at 8:01 p.m. reporting a smoking fuse box. Zeller said he pulled the electrical meter and saw a small fire in the basement and dumped the contents of a fire extinguisher on it, then called police.

Thu
18
Jan
Thu
18
Jan

Plans unveiled for high school addition


Humboldt School Superintendent Greg Darling has unveiled plans for a 2,446 square foot addition east of the R. Wesley Carlson Auditorium on the Humboldt High School campus. the new area would allow for additional space for music and drama departments, additional storage and updated restroom facilities. Humboldt's marching band is one of its many instrumental and vocal group offerings at the school. Independent file photo by Phil Monson.

By Phil Monson
Plans for a new addition at Humboldt High School were unveiled at Monday’s regular monthly meeting of the Humboldt School Board.
School superintendent Greg Darling distributed an architectural drawing of a 2,446 square foot addition to be built east of R. Wesley Carlson Auditorium and west of the sidewalk leading into the north entrance of the building.
The addition would provide much-needed space for the music and drama department storage, as well as an overdue upgrade of restroom facilities at the high school.
“We have no room for band and drama. When we have plays, carts are taking space in the hallways. Backdrops are mounted up on areas where nothing should be. Storage is a big problem for these departments,” Darling said.

Wed
17
Jan

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