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March 2018

Thu
08
Mar

Dodgeball Tourney is March 17, entry fee due by March 12

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/08/2018 - 10:50am

Stylin' dodgeball players celebrate a victory at last year's tournament. This year's event will be Saturday, March 17, with the action for middle school students beginning at 4 p.m. and the high school/adult class starting around 4:30 p.m. Humboldt Independent file photo by Phil Monson.

The Humboldt Music Boosters are hosting their annual Dodgeball Tournament on Saturday, March 17. The tournament will consist of a middle school bracket as well as a high school/adult bracket.
Registration for the middle school bracket will start at 3:45 p.m., and they will begin the tournament at 4 p.m.
Registration for the adult bracket will start at 4:15 p.m., with their bracket beginning at 4:30 p.m.
All teams must coordinate a theme with creative uniforms, and special awards will be pre-sented for best team costume, best team name, and best dodgeball sportsmanship after the tournament.

Thu
08
Mar

China Painters spring show is March 24

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/08/2018 - 10:24am

Humboldt China Painters members are pictured with items on display currently at the Humboldt Public Library. Their annual show and sale will be Saturday, March 24, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Faith United Methodist Church-Humboldt Center. From left to right are: Pearl Pedersen, Virginia Johnson, Sue Beach, Lorrie Bacon and Marla Norman. See this photo and more at www.humboldtnews.com.

The Humboldt China Painters will hold their Spring Egg Show “Tickled Pink” from 9-11:30 a.m., Saturday, March 24, at Faith United Methodist Church, 107 Fourth St. N., Humboldt. Each painter will display their own painted porcelain.
New this year there will be a special program featuring the “Teapot Choir” from Our Sav-iour’s Lutheran Church, Callen-der, at 10 a.m. They make music from unique and distinctly painted teapots.
Coffee and bars will be pro-vided. This event is free and everyone is welcome.
China painted porcelain eggs and other hand-painted items will be for sale. There will also be a silent auction. Proceeds from the show are used for con-tinuing education.

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08
Mar

March 8, 2018

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07
Mar

March 7, 2018

Mon
05
Mar

DARRYL FISHER

Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/05/2018 - 7:38am

DARRYL FISHER, 78, Franklin, KS, formerly of Humboldt, died at his home, Thursday, March 1, 2018. 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.

Fri
02
Mar

BEATRICE C. GEISHECKER

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 4:01pm

BEATRICE C. GEISHECKER, 91, Boone, formerly of Humboldt, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at Westhaven Community in Boone.

Thu
01
Mar

Elman named head football coach at Humboldt High School

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 9:55pm

Derrick Elman

Derrick Elman, an assistant football coach in the Iowa Falls-Alden School district the past 14 years, has been named head football coach at Humboldt High School.

Elman, who will teach fourth grade in the Humboldt school district in the fall, is a native of Buffalo Center. Elman replaces Greg Thomas, who stepped down last November after 18 seasons guiding the Wildcats. Thomas will remain as activities director and assistant principal at Humboldt High School.

Look for an in-depth interview and story on Elman's hiring in an upcoming issue of the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe today for print/digital access by selecting the link on this page to get started!

Thu
01
Mar

March 1, 2018

Thu
01
Mar

Committee appointed to look at downtown improvements

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 12:03am

Humboldt City Council members Joel Goodell (left) and Kirk Whittlesey (right) have been appointed to a committee looking at downtown improvements to the city of Humboldt. Street lighting, sidewalks and curb and gutter are among the areas to be examined. Humboldt Independent file photos.

By Kent Thompson
The Humboldt City Council has appointed two members to work with Mayor Dan Scholl and City Administrator Travis Goedken to come up with a plan to remedy some issues with the central business district.
At the Council’s Feb. 20 meeting, it was unanimously agreed to appoint Council members Joel Goodell and Kirk Whittlesey to the committee with Council member Mike Worthington as an alternate.
Goodell volunteered to serve. Whittlesey was not at the meeting, but his name was offered. Goedken said Whittlesey served on the Community Visioning Committee in 2017.
“I think it would be good to have a former downtown business owner on the committee,” Second Ward Council member John Sleiter said.
To read more about what this committee will be charged with and other city news, see this week's Humboldt Independent. Subscribe by clicking on the link at the top of this page.

Thu
01
Mar

County to appeal DNR ruling on hogs

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 12:00am

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has approved a construction permit application for a 5,000-head swine finishing unit in Section 7 of Norway Township, close to the town of Thor. On Monday, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors agreed to file suit in district court to stop the development, saying that a commercial business is located less than one-quarter of a mile away.

By Kent Thompson
Humboldt County will be challenging a decision by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to grant the construction of a 5,000-head, two-unit confined animal feeding location two miles northwest of Thor in Section 7 of Norway Township.
At Monday’s weekly Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board unanimously approved filing an appeal in Humboldt County District Court to approval of the Barn Owl LLC site on Texas Avenue. The animals would be owned by Iowa Select Farms, a pork production company with headquarters in Iowa Falls and Des Moines.
At Monday’s meeting, new information came to light that might help support Humboldt County’s challenge of the DNR in court.

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