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Thu
25
Oct

Four named to All-State in music

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 12:02am

Four Humboldt High School music students have attained the highest individual honor availa-ble to Iowa high school musi-cians by being selected as mem-bers of the 2018 All-State Or-chestra and Chorus. Hope Hjelmeland has been selected as a member of the All-State Orchestra. Hope (coronet) is the daughter of Ron and Jodi Hjelmeland, and is the student of Drew Barker and Kathy Yoakam. Holly Kirchhoff (so-prano), Sydney Burns (alto), and Carter Holm (bass) have been selected as members of the All-State Chorus. Holly is the daughter of Jeff and Ramona Kirchhoff. Sydney is the daugh-ter of Bruce and Teresa Burns. Carter is the son of Culley and Traci Holm. The trio is students of Michael Blair. Sydney also studies with Joan Enockson. Humboldt Independent photo.

Four Humboldt High School music students have attained the highest individual honor availa-ble to Iowa high school musi-cians by being selected as mem-bers of the 2018 All-State Or-chestra and Chorus.
Hope Hjelmeland has been selected as a member of the All-State Orchestra. Hope (coronet) is the daughter of Ron and Jodi Hjelmeland, and is the student of Drew Barker and Kathy Yoakam. Holly Kirchhoff (so-prano), Sydney Burns (alto), and Carter Holm (bass) have been selected as members of the All-State Chorus. Holly is the daughter of Jeff and Ramona Kirchhoff. Sydney is the daugh-ter of Bruce and Teresa Burns. Carter is the son of Culley and Traci Holm. The trio is students of Michael Blair. Sydney also studies with Joan Enockson. The public concert will be Saturday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum in Ames.

Wed
24
Oct

October 24, 2018

Tue
23
Oct

Humboldt girls top Roland-Story in regional semifinal, 3-1

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/23/2018 - 9:58am

Humboldt's Trinity Helmer receives serve for the Wildcat volleyball team in their victory over Greene County on Oct. 17 in Humboldt. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

The Humboldt High girls volleyball team kept their post-season alive Tuesday (Oct. 23) night by turning back Roland-Story in four sets inside the Humboldt gym. The Wildcats won by scores of 25-20, 25-19, 22-25 and 25-15 to improve to 30-4 overall. Roland-Story bows out at 30-8.

The victory sent the Wildcats into a Class 3A Region 3 championship match against Osage on Monday, Oct. 29 in Clear Lake. Osage (28-6) downed Forest City in a semifinal match in Osage by scores of 25-13, 25-12 and 25-16.

See full story with photos and statistics in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe today for print/digital access by selecting the link on this page to get started!

Mon
22
Oct

KAY M. KOLLMORGEN

Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/22/2018 - 9:52am

KAY M. KOLLMORGEN, 84, Humboldt, died peacefully in his sleep, at home, Saturday morning, Oct. 20, 2018. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to www.masonlindhart.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the sub-ject line.

Fri
19
Oct

Wildcats wallop Perry in season finale, 45-0

Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/19/2018 - 11:04pm

Humboldt head football coach Derrick Elman and Tyler Vitzthum share a moment in the final minute of the Wildcats' 45-0 victory over Perry last week in Humboldt. It was the final game of the season for Humboldt. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Humboldt ended its 2018 football season in dominating fashion Friday night (Oct. 19) by shutting out the Perry Blue Jays, 45-0 on Mason Maach Field in a Class 3A District 2 contest.

The victory gave Humboldt an overall record of 4-5, 3-2 in district play. Perry fell to 0-9, 0-5.

Lucas Volf scored two touchdowns to lead Humboldt. He had a scoring run of eight yards and intercepted a pass and returned 29 yards for a score in the second half. He also booted a 28-yard field goal. Jamison Heinz scored on a 14-yard run and Sawyer Savery added a four-yard touchdown run. Quarterback Joey Busse also hooked up with Matt Miller for a 20-yard touchdown pass play.

See full story with photos and statistics in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe today for print/digital access by selecting the link on this page to get started!

Fri
19
Oct

Scholten to visit Dakota City

Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/19/2018 - 11:12am

J.D. Scholten

U.S. Congressional Candidate J.D. Scholten continues his barnstorming tour of the 4th District in Humboldt County on Monday, Oct. 22 from 12-1 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 412 Main St., Dakota City.
Scholten welcomes everyone, regardless of party affiliation (or lack thereof) to attend, ask questions, and join in conversation about the issues impacting Iowans.
This is the Sioux City Democrat’s third stop in Humboldt County. He is looking forward to the opportunity to hearing from county residents.
Scholten will also be in Fort Dodge on Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Iowa Central Community College Biohealth Science Auditorium for a town hall focused on Social Security and senior issues. Appearing with Scholten will be Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. The event is free and the program will begin at 11:30 a.m.

Fri
19
Oct

Wildcat boys advance to state cross country!

Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/19/2018 - 10:44am

Humboldt earned a trip to the state cross country meet after placing second in the qualifying meet at Spencer on Oct. 18. Pictured, front row (l-r): Calvin Carlson and Quinton Orr. Back row: Joe Kunert, Noah Helmer, Devon Coon, Eric Wittrock and Nolan Jergens. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Led by top 10 finishes from Quinton Orr and Joe Kunert, the Humboldt High boys' cross country team advanced to the Class 3A state cross country championships by placing second in a qualifying meet at Spencer on Oct. 18. The Wildcats finished with 79 team points to finish behind first-place Sergeant Bluff-Luton at 76. MOC-Floyd Valley was third with 103 as the top three schools advance to the state meet in Fort Dodge on Oct. 27 at Lakeside Golf Course.

Orr finished first overall in 16:28 and Kunert was eighth in 17:11 to pace the Wildcats. Devon Coon ran 18th in 17:42. Humboldt also had Eric Wittrock 20th, Noah Helmer 32nd, Nolan Jergens 45th and Calvin Carlson 65th to round out their placings.

See full story in the Humboldt Independent Newsapaper. Subscribe today for print/digital access by selecting the link on this page to get started!

Fri
19
Oct

Bryce Gidel earns 3rd trip to state cross country!

Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/19/2018 - 10:39am

Humboldt's Bryce Gidel, shown here winning the North Central Conference individual title, earned her third trip to the state cross country meet by finishing first in a state qualifying meet in Spencer on Oct. 18. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Humboldt High junior distance standout Bryce Gidel earned her third straight trip to the Class 3A state cross country meet by winning the individual title in a state-qualifying meet at Spencer on Oct. 18. Fidel finished first in 19:13. She was nine seconds ahead of Ballard's Ellie Twedt who finished second in 19:22. Gidel, who was fifth in last year's state meet, has not lost a regular season race during her Wildcat career!

The Humboldt girls came up short in their bid to advance to state as a team by finishing sixth. Ballard Huxley, Bishop Heelan and Spencer secured the top three finishes to advance to the state meet, to be held Oct. 27 at Lakeside Golf Course north of Fort Dodge. Wildcat senior Isabella Luu ran 34th in 22:14 and Elizabeth Hildreth was 35th in 22:18. Kirstyn Beaman was 39th, Kallie Nilles 43rd, Brett Harklau 58th and Madeleine Ruzicka 59th to round out the Wildcat placings.

Thu
18
Oct

Ernst to hold town hall meeting Oct. 24

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/18/2018 - 4:57pm

Senator Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak) will be in Humboldt on Wednesday, Oct. 24 for a town hall meeting at 4:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Humboldt High School. The meeting is open to the public.

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst has announced that she will be holding a town hall meeting at the Humboldt High School R. Wesley Carlson Auditorium on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 4:30 p.m. The high school is located at 1500 Wildcat Road.
According to Sen. Ernst's office, the town hall meeting in Humboldt is part of Ernst's 99-county tour to hear from constituents about the issues most important to them. The public is welcome to attend this meeting.

Thu
18
Oct

October 18, 2018

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