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February 2019

Mon
25
Feb

JIM CHORPENING

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 1:39pm

JIM CHORPENING, 66, Humboldt, died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday morning, Feb. 21, 2019, at the Humboldt Care Center South. 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 subject line.

Mon
25
Feb

LUCILLE M. WEYDERT

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/25/2019 - 10:23am

LUCILLE M. WEYDERT, 83, Gilmore City, died at her home Thursday evening, Feb. 21, 2019, with her family by her side. 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 subject line.

Fri
22
Feb

WILLIAM L. BORLAND

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/22/2019 - 7:36am

WILLIAM L. BORLAND, 91, Urbandale, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019.

Thu
21
Feb

Vitzthum signs with Grand View University

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/21/2019 - 4:15pm

Humboldt High senior Tyler Vitzthum (front row-second from right) signed a letter of intent to attend Grand View University in Des Moines and play football for the Vikings. He is shown here with his parents (Kim Vitzthum, front-left), Joe Vitzthum and Diane Mulligan (front-right). Looking on in back is Humboldt athletic director Greg Thomas (left) and head football coach Derrick Elman. Independent photo.

Humboldt High senior football standout Tyler Vitzthum signed a letter of intent this week to attend Grand View University in Des Moines and play football for the Vikings.

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

Thu
21
Feb

February 21, 2019

Thu
21
Feb

Calendar days running out for makeups

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/21/2019 - 12:05am

Humboldt School Superintendent Greg Darling is counting the days and hours till winter is over, literally, as the school attempts to complete a 180-day school year calendar. Humboldt Independent photo by Phil Monson.

By Phil Monson
Winter weather cancellations are forcing Humboldt school officials to be proactive in making up for lost days.
During the regular monthly meeting of the Humboldt School Board Monday night (Feb. 18), Humboldt School Superintendent Greg Darling says the last day of class will be on Monday, June 3, as opposed to Tuesday, May 28, the day after Memorial Day.
While the district attempts to complete a 180-day school year, Darling says the district has the flexibility to count classroom hours to help fulfill the requirement.
“We have five hours in reserve that we can use – five two hours early out in reserve. If we use those up, then we may be talking about figuring out something else, but I think we are okay going forward,” Darling said.

Thu
21
Feb

Downtown revitalization, public input sought

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/21/2019 - 12:02am

Nick Frederiksen, project manager with ISG, led a discussion about what citizens would like to see in a downtown streetscape project last week at the Humboldt Community Center. About 50 interested stakeholders attended one of two sessions. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.

By KENT THOMPSON
What should downtown Humboldt look like, next year and 10 years from now?
Those are pretty heady questions, but something city leaders and members of the ISG planning team are trying to wrap their hands around.
That’s why the city of Humboldt hosted two downtown revitalization sessions at the Humboldt Community/Senior Center last Wednesday.
The first was for downtown business owners. About 30 people attended and organizers reportedly received “a lot of good input,” from the community businesses.
The second session was for the general public and was more sparsely attended, with about 10-12 people reviewing plans and offering opinions.
Councilman Joel Goodell said whatever course of action is pursued, he wants all people in the community who have thoughts on the matter to be heard.
Another community meeting is planned for March to get more citizens involved.

Thu
21
Feb

Humboldt Council considers hiring a police chief

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/21/2019 - 12:01am

Humboldt Police Administrator Dean Kruger (right) shows Mrs. Bacon's third graders what a police squad car looks like with assistance from Officer David Jones (left), at Humboldt City Hall last May. Humboldt Independent file photo.

By KENT THOMPSON
Should the city of Humboldt go back to having its own police chief, or should it continue to contract services with Humboldt County?
That was the question at the conclusion of a two-night discussion on the upcoming budget held at Humboldt City Hall earlier this month by the Humboldt City Council.
Humboldt contracts with the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors for the services of Humboldt County Sheriff Dean Kruger to also serve as police administrator. For that service, the city pays Humboldt County $39,500 per year. Humboldt City Administrator Travis Goedken told the Council that if the city was to pursue hiring its own police chief, the cost would be $65,000 for a base salary with a total salary and benefits package of $78,943.90, nearly twice the cost of contracting for a police administrator. That figure does not include a uniform, vehicle or equipment for the police chief.

Wed
20
Feb

Busse becomes Humboldt's 29th state champion!

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/20/2019 - 11:33am

Humboldt's Joey Busse exults after winning his 145-pound championship match last Saturday night in the Class 2A state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Busse capped a perfect, 47-0 senior season for the Wildcats. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

By Phil Monson

Wed
20
Feb

Westling signs with Iowa Central

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/20/2019 - 11:24am

Humboldt High senior Amber Westling signed a national letter of intent to play soccer at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge this week. Amber is shown here in front with her parents, Glen (left) and Jan (right) Westling of Badger. Looking on in back, from left: Humboldt athletic director Greg Thomas, ICCC assistant coach Rilee Miller, ICCC head coach Jared Beauchamp and Humboldt head coach Rodd Mooney. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Humboldt High School senior Amber Westling has signed a letter of intent to attend Iowa Central Community College in the fall and play soccer on the Triton women's squad.

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

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