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May 2019

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May

MELVIN C. VON BANK

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 1:53pm

MELVIN C. VON BANK, 91, Algona, died Friday, May 10, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society, Algona.

Mon
13
May

DIANE M. STEPHENSON

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 12:00pm

DIANE M. STEPHENSON, 64, died Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home of Fort Dodge, surrounded by her husband and three children. 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.

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13
May

MARGARET W. MEYERS

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 11:48am

MARGARET W. MEYERS, 94, of Hardy, died Thursday evening, May 9, 2019, at the Humboldt Care Center North. 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.

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13
May

CATHERINE GUNDERSON

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 11:33am

CATHERINE GUNDERSON, 95, died April 8, 2019, with her family at her side.

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10
May

LARRY L. JONES

Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/10/2019 - 3:36pm

LARRY L. JONES, 74, Dakota City, died Sunday, April 28, 2019, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. 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.

Thu
09
May

Wildcats 1st in 3A qualifier at Carroll, advance 13 events to state

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 9:22am

Humboldt's Jamison Heinz won the long jump title in the North Central Conference track and field championships held on May 2 in Humboldt. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Humboldt won the team title and will advance 13 events to the Class 3A State Track and Field Championships this week in Des Moines. Humboldt earned 10 automatic state meet berths in a Class 3A qualifying meet in Carroll on May 10.

The top two finishes in each event and the next-best statewide will round out the field of 24 for the state meet, to be held May 16-18 in Des Moines. Humboldt had five first-place finishes and five second-place finishes, with the rest of their entries earning at-large berths based on their performances.

The Wildcats finished with 157 team points to surpass runner-up Atlantic, which had 143.

Thu
09
May

Humboldt girls advance 7 events to state track

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 9:17am

Claire Varangkounh (left) and Mady Lange exchange the baton in a relay event for the Wildcat girls' track team, which competed in a state qualifying meet in Carroll on May 9. Independent photo.

Humboldt will send seven events into this week's Class 3A state track and field championships in Des Moines.

Humboldt's varsity girls' track team earned four automatic berths and placed third as a team in a qualifying meet in Carroll on May 10.

The top two finishes in each event along with the next-best statewide advance to the state championships on May 16-18 in Des Moines. The Wildcats' Kendal Clark won the discus with a school record throw of 132-7 to advance to state. Bryce Gidel was second in the 3,000-meters and Carlie Thompson ran second in the 100-meter dash. Humboldt was also second in the shuttle hurdle relay. The Wildcats also qualified the distance medley relay, Lily Groat in the 400-meter hurdles and Paige DeWinter in the 200-meter dash.

Humboldt also totaled 104 points to finish third in the team scoring at Carroll. Defending state champ Glenwood was first at 182 with Atlantic second at 108.

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09
May

May 9, 2019

Thu
09
May

Council approves incentives for downtown buildings

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 12:04am

City Street Superintendent Chris Ubben readies to dump a large load of trash into a dump truck on the city’s north side last week during junk removal days. See this and other photos at www.humboldtnews.com. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.

By KENT THOMPSON
Humboldt City Administrator Travis Goedken mentioned Monday the Humboldt Downtown Revitalization Project is not just about improving traffic safety and putting in sidewalks and streetlights.
It is also about getting landowners and businesses to become actively involved in the revitalization efforts by rehabilitating and renovating their buildings.
To that end, on Monday, the Humboldt City Council approved a Central Business District Urban Renewal Area Incentive Grant Program. The unanimous decision did not come without a large amount of debate and discussion. Some original ideas were scrapped, while others were expanded upon.
After much discussion, the Council agreed to remove an upper story residential rehabilitation incentive as an eligible project and agreed to leave the roof repair grant at $5,000 with a one-to-one match and building façade grant at $3,000 with a one-to-one match.

Thu
09
May

Assessment Progress testing comes to school

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 12:03am

Derrick Elman (standing), a fourth grade student at Taft Elementary School in Humboldt, looks on as students in his classroom begin the final day of taking the ISASP assessment online through their individual laptop computers. Independent photo. See this photo and more at www.humboldtnews.com.

By Phil Monson
Pencil and paper testing has gone by the wayside in the Humboldt Community School District and across the state of Iowa.
Last week the district wrapped up its first year using the new Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP). Students in grades 3-11 took their final test on April 30.
The ISASP is aligned with the Iowa Core Standards, providing a clear and accurate assessment of student learning outcomes.
Where previous tests relied heavily on multiple choice questions, the new English, math and science tests will evaluate students’ skills using a mix of item types, including technology-enhanced questions as well as open ended essay questions. In addition, there is no limit like so many tests before.

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