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Thu
02
May

Humboldt boys win 4th straight North Central Conference track title!

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Humboldt track athletes and coaches celebrate after winning the school's fourth straight North Central Conference championship on May 2 at Mason Maach Field in Humboldt. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

The Humboldt boys track team won their fourth straight North Central Conference championship after taking the team crown in the meet held in Humboldt on May 2.

The Wildcats finished with 177 points to easily outdistance runner-up Webster City, which had 117. Algona was third with 113.

Humboldt won seven events on the night. Owen Terwilliger won both the shot put and discus titles while Matt Miller won the 400-meters in 51.09 seconds. Quinton Orr was first in the 3,200-meters and Jamison Heinz won the long jump.

Humboldt won the shuttle hurdle relay, comprised of Sawyer Savery, Caden Matson, Joey Busse and Tyler Vitzthum. The Wildcats won the 4x400 relay, which consisted of Cale Hundertmark, Eric Wittrock, Calvin Carlson and Matt Miller. Miller passed two runners on the final lap and finished with a blazing 47.9-second quarter to lift Humboldt to victory.

Thu
02
May

Humboldt girls 3rd in NCC track

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/02/2019 - 10:49pm

Morgan Olson (left) and Carlie Thompson exchange the baton in the sprint medley relay in the recent Humboldt Relays track and field competition. The Wildcats placed a close third in the conference meet on May 2 at Algona. The Wildcats will run in the state qualifying meet on May 9 in Carroll. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

In a three-way battle for first place, Humboldt ended up placing third in the North Central Conference girls track meet on May 2 in Algona.

The Wildcats finished with 152.5 team points. Host Algona won the meet with 162.5. Iowa Falls-Alden was second with 161.5.

Humboldt's first-place finishes came from Kendal Clark in the discus, Kailee Dettmann in the high jump, Paige DeWinter in the 200-meters, Lily Groat in the 400-meter hurdles and the shuttle hurdle relay of Jori Hajek, Claire Varangkounh, Kailee Dettmann and Lily Groat.

Next action is the state qualifying meet at Carroll on May 9.

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
02
May

130-year-old Gilmore City church goes down in controlled fire

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/02/2019 - 10:12am

The long-standing Gilmore City Catholic Church burns to the ground in a controlled event on the evening of May 1. Fire departments from several communities were on hand for the event. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

It was the end of an era in Gilmore City on May 1 as the now-vacated and 130-year-old St. John's Catholic Church was razed in a controlled fire.

Fire departments from several communities were part of the training session.

See more photos in next week's Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe today for print/digital access by selecting the link on this page to get started!

Thu
02
May

May 2, 2019

Thu
02
May

Beaver Township beef producer benefits from neighbors

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/02/2019 - 12:04am

Adam Parle is pictured with one of his young Angus crossbred calves in a pasture south of Dakota City, as the calf’s mother looks on. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.

By KENT THOMPSON
When he was just a little boy, Adam Parle would stand at the edge of the road and watch the neighboring farmers work their fields. He would do that for hours on end.
When he was a little older, a neighbor, Bob Larson, invited Adam to ride on the tractor and help out with Bob’s cattle and horses.
Even though Adam’s parents, Dan and Dawn Parle, aren’t farmers, it didn’t take much to get Adam hooked on farming and raising cattle in particular.
“Working with cows is my passion. I love running cows,” Parle, who just turned 22, said.
Parle has a 15-head cow/calf herd and also raises sheep, helps neighbors farm, works for Tri County Agronomy in Humboldt seasonally, and purchased the Johanson feed mill in Badger last year. Read about his story in the Salute to Beef Producers section in this week's Humboldt Independent.

Thu
02
May

County hires jail consultant

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/02/2019 - 12:03am

From left to right: Humboldt County Chief Deputy Cory Lampe, Humboldt County Sheriff Dean Kruger and Webster County Jail Administrator Steve “Wally” Ellifritz meet with the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Monday morning. Lampe asked that the county be allowed to hire Ellifritz as a part-time jail consultant for a three-month period, to help Lampe and Deputy Roger Bennett coordinate jail operations, make improvements and develop an updated policies and procedures manual. Humboldt Independent photo.

As a 20-plus year law enforcement veteran, there are few situations that Humboldt County Chief Deputy Sheriff Cory Lampe is not prepared for.
But one of his duties since taking over as chief deputy in mid-February, is overseeing the Humboldt County Jail.
That is the one thing Lampe was not prepared for.
“I’ve never been a jailer in my life and I’ve never trained to operate a jail. I found out when I took over that there are a lot of things I need to know about."
He proposed hiring Steve "Wally" Ellifritz, the chief jail administrator for Webster County as a part-time consultant and acting jail administrator. He could work 20 hours per week for a period of about three months, Lampe said.
“Our idea is that he can work some nights and weekends and observe what is going on and give us some ideas on how to manage and improve the jail,” Lampe said.

Wed
01
May

May 1, 2019

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