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February 2020

Tue
11
Feb

WILDCAT WRESTLERS ON TO STATE!

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 9:00am

The Humboldt wrestling team after placing second in the team scoring of their Class 2A sectional tournament in Humboldt on Feb. 8. Independent photo.

The Humboldt wrestling team earned the school’s first trip to the state dual tournament by winning a Class 2A regional dual in Atlantic Tuesday night (Feb. 11).

The Wildcats defeated Van Meter/Earlham 45-30 in the first match and edged Atlantic 35-29 in the final. Atlantic beat Red Oak 46-29 in the other opening match.

State dual action will take place at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Feb. 19. Humboldt will meet No. 1 seed West Delaware in the first round starting at 9 a.m.

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

Tue
11
Feb

Humboldt girls smack Webster City in finale, 47-31

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 8:56am

Humboldt's Mady Lange battles her opponent from Hampton-Dumont-CAL for a loose ball in the Wildcats' 65-50 victory over then No. 13 ranked HDC back on Jan. 28. The Wildcats visit Forest City on Feb. 15 to begin post-season play. Independent photo.

The Humboldt High girls' basketball team closed out their regular season Tuesday night (Feb. 11) by rolling past the Webster City Lynx, 47-31 in a North Central Conference game inside the Humboldt gym. The Wildcats are 11-10 overall, 6-8 in conference play. Kendal Clark scored 20 points and Mady Lange and Bae Arnold each had 10 to lead Humboldt.

Humboldt will begin Class 3A regional tournament play on Saturday, Feb. 15, in a 5 p.m. game with Forest City at Forest City. The winner will play Clear Lake or Garner-Hayfield/Ventura on Feb. 19 in Clear Lake.

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

Tue
11
Feb

Wildcat boys turn back Webster City, 74-69

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 8:52am

Humboldt sophomore Ben Kuehnast powers his way down low for an inside basket in a Wildcat home game on Jan. 28. Independent photo.

The Humboldt High boys' basketball team got back on the winning track Tuesday night (Feb. 11) by turning back Webster City, 74-69 on Senior Night inside the Humboldt gym.

Humboldt is 12-6 overall, 8-5 in the North Central Conference.

Humboldt will visit Iowa Falls on Friday, Feb. 14, and return home on Feb. 17 to host Carroll.

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

Mon
10
Feb

DR. BRADEN STEVENSON

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/10/2020 - 1:30pm

DR. BRADEN STEVENSON, 84, formerly of Humboldt, died peacefully at the Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center in Des Moines.

Mon
10
Feb

ROGER G. TERWILLIGER

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/10/2020 - 1:28pm

ROGER G. TERWILLIGER, 89, of Humboldt, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. 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.

Sat
08
Feb

Wrestling team advances 7 to districts, in regional dual Tuesday in Atlantic

Submitted by admin on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 8:02pm

Humboldt’s district wrestling qualifiers, front row (l-): Levi Naeve at 160, Cresten Craven at 120, Colten Goodell at 220 and Jase Goodell at 113. Back row: Cole Nelson at 106, Colby Clarken at 126 and Logan Nilles at 182. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

The Humboldt High wrestlers finished second in the team scoring and advanced 7 out of the Class 2A Sectional Tournament held on Saturday, Feb. 8 in Humboldt.

The Wildcats finished with 231.5 points to finish behind first-place Emmetsburg, which totaled 245.5. Webster City placed third at 188.5, followed by Okoboji with 138, Estherville-LC with 126 and Southeast Valley with 122.

Humboldt’s individual champions include Jase Goodell at 113, Cresten Craven at 120, Levi Naeve at 160 and Colten Goodell at 220. Placing second was Cole Nelson at 106, Colby Clarken at 126 and Logan Nilles at 182. All seven advance into the district meet in Algona on Feb. 15.

Taking third was Walt DeLanoit at 195, Fletcher Satern at 152 and Joe Weydert at 145. Fourth-place went to Ty Gargano at 132, Jordan Jensen at 138, Braxden Scott at 170 and Josh Beldin at 285.

Fri
07
Feb

BREAKING NEWS: Williams gets life for Lu Verne shooting

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/07/2020 - 11:24pm

Family members of Jessica Weishaar (left) grieved her loss during victim impact statements Friday in Kossuth County District Court during the plea and sentencing hearing for Valentino Williams (right) of Coalville. Williams pleaded guilty to murdering Weishaar during a bank robbery attempt at the Security State Bank in Lu Verne in early December. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

A Coralville man was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday morning in Kossuth County District Court after changing his plea in the shooting death of Jessica Weishaar, 43, of Algona.
Weishaar was employed by the Security State Bank in Algona and was the substitute teller on duty at the bank’s branch office in Lu Verne the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019.
Around 8:30 a.m. that morning, Valentino Williams, 36, of Coralville arrived at the bank, robbed the bank of cash and shot Weishaar outside the bank three times. She died at the scene from her wounds.
Witnesses reported that a black SUV driven by a black male involved in the shooting headed east out of Lu Verne. Law enforcement authorities in neighboring towns reported several reports of a dark colored SUV or Crossover vehicle traveling east away from Lu Verne.

Fri
07
Feb

Meals from the Heartland meal raising is March 21

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/07/2020 - 11:18pm

Last year, the Humboldt County Meals from the Heartland program was honored for packaging more than 1,000,000 meals, a milestone that occurred in 2018. This year's event will mark the 10th year in Humboldt for the activity. This year's event will be Friday, March 20 for students and Saturday, March 21 for the public.

Saturday, March 21, will be the 10th annual Meals from the Heartland event at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall.
Students from the Humboldt Middle School and St. Mary’s School will be packaging meals on Friday, March 20.
Humboldt County is the largest and longest running packaging event in the state of Iowa outside of Des Moines, with over one million meals packaged during the event’s nine-year history.
Our local food pantry receives meal kits packaged by our local church youth groups, using the rice meal and either cans of tuna or chicken with recipes.
Some meals go to other food pantries in the state of Iowa. The remainder is sent to several countries where they are used for school lunch programs. The students go to school so they can receive a meal and therefore they are getting educated. There are students who have graduated and now are coming back to their country to help educate other students in their community.

Thu
06
Feb

February 6, 2020

Thu
06
Feb

Darling to remain on paid administrative leave

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 12:05am

The Humboldt High School Dance Team presented “The Greatest Show” last Saturday night before a packed house at the HHS gym. See this photo and many more on the website. Click on the Buy a Photo link and check the Feb. 6 Humboldt Independent photos folder.

By Phil Monson
Humboldt School Superintendent Greg Darling will finish out the school year on paid administrative leave.
In a special meeting of the board of education on Friday morning (Jan. 31), the board voted 3-0 to keep Darling on paid administrative leave through June 30, 2020, as per the terms of the agreement.
The vote came after the board met for 26 minutes in closed session. Board members present who voted for the continued leave include Kathy Yoakam, Suzanne Newton and president Tate Satern. Board members Kristi Clark and Bob Myott were not present.
Darling’s paid administrative leave began immediately after action by the board back in their Jan. 20 regular monthly meeting. At that time, Satern issued a statement that the action against Darling “does not involve allegations of misconduct against students, misappropriation of funds or any other illegal activity.”

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