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Mon
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Nov

GORDON D. JACOBSON

Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/16/2020 - 2:29pm

GORDON D. JACOBSON, 57, of Dakota City, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, 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.

Mon
16
Nov

NANCY L. LARSON

Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/16/2020 - 11:45am

NANCY L. LARSON, 86, of Hardy, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 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.

Mon
16
Nov

PHYLLIS A. LINK

Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/16/2020 - 9:43am

PHYLLIS A. LINK, 90, of Swea City, formerly of Humboldt, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at Accura Healthcare in Bancroft. Online condolences may be left at HenryOlsonFuneral.com.

Fri
13
Nov

30 new COVID cases in the county in past two days

Submitted by admin on Fri, 11/13/2020 - 7:42pm

By KENT THOMPSON
The Iowa Department of Public Health and Humboldt County Public Health have identified 30 new positive COVID-19 cases in the past two days.
Nineteen cases were identified on Thursday and another 11 cases today (Friday, Nov. 13), bringing the total number of positive cases in the county since the pandemic began to 568. Of those cases, 365 have recovered and there have been three deaths in the county. The active positive case count is 200.
Of the 11 new cases reported Friday, three were in the 18-40 age group, five were people ages 41-60, two were people ages 61-80 and one was 81-years-plus.
According to the Iowa COVID-19 website, there are seven active positive cases at the QHC Humboldt South Care Center. The number has been the same since Tuesday.

Fri
13
Nov

MARCIA L. TRIMBLE

Submitted by admin on Fri, 11/13/2020 - 11:25am

MARCIA L. TRIMBLE, 94, of Kearney, NE, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at Kearney Regional Medical Center. Tributes or condolences may be left at www.hlmkfuneral.com.

Fri
13
Nov

JOHN G. ULRICH

Submitted by admin on Fri, 11/13/2020 - 11:23am

JOHN G. ULRICH, 68, of Tucson, AZ, formerly of Humboldt, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Tucson, AZ.

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12
Nov

November 12, 2020

Thu
12
Nov

Humboldt School continues with in-person classes

Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 12:04am

Humboldt and Twin Rivers School Superintendent Jim Murray said his administrative team is doing a great job despite leading teachers in the most challenging situations, a global health pandemic. Pictured from left: Brenda Geitzenauer, Creighton Jenness, Lora Kester, Ryan Fedders, Jim Murray, Mark Wenzel, Abby Horbach and Paul Numedahl. Humboldt Independent photo by Phil Monson.

By KENT THOMPSON
Humboldt and Twin Rivers Superintendent of Schools Jim Murray said despite rising COVID-19 positive rates in the community, school absenteeism rates remain low and the Humboldt Community School District continues with its in-person learning model with a few exceptions.
Murray said the district monitors and counts the number of students who have tested positive for COVID-19. “On Tuesday, Nov. 3, we had one high school student and two middle school students,” he said.
“Daily attendance rates are still consistently high, our students are at school and students that are quarantined have, for the most part, been exposed to a family member or someone in the home,” Murray said. He said school absenteeism rates are consistent with previous years, despite the virus and some students having to quarantine due to exposure.

Thu
12
Nov

City prepares for snow days ahead

Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 12:00am

There was more rain and ice than snow on Tuesday, but it's just a matter of time. Read about what the city wants you to know about requirements in this week's Humboldt Independent.

By KENT THOMPSON
After an early visit on Oct. 25, Humboldt County residents can get ready for another round of snow, soon.
Earlier, it was inaccurately reported that the city of Humboldt snow no parking ordinance went into effect Nov. 1. That is not correct. It goes into effect Dec. 1 and runs through March 31. The ordinance prohibits parking on city streets between the hours of 3-7 a.m.
In getting ready for the winter season, the Independent decided it was good for everyone to have a refresher course on what the requirements are for snow removal and vehicle parking and for snow emergency declarations. We decided to ask Humboldt City Administrator Travis Goedken to fill our readers in. Read what he has to say as well as a reprinting of the city's snow route emergency declaration policy in this week's Humboldt Independent, your trusted source for local news and sports.

Wed
11
Nov

Hospital pleas for public cooperation in COVID battle

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/11/2020 - 4:54pm

HCMH CEO Michelle Sleiter is asking for the public's help as the hospital and the community deals with an overwhelming number of COVID-19 cases. There are currently 170 active cases in the county.

The Iowa Department of Public Health and Humboldt County Public Health identified 24 additional cases of COVID-19 in the county on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases countywide since the pandemic began to 528.
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, another 10 new cases were reported, bringing the total to 538.
Of that number, 365 have recovered with three deaths. The number of active positive cases have climbed to 170, doubling in the past month. On Oct. 12, there were 78 active cases in the county.
Of the 24 cases identified on Tuesday, 3 were in the (0-17) age range; five were ages 18-40, six were ages 41-60, eight were ages 61-80 and two were ages 81 and above. Of the 10 new cases reported Wednesday, two were ages 0-17, two were ages 18-40 and six were ages 41-60.

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