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Fri
19
Mar

Wildcat girls win 2nd indoor track meet

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/19/2021 - 11:26am

Humboldt's Jori Hajek clears the hurdle for the Wildcat girls' track team in their home indoor meet on March 11 at the Nielsen Family Recreation Center in Humboldt. Independent photo.

The Humboldt girls' track team won their second team title in the past week by leading the field in their indoor home meet on March 19 inside the Nielsen Family Recreation Center.

The Wildcats totaled 111 points to lead the field. Forest City was runner-up at 83 points. Pocahontas Area was third at 50.5, followed by South Hamilton (38) and Aplington-Parkersburg (32.5).

First-place finishes by the Wildcats include Paige DeWinter in the 200-meters, Kendal Clark in the shot put, Lily Groat in the 60-meter hurdles, the 4x200 relay, the 4x400 relay, the 4x800 relay and the shuttle hurdle relay. Clark's 42-10.5 throw in the shot broke the school record of 42-7 which she set a week earlier.

See full story in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper.
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Fri
19
Mar

Wildcat boys claim another indoor track title

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/19/2021 - 11:13am

Humboldt's Aiden Christensen clears the bar in the high jump competition in last week's indoor track meet in Humboldt. Independent photo.

The Humboldt boys' track team won another team title hosting a coed invitational at the Nielsen Family Recreation Center in Humboldt on March 19.

The Wildcats scored 122 points to take the top spot. Forest City was runner-up at 70.5, followed by Pocahontas Area with 62.5, South Hamilton at 40 and Belmond-Klemme with 20.

Humboldt got first-place finishes from Aiden Christensen in the 400-meters, Eric Wittrock in the 800, Quinton Orr in the 1,600, Carter Theesfeld in the 3,200, the 4x400 relay, the 4x800 relay, the distance medley relay and the shuttle hurdle relay.

Orr's effort in the 1,600 earned him a spot in the Drake Relays on April 22 in Des Moines.

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

Humboldt's outdoor season begins on April 6 at Eagle Grove.

Thu
18
Mar

March 18th, 2021

Thu
18
Mar

Snow comes down but who makes it go away?

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/18/2021 - 12:03am

A fresh coating of 3-4 inches of snow early Monday morning was beautiful to look at, but not as pretty to get rid of. Cleaning sidewalks downtown was a topic of discussion for the Humboldt City Council this week. Humboldt Independent photo by Phil Monson.

By KENT THOMPSON
The four-inch snowfall that occurred early Monday morning wasn’t unexpected, but it left some Humboldt downtown property owners perplexed as to the city’s response.
“I’ve had a couple of downtown people question me on city’s cleaning of snow off the sidewalks,” at large Council member Kirk Whittlesey said. “They understood that when we redid the downtown and removed the awnings that the city would provide assistance in getting the sidewalks cleared. It seems like it’s not working well,” Whittlesey said.
Humboldt City Administrator Travis Goedken admitted some policy confusion but said “timing is everything. Continuous snowfalls in the early morning hours are a challenge,” the city administrator said.

Thu
18
Mar

TAG becomes ELP to foster extended learning, research

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/18/2021 - 12:02am

Pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. That number has been determined to mean that a circle is more than three times its width around or 3.14. Schools have used March 14 as a day to celebrate pi and pie! Since the 14th was a Sunday, Humboldt High School students celebrated with pie and enjoying mathematics on March 12. Humboldt Independent photo.

By Phil Monson

Wed
17
Mar

Another COVID-19 vaccination clinic planned for March 24

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/17/2021 - 6:25pm

To schedule your COVID-19 vaccine Appointment for Wednesday, March 24 from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds, 311 6th Ave N, Humboldt, Iowa 50548 please respond to the website below.
*appointments will be made on a first come first serve basis

Wed
17
Mar

Wildcat boys place 3 on All-NCC team

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/17/2021 - 9:47am

Humboldt Wildcat basketball players Sam Fischer (left), Gabe Gidel (center) and Caden Matson were selected to the coaches' All-North Central Conference team. Fischer and Gidel were both chosen second-team. Matson was named to the third-team.

Humboldt went 15-8, 9-4 and 3rd in conference

By Phil Monson

The Humboldt boys’ basketball team, which finished third in the North Central Conference standings, had three players named to the coaches’ all-conference team.
Their selections were announced last week.
Wildcat seniors Sam Fischer and Gabe Gidel were both chosen second-team honors with junior guard Caden Matson selected to the third-team.
Fischer, a 6-foot-4 post, averaged 11.5 points per game overall to lead Humboldt. He was eighth in the NCC in overall rebounding average at 6.69 per contest. Fischer shot 52 percent from the field. From 3-point range, he made seven of 19 attempts for a 36.8 percent average.

Wed
17
Mar

March 17th, 2021

Tue
16
Mar

SARA CHRISTENSEN

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/16/2021 - 3:31pm

SARA CHRISTENSEN, died Saturday, March 13, 2021.

Tue
16
Mar

KAY F. HELLAND

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/16/2021 - 7:53am

KAY F. HELLAND, 83, of Bode, died Sunday, March 14, 2021, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home.

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