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April 2013

Thu
18
Apr

Humboldt native safe at Boston Marathon

Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 9:10am

A Humboldt native competed in his first Boston Marathon on Monday, but finished about 50 minutes ahead of the explosions that rocked the finish line of the race, killing three and wounding more than 170 people. Trent Biederman, 34, Aurora, IL, is the son of Dave and Mary Biederman of Humboldt. Trent and his wife, Megan, were safe and sound and about a mile away from the blast, back at their motel, at the time the explosion occurred, about 1:50 p.m. Iowa time Monday. “He finished about 50 minutes ahead of that, but we didn’t know that and were very scared and concerned for a time Monday afternoon,” Mary Biederman said. “The cell service had been shut down and we couldn’t get in touch with him. He texted our daughter and told her he was OK, but we were on pins and needles for about a half an hour or 40 minutes, not knowing,” Mary said. Trent was able to call his parents later in the afternoon.

Thu
18
Apr

Humboldt Council agrees to engineering services for bridge

Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 8:57am

The Humboldt City Council on Monday unanimously agreed to a resolution approving a supplement to the professional services agreement with WHKS of Mason City for final design engineering services for the Sumner Avenue Bridge. The work will include a final design of the new Sumner Avenue Bridge and the engineer’s probable cost for construction, as well as the final project review, construction plans and specification. It is assumed that the bridge will consist of five continuous concrete slabs totaling two slabs of 45 feet and three slabs of 58 feet, for a total bridge length of 264 feet. The roadway will be 30-feet, six-inches, and will include two 12-feet traffic lanes with three-feet shoulder areas and a five-foot wide sidewalk with a separation railing on the north side of the bridge. Abutments will be integral or semi-integral on steel H piles, driven into rock.

Thu
18
Apr

HHS boys shoot 159 to win home golf triangular

Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 8:54am

Led by Landon Schnetzer and Christian Birdsell with a pair of 39s, the Humboldt varsity boys' golf team opened conference play by turning back Hampton-Dumont and Algona Tuesday night (April 16) at Humboldt Country Club. The Wildcats shot a 159 total. H-D finished with 173 strokes and Algona had 181. Humboldt also got a 40 from Jaxon Heinz and a 41 from Brendan Schnell.The Wildcat JV boys also won their meet, shooting a 177 to lead runner-up H-D with 198. Algona had 219.The Wildcats are scheduled to play at Emmetsburg on April 18 and travel to Iowa Falls on April 23 to face IFA and Webster City.See the Humboldt Independent Newspaper for complete story and action photos.

Thu
18
Apr

MARY E. BOGE

Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 7:39am

MARY E. BOGE, 65, Red Boiling Springs, TN, formerly of Humboldt, died at her home Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, following a lengthy illness. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to mason@goldfieldaccess.net and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.

Thu
18
Apr

April 18, 2013

Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 2:44am

April 18, 2013 by humboldtnews

Wed
17
Apr

HHS boys 6th in Lynx Relays

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 10:11am

Bryan Larson won the discus title to lead Humboldt's varsity boys' track team to a sixth-place finish in the Webster City Lynx Relays held Tuesday (April 16) in Webster City.See the Independent for complete story.

Wed
17
Apr

HHS girls win 7 events, finish 2nd at Pocahontas

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 10:10am

Humboldt's varsity girls' track team won seven events and placed second to Algona in the large-school field of teams in the Pocahontas Area Relays held Tuesday (April 16) in Pocahontas.The Wildcats' Sam Larson won both the 1,500 and 3,000 meters races while Kaitlyn Jensen won the 100-meter hurdles and Brittney Nilles won the 400-meter hurdles. Erica Lane won the discus title. The Wildcat 4x800 relay claimed first place. The foursome of Nilles, Kenzie Ross, April Jones and Maddie Kampen comprised the relay. The distance medley relay of Emily Hughes, Anna Tecklenburg, Hannah Friesth and Larson also took first-place.See complete story and photos in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper.

Wed
17
Apr

Wildcat soccer team falls to Storm Lake, 5-4

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 10:09am

Humboldt's varsity soccer team went toe-to-toe with ranked Storm Lake for over 80 minutes and beyond, but ended up on the short end of a 5-4 shootout in Humboldt Tuesday night (April 16). The loss dropped the Wildcats' season record to 1-2.The two teams went scoreless after 80 minutes of play and then were scoreless after two periods before a spot kick shootout took place to determine the winner. Storm Lake made all five of their kicks while Humboldt had four to determine the outcome. Scoring for Humboldt was Matt Pogge, Nick Heider, Craig Fishel and Joe Hadar.Humboldt plays host to Garner-Hayfield/Ventura on Thursday, April 18 at 5 p.m.See the Independent for complete story and photos.

Wed
17
Apr

COOK OF THE WEEK - JAMIE SHIFLETT

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 8:23am

An older sister was looking out for this week’s cook in 1988. That’s the year that she introduced her younger sister, Jamie, to her future husband, David Shiflett. Jamie, the daughter of Randy and Penny Palmer, grew up in the Renwick area, attended Boone Valley School in Renwick and graduated from Humboldt High School. Jamie earned her AA degree from Iowa Central Community College and currently works as a medical laboratory technician. Her husband, David, is the son of Gerald and Paulette Shiflett. He attended St. Mary’s School in Humboldt, graduated from Humboldt High School and is currently employed as the manager at Hog Slat in Humboldt. Jamie and David were married on March 18, 1989, and are the parents of three children: Ethan, Devin, and Dylan. Ethan, 20, attends Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge. Devin, 18, is a senior and Dylan, 15, is a freshman at Humboldt High School. The Shifletts attend St.

Wed
17
Apr

April17, 2013

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 1:55am

April 17, 2013 by humboldtnews

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