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Wed
22
Jan

COOK OF THE WEEK - MARY TORKELSON

Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/22/2014 - 7:17am

Mary Torkelson and her husband, Bruce, both grew up in Humboldt County, and even maintained a home in Gilmore City while working in Des Moines, but returned permanently only three years ago after they retired. Mary’s parents were the late Cap and Edna Shimon from Gilmore City. Bruce grew up in the Thor area. His parents were the late Jacob and Amy Torkelson Dencklau. Bruce and Mary will celebrate their 43rd wedding anniversary in February. Mary graduated from the Gilmore City-Bradgate High School and Bruce graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High. They were introduced to each other by their mutual friend, Susie Gangestad, when all three were working in Fort Dodge. They spent a portion of their lives working in Des Moines. She retired from Wellmark Blue Cross-Blue Shield in Des Moines and Bruce retired from making custom cabinets in West Des Moines. Mary and Bruce have two sons. Their oldest is Jake and his wife Mindy. They have a beautiful 2-year old daughter, Violet.

Wed
22
Jan

January 22, 2014

Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/22/2014 - 1:41am

January 22, 2014 by humboldtnews

Mon
20
Jan

HCMH Jan 2014

Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/20/2014 - 2:17pm
Sun
19
Jan

Wildcat wrestlers 2nd in Lake Mills Duals

Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/19/2014 - 10:10am

Humboldt went 4-1 and finished second in the Lake Mills Dual Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 18. The Wildcats, now 19-2 overall on the season and ranked seventh in the state in Class 2A, suffered their only loss of the day, to first-place United South Central (Minnesota), which went 5-0. Lake Mills was third at 3-2 and North Butler was 2-3. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura was 1-4 and West Hancock of Britt 0-5.Humboldt will now gear up for the North Central Conference tournament to be held Saturday, Jan. 25, in the Iowa Central Community College gym in Fort Dodge. Action begins at 11 a.m.See complete story in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe for complete access to both print and electronic editions of the Independent.

Fri
17
Jan

Bulldogs top Wildcat boys in 2 OT, 71-67

Submitted by admin on Fri, 01/17/2014 - 11:17pm

Humboldt's boys suffered only their third loss of the season Friday night (Jan. 17) in falling to Hampton-Dumont, 71-67 in double overtime in the Humboldt gym.The Wildcats, 8-3 overall, 7-3 in the NCC, were led in scoring by Jaxon Heinz with 20 points and Nick Heider with 16. Jack Curran followed with 15 with Brady Ross and Austin Zylstra each with eight. Charlie Flickinger scored 26 points and Parker Claypool had 18 to lead the Bulldogs, who avenged a Dec. 3 loss to Humboldt in Hampton.Humboldt returns to action on Jan. 21 at Algona Bishop Garrigan. The Wildcats host Eagle Grove on Jan. 24.See complete story in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe for complete access to both print and electronic editions of the Independent.

Fri
17
Jan

No. 8 Bulldogs hold off Wildcat girls, 36-33

Submitted by admin on Fri, 01/17/2014 - 11:11pm

Humboldt's varsity girls' basketball team went head-to-head with No. 8 ranked Hampton-Dumont Friday night (Jan. 17) for a full 32 minutes but ended up on the short end of a 36-33 North Central Conference basketball game in the Humboldt gym.Lauren Friesth scored 11 points while Maggy Duffield and Madison Thomas each scored six for Humboldt. Kennedy Wohlford scored 10 to pace Hampton-Dumont. Humboldt fell to 5-7 overall, 5-5 in the NCC.Humboldt returns to action on Jan. 21 at Algona Bishop Garrigan. Humboldt hosts Eagle Grove on Jan. 24.See complete story in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe for complete access to both print and electronic editions of the Independent.

Fri
17
Jan

Sparboe fire destroys maintenance shop

Submitted by admin on Fri, 01/17/2014 - 4:00pm

An early morning fire, Tuesday, Jan. 14, fueled by 45 mile per hour winds, destroyed a maintenance shop and its contents at the Sparboe Farms egg production facility at 2088 120th St., near the Humboldt/Webster county line. The fire was reported around 8 a.m. Badger Fire Chief Glen Westling reported that a worker who went to get a piece of equipment discovered the fire and called the fire department. Local fire departments from Clare, Vincent and Humboldt provided assistance at the scene. For more details, pick up a copy of the Jan. 23 edition of The Humboldt Independent, or subscribe by clicking on the link above and see all that you are missing every week.

Fri
17
Jan

County approves $100,000 replacement of Lane's Bridge

Submitted by admin on Fri, 01/17/2014 - 3:57pm

New Year’s resolutions may not normally last long, but citizens who use the bridge on 260th Street between Kansas and Kentucky avenues are hoping the resolution passed Monday by the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors lasts a long time. After more than a year haggling over what to do with a closed wooden and steel beam bridge, the supervisors decided to replace the structure with twin box culverts at an estimated cost of $100,000. Known locally as the Lane’s Timber Bridge, the 31-foot long by 20-foot wide bridge with wooden backwalls and piles and a wood deck, was in severe disrepair and had been closed to local traffic since late October 2012. Running over Indian Creek in Section 27 of Corinth Township, the bridge was constructed in 1947. The board held a hearing to possibly close and vacate the bridge in late August of 2013. At that time, the board decided to seek the opinion of a structural engineer to assess the cost of repairing the bridge.

Thu
16
Jan

Wildcat wrestlers bury St. Edmond, 51-27

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/16/2014 - 9:09pm

Humboldt's wrestling team picked up six forfeit wins to go along with two pins and a decision to bury Fort Dodge St. Edmond, 51-27 in a North Central Conference dual meet in Fort Dodge on Thursday (Jan. 16). The Wildcats, 6-1 in the NCC, earned a 5-4 decision by Jake Miller at 132 pounds and got pins from Mike Madsen at 138 (2:18) and Collin Flick at 145. Collecting forfeits were Dylan Hendricks at 285, Reed Dreyer at 195, Adam Mickelson at 182, Nikko Wheeler at 170, Gus Arnold at 160 and Thaylan Bowman at 152.Humboldt, 15-1 overall, will travel to Lake Mills on Saturday, Jan. 18, for the Lake Mills dual tournament. The North Central Conference tournament will be held on Saturday, Jan. 25, in the Iowa Central Community College gym starting at 11 a.m.See complete story in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper.

Thu
16
Jan

Wildcat wrestlers down Clear Lake (36-30), fall to Webster City (37-18)

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/16/2014 - 9:08pm

There's now a 3-way tie for first-place in the North Central Conference wrestling dual standings after Humboldt tangled with Webster City and Clear Lake Thursday night (Jan. 9) in the Webster City gym.The Wildcats suffered their first loss of the season when they fell to Webster City, 37-18 in the final bout of the night. Clear Lake defeated Webster City 35-32 in the first bout of the night then Humboldt beat Clear Lake, 36-30. All three schools are now tied at 5-1 atop the NCC dual team standings. Humboldt is 14-1 overall on the season.Against Webster City, the Wildcats lost some key matches when No. 2 ranked Reed Dreyer was edged by Dylan Fielder (No. 5) at 195 pounds, 3-2. Humboldt's No. 2 ranked Dylan Hendricks lost 4-2 to Gavin Dinsdale (No. 4) at 285. Nikko Wheeler, ranked No. 3 for HHS at 170, lost 4-3 to No. 5 ranked Connor Larson. At 182, Adam Mickelson fell to Brandon Patten, 6-2 in the final bout of the night.Against Clear Lake, the Wildcats' Mickelson beat No.

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