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March 2014

Thu
27
Mar

Fort won't run; seven file for seat

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/27/2014 - 11:52am

Forty-five years on the job is a long time. “I’ve enjoyed it, and I hate to leave, but it’s time,” said Humboldt County’s longtime Recorder Linda Fort. Fort was one of three county employees honored for years of service to the county at Monday’s Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting. Her 45 years have all been at the east end of the hallway at the Humboldt County Courthouse in Dakota City—25 years as the deputy recorder and 20 years as the county recorder. She will fill out her current term through the end of the year. According to Humboldt County Auditor Peggy Rice, there is no shortage of people willing to seek the county recorder's office. Six Republicans and one Democrat have filed to run for a four-year term as county recorder. Republicans Diane K. Amudson, Kathy M. Christianson, Katherine Erickson, Terri Bryant Stufflebean, Melissa A. Vaudt and Heather Wilson have all filed papers, along with Democrat Glenda Colwell.

Thu
27
Mar

Lang's homecoming will revive grief support program

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/27/2014 - 11:37am

Kerin Lang is someone who has been helping people cope with grief and loss for many years in a variety of capacities. Now, she will be bringing her experience in the field to Humboldt, on a regular basis. Lang has been an ordained Presbyterian minister for 28 years and has been a military chaplain for the past 10 years. She has also been a bereavement counselor for many years.Lang recently relocated to Humboldt, which was her hometown during her high school years. In 1970, Kerin’s parents, Jerry and Willa Dean Lang, bought the flower shop and greenhouse on 3rd Avenue South. After spending the last 23 years in San Diego, CA, Kerin felt she was ready for a change. She moved back to Humboldt and took a job as a chaplain/bereavement coordinator for Iowa Hospice, a One Gentiva® Company, in October 2013.

Thu
27
Mar

March 27, 2014

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/27/2014 - 2:19am

March 27, 2014 by humboldtnews

Wed
26
Mar

COOK OF THE WEEK - MARY NEWTON

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/26/2014 - 7:59am

Mary Newton and her husband, Chris, met while she was attending Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. Mary and Chris were united in marriage on June 3, 2006. They have no children “yet” she says! Mary said her mother is really a good cook! I’m thinking she picked up the good-cook habits from her mother. Mary and Chris live in West Bend. Mary grew up in West Bend and graduated from West Bend-Mallard High School and Northwest Missouri State. Chris grew up near Wapello and graduated from Wapello Senior High School. Mary’s parents are Francis and Nancy Schafer of West Bend. Mary works in Administration at Boone Valley Implement in Renwick. Husband Chris works in Parts at Red Power in West Bend. His parents are Mary Alice Newton and the late Dennis Newton. His mother lives in Solon. Chris is on the City Council and also a volunteer fireman for the City of West Bend. Mary says her hobbies include sewing and biking.

Wed
26
Mar

March 26, 2014

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/26/2014 - 1:32am

March 26, 2014 by humboldtnews

Tue
25
Mar

HELENA K. HOCKEL

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/25/2014 - 10:26am

HELENA K. HOCKEL, 90, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease.

Tue
25
Mar

Gronbach Construction receives bus barn contract

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/25/2014 - 8:38am

After years of planning and changes, the Humboldt Community School District bus barn project is now a reality. In their regular monthly Monday night (Mar. 17), the Humboldt School Board approved a bid of $263,548 from Gronbach Construction Company of Dakota City, to construct a new bus barn south of the existing facility, which is located just south of Casey’s General Store on 5th Street South in downtown Dakota City. Sande Construction Company of Humboldt submitted the other bid, which totaled $287,399. School Superintendent Greg Darling says with added options onto the project, it will still end up well below the $300,000 originally projected. “Buses have a life of 15-20 years tops, and so statistics show that if you have equipment and vehicles under a roof, it extends the life of vehicles and equipment,” Darling said. “It makes a difference.

Tue
25
Mar

Area players earn all-conference, all-state honors

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/25/2014 - 8:38am

Humboldt High junior Jaxon Heinz leads a contingent of four Wildcat boys' basketball players who received post-season recognition.Heinz, a three-year starting point guard, was named 3rd-team all-state in Class 3A by the Iowa Newspaper Association and was also a unanimous first-team All-North Central Conference pick by league coaches. Humboldt senior center Jack Curran and junior forward Brady Ross were both selected to the All-NCC second-team unit while junior forward Austin Zylstra was named to the All-NCC third-team.The foursome helped lead the Wildcats to the state tournament, where they were eliminated in the opening round. Humboldt finished the year 16-8 overall. They were 12-6 and runner-up in the NCC standings.See complete story in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe for complete print and electronic access to the Independent.

Tue
25
Mar

RoboCats are second at state

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/25/2014 - 8:35am

The Humboldt High School RoboCats are advancing to the North Super Regional Champi-onships after placing second at the FTC Iowa State Championship recently. They’ll head to Coralville for the three-day event April 3-5, competing against 72 teams from 13 states. The top teams from the North Super Regional Championships will advance to the World Championships in St. Louis at the end of April. The RoboCats placed second at the State Competition, competing against 47 other teams. Twice they broke this year’s state record of points scored in a match. Coach Ryan Bowman said the team’s goal at the beginning of the school year was to make it to state. “That was our goal. We had a steep learning curve after last year, when our robot could only perform one simple task.” Bowman said. “Going into state, we knew we had a shot to do well.

Tue
25
Mar

Devastating fires in LuVerne, Thor

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/25/2014 - 8:34am

Area fire departments haven’t gotten much sleep the last two evenings, as early morning fires struck the communities of LuVerne early Wednesday morning, and a residential home in Thor early Thursday morning. LuVerne Fire Chief Dave McPeak reported that the department was called to the NEW Cooperative in LuVerne shortly before midnight Tuesday evening, for a wood and steel granary structure that was in the process of being demolished. McPeak said flames were already shooting from headhouse part of the structure when fire crews arrived. Humboldt County Sheriff Dean Kruger said he could see a small flame from his residence south of Hardy. “A few minutes later it was like a large orange ball,” the sheriff said. LuVerne contacted several area fire departments for mutual aid, largely for water. Crews from Humboldt, Bode, Gilmore City, Livermore, Goldfield, Renwick, Kanawha, Corwith and Hardy responded to the call.

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