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February 2017

Tue
28
Feb

LEWIS S. MOORE

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/28/2017 - 7:44am

LEWIS S. MOORE, 81, Humboldt, died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.

Mon
27
Feb

SANDRA L. MYERS

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/27/2017 - 7:58am

SANDRA L. MYERS, 62, Renwick, died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at her home.

Fri
24
Feb

NO COOK OF THE WEEK FOR FEB. 23, 2017

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/24/2017 - 1:28pm
Fri
24
Feb

DONNIE WIND

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/24/2017 - 1:28pm

DONNIE WIND, 101, Humboldt, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Delnor-Community Hospital, Geneva, IL. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to masonlindhart@gmail.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the sub-ject line.

Thu
23
Feb

Fun for all at 2017 Humboldt County Fair

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/23/2017 - 12:04am

The 2017 Humboldt County Fair will be held July 25-30. Volunteer members of the Humboldt County Fair Board include, front row (l to r): Paul Davis, secretary; Jeff Haselhuhn, President; David Boswell, Jeff Goodell, Bruce Schipull and Nate Nostrom. Second row: Gary Vinsand, Kevin Cordray, Alex Rhead, Jerod Hatcher, Roger Carlson, Troy Wood, Mark Holtan and Shane Braby, board treasurer. Other members of the Fair Board include: Jason Opheim, Brett Kampen, and Jeff Halvorson, vice-president. Humboldt Independent photo.

By Jeff Gargano
The 2017 Humboldt County Fair will bring back some of the favorites sprinkled in with some new activities.
Fair dates are July 25-30. Next Generation Shows has expanded the carnival each year and plans to bring even more rides this year. Next Generation will also offer free face painting once again.
Grandstand entertainment starts with harness racing on Tuesday night, Fair Queen coronation, Little Miss and Mister and 4-H Fashion Review on Wednesday night, The Sound Exchange a cappella group performing on Thursday night, the Lucas Oil Tractor and Pickup Pull on Friday night, Chuckwagon races on Saturday night followed by entertainment by the band “Farm Rock,” motocross races Sunday morning and the popular Tough Truck competition on Sunday night.
To read about some new events and activities at the fair, see the full story in this week's Humboldt Independent. Subscribe by clicking on the link at the top of this page.

Thu
23
Feb

February 23, 2017

Thu
23
Feb

Pet registration in Humboldt required March 1

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/23/2017 - 12:02am

Dr. James Illg (right) and assistant Lori Roths (left) attend to a Miniature Pinscher at the Humboldt Veterinary Clinic. Illg said he takes lost or stray animals captured by the police for temporary housing. He is hopeful a new registration law will help ease the problem. See this and other photos at www.humboldtnews.com. Humboldt Independent photo.

By Kent Thompson
The community has an animal control problem and the Humboldt City Council has taken the first steps to try do something about it.
Beginning March 1, Humboldt City Ordinance Chapter 55 will have a licensing requirement for dogs and cats. The ordinance states that a person possessing a dog or cat within the city limits must register the animal with the Humboldt City Clerk. The license will be issued upon receipt of completed application and veterinary records showing a current rabies vaccination. The fee for licensing is $5 for animals that are unsexed and $10 for male or female animals.
According to Humboldt Police Administrator Dean Kruger, Humboldt Police dealt with 133 animal related calls last year. The total included 77 animal complaint calls, an increase of 10 over 2015 numbers and 13 more than 2014.

Wed
22
Feb

February 22, 2017

Mon
20
Feb

Humboldt boys end season in district loss at Boone

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/20/2017 - 9:32pm

Humboldt's Drew Thomas drives inside against a Clear Lake defender during a regular season contest with the Lions in Humboldt. The Wildcats ended their season in a loss at Boone in district tournament play on Feb. 20. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

The Humboldt High boys' basketball team saw their season come to an end Monday night (Feb. 20) in a first round Class 3A district tournament game at Boone. The host Boone Toreadores (17-5) downed the Wildcats 68-42 to move on to a district final game with Perry, which defeated Gilbert, 76-67.

Humboldt finishes its season with an overall record of 8-14. The Wildcats were 5-9 in the North Central Conference.

See full story, photos and statistics in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe today for print/digital access to the Independent by selecting the link on this page to get started!

Mon
20
Feb

Humboldt native Kevin Dresser is Iowa State's new head wrestling coach!

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/20/2017 - 4:34pm

KEVIN DRESSER

Humboldt native Kevin Dresser is coming back to Iowa!

Dresser, head wrestling coach at Virginia Tech University over the last 11 seasons, was named the new head coach at Iowa State University in Ames on Monday afternoon. Dresser will take over the day-to-day operations of the Cyclones after the conclusion of the NCAA tournament next month.

Dresser is a 1981 Humboldt High School graduate who was a two-time state high school champion for the Wildcats. Dresser was also a two-time All-American at the University of Iowa and won a national championship for the Hawkeyes in 1986. He was a 2014 inductee into the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame.

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