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Wildcat softball team to 8-0 with pair of wins Saturday

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/01/2017 - 10:51pm

The No. 4 ranked (Class 3A) Humboldt softball team improved to 8-0 on the season on Saturday by topping Mason City (2-1) and Eagle Grove (13-1) in Humboldt.

Humboldt gained another conference win Friday night by dumping Clear Lake, 11-1. A five-run fifth inning helped Humboldt break the game open as Ellie Jacobson pitched seven innings of 3-hit ball with seven strikeouts. Jacobson was also 3-for-4 at the plate and Avery Terwilliger and Mady Lange each had two hits for Humboldt, now 3-0 in the North Central Conference.

Humboldt improved to 5-0 on Thursday night by shutting out Garner-Hayfield/Ventura, 10-0 in five innings.
Ellie Jacobson pitched a 1-hitter with 9 strikeouts and 1 walk for the Wildcats, who totaled 14 hits. Carlie Thompson had 3 hits to pace Humboldt.

The Wildcats return to action on Monday (June 5) when they play at Hampton in NCC action.

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June 1, 2017

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Three graduates in one month for D.C. family

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/01/2017 - 12:02am

There were three graduates in the Tim and Jennifer Vought household in Dakota City in the past month. Jennifer (left) earned her master’s degree from Allen College in Waterloo. Tyler (center) graduated from Humboldt High School and Kaitlynn graduated from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, OK. Submitted photo.

By Phil Monson
To say that the month of May was hectic would be an understatement for the Tim and Jennifer Vought family in Dakota City.
The Vought's had three graduations to deal with.
Yes, we're talking three.
Not only did their youngest child, Tyler, graduate from Humboldt High School on May 21, their oldest, Kaitlynn, graduated from college on May 13, one week after Jennifer graduated from Allen College in Waterloo.
Read about their educational experiences in this week's Humboldt Independent. Subscribe online by clicking on the link at the top of the page.

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Jun

Local residents recall World War II

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/01/2017 - 12:01am

Five Humboldt County veterans from the World War II era recently participated in a Veterans History Project through the National Court Reporters Foundation. The five veterans consented to a recent interview with The Humboldt Independent. Pictured from left to right are: Gene Ruby of Humboldt, Allan Wehrspann of Ottosen, Bob Molitor of Humboldt, Madalyn Swearingen of Humboldt and Lawrence Davis of Gilmore City. Humboldt Independent photo.

By Kent Thompson
Ordinary people thrust in extraordinary circumstances.
That was the summation of what transpired during World War II, our nation’s largest global conflict, which lasted from the beginning of September 1939 to the beginning of September in 1945.
Few remain of what broadcaster and author Tom Brokaw termed “The Greatest Generation,” the title of his 1998 book describing some of the exploits of the group of citizens who grew up during the Great Depression and came to adulthood fighting in battles throughout six continents and the world’s oceans.
Of the 16,112,566 members of the U.S. Armed Forces involved during World War II, only around 620,000 were estimated to still be alive in 2016, according to Department of Veterans Affairs, and the ranks are shrinking quickly. As many as 400 U.S. World War II veterans die each day.

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