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Thu
28
Dec

Humboldt has a ‘Vision’

Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/28/2017 - 10:08am

Pictured are members of the Humboldt Community Visioning design team along with some members of the local steering committee. Pictured seated from left: Design architect Dylan Jones with Bolton & Menk of DesMoines, Field Coordinator Patty Reisinger with Trees Forever, Humboldt Mayor and steering committee member Dan Scholl. Pictured standing from left: Steering committee members Travis Goedken, Todd Lee and Clayton Vorland. Other steering committee members not pictured: Bret Davis, Travis Fuller, Clifton Kalafatich, TC Loving, Jenna Mulford, Alissa O’Connor, Jess Poutre, Kent Thompson and Kirk Whittlesey.

The city of Humboldt is one of 10 communities that was selected to participate in the 2017 Iowa’s Living Roadways Community Visioning Program.
The program selects communities through a competitive application process, provides professional planning and design assistance along transportation corridors to small Iowa communities (those with populations of fewer than 10,000 people).
Goals for the Visioning Program include the following:
• Developing a conceptual plan and implementation strategies with local communities.
• Enhance the natural, cultural, and visual resources of communities.
• Assist local communities in using external funds as leverage for transportation corridor enhancement.
Each visioning community works through a planning process consisting of four phases of concept development: (1) Program initiation; (2) Needs assessment and goal setting; (3) Development of a concept plan; and (4) Implementation and sustained action.

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December 28, 2017

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December 27, 2017

Fri
22
Dec

Cardinals' height too much for Wildcats, 68-56

Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 10:05am

Humboldt senior Ethan Sande drives against a Hampton-Dumont defender in the Wildcats' home victory on Dec. 19. Independent photo.

A much-taller Garner-Hayfield/Ventura squad proved to be too much for Humboldt's varsity boys' basketball team Thursday night (Dec. 21) as the Wildcats fell to the Cardinals, 68-56 in a non-conference game at Garner.

Calvin Carlson scored 14 points and Jamison Heinz made 12 to lead Humboldt, which slipped to 2-6 overall on the season. The Cardinals, 7-3, were led by Nick Joint with 30 points. Ryan Meyers made 18 and 6-foot-7 junior and UNI recruit James Betz added 14.

Humboldt will be off until Friday, Jan. 5, when they host Iowa Falls-Alden in a North Central Conference game. See full story in the Humboldt Independent. Subscribe today for print/digital access by selecting the link on this page to get started!

Fri
22
Dec

Wildcat girls fall short at GHV, 44-39

Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 10:01am

Humboldt's Jori Hajek pushes the ball downcourt against Hampton-Dumont in the Wildcats' 49-36 victory over the Bulldogs on Dec. 19 in Humboldt. Independent photo.

Humboldt's varsity girls' basketball team came up short in a non-conference game at Garner-Hayfield/Ventura on Thursday night (Dec. 21), falling 44-39 to the Cardinals.

Jori Hajek scored 13 points, Mady Lange made eight and Sydney Lane added seven for Humboldt, which enters the Christmas break with a 2-7 overall record.

Humboldt will be off until Friday, Jan. 5, when they host Iowa Falls-Alden in a North Central Conference matchup.

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

Thu
21
Dec

Wrestlers hold off Storm Lake, 33-28

Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 9:12pm

Humboldt's Timmy Larson (top) controls his opponent in a varsity wrestling match earlier in December. The Wildcats, 13-2 in duals on the season, return to action at Clear Lake on Jan. 4. Independent photo.

The Humboldt wrestling team ended their pre-Christmas schedule by turning back Storm Lake, 33-28 Thursday night (Dec. 21) in the Humboldt gym. The non-conference dual meet victory moved the Wildcats to 13-2 overall on the season.

Humboldt got wins from Joel Osborn at 182, Hunter Egdorf at 195, Brandon Johnson at 195, Cole Nelson at 106, Cresten Craven at 120, Joey Busse at 152 and Davion Goodell at 170. Humboldt returns to action in two weeks when they visit Clear Lake in a North Central Conference bout.

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

Thu
21
Dec

December 21, 2017

Thu
21
Dec

Humboldt high in proficiency, state report card says

Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 12:07am

Humboldt Middle School held Back the Blue Days last week. This year, each Prime Time created a gift for each officer for Christmas. Officers were invited to have lunch with students on Wednesday. Sheriff Dean Kruger is shown having lunch with a group of sixth grade students. Humboldt Independent photo.

The state report card provided by the Iowa Department of Education gives the Humboldt Community School District a high score overall.
Humboldt School Superintendent Greg Darling gave a report at Monday night’s regular monthly meeting.
Humboldt High School and Taft Elementary School both earned “commendable” ratings while Humboldt Middle School received an “acceptable” rating.
The rankings are based on student proficiency in math, reading, student academic growth, narrowing achievement gaps, college and career readiness, student attendance, graduation rates and staff retention.
Based on each school’s performance over a two-year period, the report card assigns one of six ratings: exceptional, high performing, commendable, acceptable, needs improvement and priority.

Thu
21
Dec

City of Humboldt acts on Community Catalyst grant

Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 12:05am

Development was the main topic at Monday night's Humboldt City Council meeting. One of the biggest current developments in the city is the new Humboldt Recreation Center on Wildcat Road. Workers from Sande Construction install some of the final pieces of structural steel on the main part of the new Humboldt Recreation Center. The 70,000 square foot facility is being built by the Nielsen family and will be donated to the city of Humboldt upon completion. Donations are being accepted to help purchase needed equipment for the Recreation Center. Humboldt Independent photo.

Development was on the minds of the Humboldt City Council during its final meeting of 2017.
The Council, by a 4-0 vote, approved giving Humboldt City Administrator Travis Goedken and Humboldt County Development Director Alissa O’Connor the go-ahead to proceed with a 2018 Community Catalyst Building Remediation Program.
Goedken explained the remediation program as an underused grant program offered by the Iowa Economic Development Authority.
The program is intended for a single building identified by the city, that if remediated, would stimulate additional economic growth or reinvestment in the community.
Both Goedken and O’Connor thought the program sounded perfect for an effort to rehab the old city post office building at 30 Taft St. N.

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