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KEITH L. SKOW

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/20/2018 - 9:22am

KEITH L. SKOW, 89, Byron, MN, formerly of Rutland, died Sunday, March 11, 2018, of natural causes.

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EDWIN E. ERICKSON

Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/19/2018 - 9:03am

EDWIN E. "TED" ERICKSON, 90, Humboldt, formerly of Fort Dodge, died Thursday, March 15, 2018, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. 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 subject line.

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Mar

DIANNE HOLT

Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/19/2018 - 8:26am

DIANNE HOLT, 73, Humboldt, died Friday, March 16, 2018, at Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge. 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 subject line.

Thu
15
Mar

Becker Ag sales expands services, business model

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 5:54pm

Becker Ag Sales Company President Dick Danielson of rural Humboldt, stands next to a long grain leg that is being assembled at the company’s shop in St. Joe. To find out more about this growing local agribusiness, read this week's Humboldt Independent. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.

By Kent Thompson
Sixty-four years and going strong, Becker Construction Enterprises Co., better known as Becker Ag Sales, has grown and progressed over time, but still has the commitment to its customers that founder Al Becker had in mind when he started the company in 1954.
Located on Highway 169 in St. Joe, right across from the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Becker Ag Sales is a full-service company offering specialized crews for repair, maintenance and installation of new and used grain handling/storage equipment.
Dick Danielson, who lives south of Dakota City, is the company owner.
The company was founded in 1954 by Al Becker. He operated the business until his sons, Rich and Ron Becker, took over the business in 1982. The Becker brothers ran the company until 2014, when Dick and his wife, Linda, bought the business.

Thu
15
Mar

Highway 3 Bridge replacement begins March 19

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 5:44pm

Cars travel over the Highway 3 Bridge over the East Fork of the Des Moines River this past weekend. The bridge will be closed to through traffic for more than seven months beginning next Monday, March 19. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.

By Kent Thompson
Humboldt County will be getting a new bridge over the East Fork of the Des Moines River and work will start as early as later this week.
The bridge, 1.8 miles east of the intersection with Highway 169, will be officially closed to through traffic beginning Monday, March 19.
Demolition of the existing bridge and construction of a new bridge is expected to take seven months, with the new bridge open for traffic beginning in early November.
The project calls for replacing the existing 323-foot by 28-foot steel girder bridge with a 364-foot by 44-foot pretensioned, prestressed concrete beam bridge.

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March 15, 2018

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March 14, 2018

Tue
13
Mar

Carlson, Heinz named all-NCC basketball

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/13/2018 - 4:26pm

Calvin Carlson (left) and Jamison Heinz received all-conference recognition for the Wildcat boys' basketball team.

A good-sized crowd was on hand last week to recognize the Humboldt High boys’ basketball program.
The potluck dinner banquet on Mar. 8 at the middle school cafeteria, paid tribute to the recent 2017-18 season in which the Wildcat varsity posted an overall record of 7-15, 5-9 and sixth in the North Central Conference.
Third-year head coach Jason Hoag was joined by assistants Scott Birdsell and Dan Savery in recognizing the Wildcats.
Among the highlights was the all-conference recognition. Junior guard Calvin Carlson was named second-team All-North Central Conference and sophomore guard Jamison Heinz was named third-team.
Carlson averaged 16.6 points per game to lead the Wildcats and Heinz was next at 12.8 per game. Carlson shot 33.7 percent from 3-point range, hitting 56 of 166 attempts. He had a sizzling 87.3 percent free throw percentage, making 69 of 79 attempts. He also had 15 steals, 46 assists and 85 rebounds.

Tue
13
Mar

Dresser to be inducted into Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/13/2018 - 3:11pm

KEVIN DRESSER

Humboldt native and current Iowa State University head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser will be inducted into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa on June 8, 2018, in Waverly.
The banquet and induction ceremony will take place at Prairie Links Golf & Event Center in Waverly, sponsored by the Dan Gable Wrestling Museum in Waterloo.
Dresser, a two-time state champion at Humboldt and a 1981 HHS graduate, was an NCAA Division I champion in 1986 and a two-time Big Ten Conference champion and two-time All-American at the University of Iowa.
Dresser compiled a career won-loss record of 89-16-1 at Iowa. He placed fourth at the N CAA championships as a junior in 1985 before winning the 142-pound title in 1986.
Other inductees will include Chris Bono, John Bowlsby, Tony Davis, Bob Roethler, Brad Smith, Keith Massey, Charlotte Bailey, Riley Banach and brothers Steve, Lou and Ed Banach.

Tue
13
Mar

DIANE M. JENSEN

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/13/2018 - 1:44pm

DIANE M. JENSEN, 85, Humboldt, died Sunday, March 11, 2018, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. 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 subject line.

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