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September 2019

Fri
06
Sep

NCC All Sports champs for 8th straight year!

Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/06/2019 - 11:19am

For the eighth straight year, Humboldt High School is the North Central Conference All-Sports champion.
Humboldt High activities director Greg Thomas made the announcement last week.
The 2018-19 athletic calendar year, which ended in July, saw Humboldt compile 80 total points. Clear Lake was runner-up at 65.5 points, followed by Algona with 60.5, Webster City at 60, Iowa Falls-Alden with 51.5, Fort Dodge St. Edmond with 43, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows at 42 and Hampton-Dumont-CAL with 32.5.
Humboldt won conference titles in six sports, which includes girls and boys cross country, boys track, girls golf and softball. The Wildcats were also co-champs in volleyball and runners-up in wrestling and baseball.
Thomas said a wide range of factors result in the district scoring so high year in and year out.

Fri
06
Sep

Wildcats sweep Lions in NCC volleyball opener

Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/06/2019 - 8:31am

Humboldt's Mady Lange (right) and Claire Varangkounh block this scoring attempt at the net by an opposing team in the recent Humboldt volleyball tournament. Independent photo.

The No. 13 ranked Humboldt volleyball team opened North Central Conference play on Thursday night (Sept. 5) by sweeping the Clear Lake Lions in 3 sets in Clear Lake.

Humboldt prevailed by scores of 25-11, 25-6 and 25-20. Humboldt is now 5-2 overall, 1-0 in the NCC.

The Wildcats return home on Monday, Sept. 9, to host Fort Dodge and Gilbert. Humboldt travels to Storm Lake on Sept. 10 to face Storm Lake and Manson-NW. Humboldt will host Algona on Sept. 12 in another conference match.

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

Thu
05
Sep

September 5, 2019

Thu
05
Sep

Cy-Hawk Rivalry on Sumner means 1st class fun

Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/05/2019 - 12:05am

The fifth annual Cy-Hawk Rivalry on Sumner will be next Thursday, Sept. 12, beginning at 3 p.m. Read all about it in this week's Humboldt Independent. Independent file photo.

By KENT THOMPSON
Just like the highly anticipated Iowa/Iowa State football game on Sept. 14, the 2019 version of the Cy-Hawk Rivalry on Sumner, Thursday, Sept. 12, promises something for everyone.
In its fifth year, the Cy-Hawk Rivalry will be two nights before the big game, Thursday, Sept. 12.
For the third time, Humboldt will be a stop for the RVTV crew from WHO, Channel 13.
The WHO RVTV crew will be arriving in Humboldt between 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. “We would like to have a big group of people downtown to welcome them to Humboldt,” Harklau said. “I have talked to Taft Elementary Principal George Bruder, and I think the elementary students from Taft will come to see the RVTV limo,” Harklau said. “They video tape their entrance for airing on one of their news segments.”
After RVTV arrives there will probably be a pep rally at the high school or middle school.

Thu
05
Sep

HCMH Foundation provides $1 million gift to building project

Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/05/2019 - 12:03am

The Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Foundation has announced a gift of $1,000,000 over a 10-year period for the new conference room in the hospital (pictured here).

The Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Foundation has announced a gift of $1,000,000 to the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital 2019 building project.
At the Foundation’s Aug. 22 meeting, Board member Larry Curran made a motion to make a 10-year, $1,000,000 pledge to the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital 2019 building project. It was seconded by Bruce Watnem and all Board members approved.
The pledge represents the largest single gift ever given to the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. The second largest gift to the hospital from the HCMH Foundation was $870,000 in 1995 for the “Continuing Our Caring Tradition” capital building project which included a new dining and conference area along with many other remodeled areas.
Together with donations made from community members, staff, patients, families and local businesses; this makes the HCMH Foundation the largest benefactor to health care in Humboldt County.

Thu
05
Sep

Chantland Company sold to Precision, Inc.

Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/05/2019 - 12:01am

The Chantland Company Pulley business in Humboldt announced its sale to Precision Inc., with headquarters in Pella. The sale was effective Aug. 30. Precision Inc. President and CEO Roger Brown said the purchase of the Chantland plant is with the anticipation of growing business in Humboldt. The company employs about 130 people. The sale does not impact the Chantland-MHS Company in Dakota City, which is still owned by PVS.

Precision, Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of certain assets of The Chantland Pulley business in Humboldt effective Aug. 30. Chantland Pulley is the newest member of the Precision Pulley & Idler (PPI) group within Precision, further positioning the organization as a world leader in the unit handling pulley market.
“While PPI already had a strong presence in unit handling, with this investment we are now positioned to be the leading manufacturer of unit handling conveyor components for parcel, baggage and warehousing,” said Brian Simpson, vice president of sales and marketing for PPI. “It allows us to provide a full slate of specialized options to an even larger customer base.”
Roger Brown, President and CEO of Precision, Inc., said he anticipates the business growing in Humboldt.

Wed
04
Sep

BREAKING NEWS: Thor woman sent to hospital after fire

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/04/2019 - 5:56pm

Breana Butler, a resident of the Thor Apartments in Thor, was taken by the Renwick Ambulance to Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion Wednesday afternoon for treatment of smoke inhalation after a stove fire in her apartment. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.

By KENT THOMPSON
The Thor Fire Department, first responders, the Renwick Ambulance Service and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office were called to the Thor Apartments at the corner of Martha and Lill streets Wednesday afternoon for an apartment fire that sent a Thor woman to the hospital.
The Humboldt County Law Enforcement Center received a 911 call from a female in Thor saying there was a fire and she couldn’t breathe. The call was received at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday.
The Thor Fire Department was dispatched and determined the cause to be food cooking on a stove in apartment 1.
The lone occupant, Breana Butler, was safely extracted from the apartment and was transported by Renwick Ambulance to Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion for treatment of smoke inhalation.

Wed
04
Sep

September 4, 2019

Tue
03
Sep

Humboldt runners sweep titles in Lynx cross country meet

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/03/2019 - 9:59pm

Humboldt senior Shelby Hayden shown here running in the Lynx Invitational at Webster City on Sept. 3. Humboldt swept both team titles in the meet. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Led by Bryce Gidel and Quinton Orr, the Humboldt High cross country teams swept the team titles in the Webster City Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 3.

Gidel and Orr were both first-place finishers in their races to power Humboldt. Gidel was first in 20:28. Kirstyn Beaman was seventh in 22:37. Allison Hoag ran 17th, Brett Harklau 25th, Shelby Hayden 26th and Grace Smith 32nd for the Wildcat girls, who totaled 63 points for first. Algona was runner-up with 72. St. Edmond ran third with 83. Gidel has won the Lynx Invite individual title three times in her career. The 2018 meet was cancelled due to weather.

Humboldt's boys finished with 45 points to easily outdistance runner-up Webster City, which totaled 82. Fort Dodge was third with 83.

Orr clocked 16:30 to take top honors. Eric Wittrock was second at 17:25 and Devon Coon fourth in 17:55. Trevor Jacobson ran 16th in 18:41. Nolan Jergens finished 22nd, Carter Theesfeld 24th and Jackson Chambers was 62nd.

Tue
03
Sep

JENNA L. VINSAND

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/03/2019 - 11:44am

JENNA L. VINSAND, 31, Corwith, died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, at her home.

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