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Sat
07
Mar

Fire destroys Humboldt home Saturday afternoon

Submitted by admin on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 5:34pm

Flames shoot out of the front entrance to the Bret and Deb Davis home on West River Drive Saturday, March 7. The fire broke about 1:30 p.m. and firefighters were still on the scene late Saturday afternoon. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.

Humboldt Assistant Fire Chief Kim Jensen attacks the interior of the home of Bret and Deb Davis on West River Drive Saturday afternoon. Strong winds hampered attempts by the Humboldt Fire Department to bring the fire under control in a rapid manner. See this and other photos at www.humboldtnews.com. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.

A Humboldt firefighter walks past the west side of the Bret and Deb Davis home 2202 West River Drive Saturday afternoon, March 7. Fire broke out about 1:30 p.m. Saturday and consumed the home. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.

By KENT THOMPSON
The calm of a spring-like late winter afternoon was shattered Saturday when thick black and gray smoke billowed out of a home at 2202 West River Drive in Humboldt, the home of Bret and Deb Davis.
The Davises were entertaining guests in the living room about 1:30 p.m. Saturday when they saw smoke coming through the (floor) registers. “We had an aunt and a cousin here visiting,” Deb Davis said.
Bret said he immediately ran down the basement and noticed that Polyethylene cross-linked tubing had melted. “It appeared to have started in the furnace,” he said. “By the time I got back upstairs you couldn’t see because of the smoke,” Bret said.
The Davises and their guests were able to safely exit the structure with no injuries and were able to move their vehicles out of the garage.
They have an security alarm system alert that notifies the Law Enforcement Center. Deb Davis made the 911 call at 1:31 p.m.

Fri
06
Mar

Dana Vote has found a home at Doane University

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/06/2020 - 11:21am

DANA VOTE

Gilmore City native in his 3rd head coaching job

Dana Vote loves rebuilding projects and he appears to have found a home leading the Doane University wrestling program in Crete, NE.
Vote, a Gilmore City native and former Twin River Valley, Iowa Central and Buena Vista University wrestler, took over the program in March of 2019 after spending the previous two seasons at Midland University in Fremont, NE.

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

Fri
06
Mar

Bratland, Coast Guard send record 6 to nationals

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/06/2020 - 11:19am

KEVIN BRATLAND

Kevin Bratland’s Coast Guard Academy wrestling team will send a record six athletes to the NCAA Division III national championships in Cedar Rapids, IA, March 13-14.
Bratland, a former Humboldt High and Wartburg College standout, completing his sixth season leading the program, guided the Bears to a dual record of 7-2 this past seaspon. They also won three tournaments and placed second in the New England Dual Championship.
Coast Guard, ranked 10th nationally, crowned three individual champions and placed second as a team for the second straight season at the Northeast Wrestling Regional in Providence, RI, last weekend.

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

Fri
06
Mar

Terwilliger, NSU women fall in post-season

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/06/2020 - 11:17am

AVERY TERWILLIGER

The Northern State University women’s basketball team saw their season close in the quarterfinals of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference on Sunday, March 1, in Sioux Falls, SD.
NSU dropped a 79-71 contest to Minnesota Duluth to end their season at 14-16 overall. The Wolves were 9-12 in the NSIC. UM-Duluth improved to 25-5 and went 20-2 in the NSIC.
Junior guard Avery Terwilliger of Humboldt, in her first season at the NCAA Div. II school in Aberdeen, SD, played 18 minutes in the contest and made two points, two rebounds and one steal for the Wolves.
Terwilliger played in 28 games and came off the bench in a reserve role to average 16.9 minutes per game. She averaged 3.2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. She shot 40 percent from the field and was 20 of 54 from 3-point range. She was also 10 of 14 from the foul line.

Fri
06
Mar

Ersland, Purdue eye Big Ten tourney

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/06/2020 - 11:14am

TONY ERSLAND

Tony Ersland’s Purdue University wrestling team is looking for a strong finish.
Ersland, a Humboldt native and now in his sixth season leading the Boilermakers, will guide his 13th ranked squad into what is shaping up to be a brutal Big Ten Conference tournament this weekend (Mar. 7-8) in Piscataway, NJ.
The Boilermakers finished their regular season with a won-loss record of 12-5, including 5-4 in the Big Ten.
“You will always have a few dings this time of the year but we should be relatively healthy for the tournament this weekend,” Ersland told the Independent on Monday.
Purdue’s losses are all to ranked teams, including top-ranked Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin and No. 4 Arizona State.
The Big Ten 10 Conference will have 47 automatic qualifiers to the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis Mar. 20-21.

Fri
06
Mar

Dresser, ISU wrestlers ready for Big 12 tourney

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/06/2020 - 11:12am

KEVIN DRESSER

Kevin Dresser and his Iowa State University wrestling team will be looking to duplicate their dual success when they compete in the Big 12 Conference tournament this weekend (Mar. 7-8) in Tulsa, OK.
Dresser, a Humboldt native now in his third season leading the Cyclones, guided the Cyclones to 10-5 overall dual record this past season, 7-1 and tied for first in the conference dual standings. The seven conference wins is the most in school history.
Iowa State ended its season in a 22-16 win over North Dakota State on Feb. 23 in Ames. The Big 12 Conference will have 47 automatic qualifiers for the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis Mar. 20-21.

Thu
05
Mar

Duplex housing planned for 15th Street North

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/05/2020 - 12:05am

Housing, budgets, open burning policy and streets were the subject of a 90-minute meeting of the Humboldt City Council Monday night. Read about it in the Humboldt Independent.

By KENT THOMPSON
Humboldt could be getting more residential housing. The Humboldt City Council took the first steps Monday night toward a possible residential development on 15th Street North.
The Council set public hearings for Monday, April 6 at 5:30 p.m. to enter into a development agreement with Jeff and Karen Berte of Humboldt. The council also set the same evening as the time for a public hearing on a proposed North Residential Urban Renewal Area for the proposed development located on farmland southwest of Liguria Foods.
According to Humboldt City Administrator Travis Goedken, the Bertes want to develop the property into multiple-family housing units. The first phase would be the construction of eight duplex houses, a total of 16 development units.

Thu
05
Mar

District seeks new superintendent by March 20

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/05/2020 - 12:03am

By Phil Monson
The Humboldt and Twin Rivers School Districts plan to have a new superintendent named on March 20.
The two boards met in joint session for 48 minutes on Feb. 25 and discussed plans moving forward. Jeff Herzberg, head of the Prairie Lakes AEA who also has been hired to find a new superintendent, was at the meeting to report on the timeline of events and interviews leading up to an eventual hire.
“As of today we have 14 applications for the superintendent position and I wouldn’t be surprised if we end up having 20 to 25 applicants or more for the position,” Herzberg said. “This is a really attractive position and so I have been in contact with some really good candidates already.”
“I’m trying to find the best fit for this position,” Herzberg said.
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Thu
05
Mar

St. Mary School seeks street change

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/05/2020 - 12:02am

This is a depiction of what the new entrance to St. Mary Elementary School in Humboldt will look like when completed. School representatives have asked the Humboldt City Council to consider making 3rd Street North a one-way street in the 300 block next to the school as a safe zone to pick up and drop off students. Graphic rendering courtesy of St. Mary School.

By KENT THOMPSON
Representatives from St. Mary Catholic School in Humboldt were at the Humboldt City Council meeting Monday night, seeking a change to 3rd Street North on the east side of the school grounds.
The Rev. Dan Guenther, priest for St. Mary Parish and superintendent of the school, explained that the planned building project for St. Mary will have the common school entrance for parents and students facing a southeasterly direction.
Guenther, along with building committee representatives Dale Heider and Tom Carlson, explained that they would like the 300 block of 3rd Street North made into a one-way street to allow for the ease and safety of the drop off and pick up of school children next year.
While it will ultimately be the Humboldt City Council’s decision, Nick Frederiksen with ISG, the city’s civil engineering firm, said he would not be in favor of making one block in the middle of a street one way travel.

Wed
04
Mar

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