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Fri
30
Oct

Quinton Orr runs 2nd in state cross country

Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/30/2020 - 8:55pm

Quinton Orr on the awards stand after placing runner-up in the Class 3A State Cross Country championship race on Friday, Oct. 30, at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Quinton Orr, the most dominant runner in the history of Humboldt cross country, closed out his career by placing runner-up in the Class 3A state championship on Friday, Oct. 30, at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

Orr finished runner-up for the third consecutive year as he finished with a time of 15:48. Defending champ Nate Mueller of Adel-ADM pulled away from Orr in the last half of the race to finish first in 15:28.7.

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

Fri
30
Oct

Wittrock runs 16th in 3A state cross country

Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/30/2020 - 8:50pm

Humboldt senior Eric Wittrock placed 16th in 16:47.8 to close out his career in the Class 3A state cross country championships in Fort Dodge on Friday, Oct. 30. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Humboldt senior Eric Wittrock just missed placing in the top 15 in the Class 3A state cross country championships held at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge on Friday, Oct. 30.

Wittrock placed 16th in 16:487.8, just behind Dallas Center-Grimes junior Jacob Ewers, who clocked 16:47.3.

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

Fri
30
Oct

HARRY D. NIELSEN

Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/30/2020 - 9:51am

HARRY D. NIELSEN, 95, of Gilmore City, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to www.masonlindhart.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.

Fri
30
Oct

MINDY J. REETZ

Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/30/2020 - 9:27am

MINDY J. REETZ, 29, of Denison, died Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, at her home.

Thu
29
Oct

Heavy voting already as election day nears

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:04am

By KENT THOMPSON
Hotly contested national races, a three-way contest for Humboldt County auditor and unprecedented absentee and vote early balloting is creating a perfect storm of activity. At least for political junkies. For most of the rest of us, if we never see another political attack ad on TV it will be too soon.
Humboldt County Auditor Peggy Rice, who is concluding her 37th year with the auditor’s office, said she cannot recall a year when there has been more early voting and political activity. A worldwide pandemic has had a lot to do with that.
Rice reports that the county has already received more than 2,300 absentee ballots. In-person early voting is also running strong, as many as 70 people on one day!

Thu
29
Oct

HCSD keeps a close eye on school COVID cases

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:03am

Humboldt School Superintendent Jim Murray updated the Board of Education and the public on what the school is doing to monitor and limit the spread of COVID-19 cases among students.

By Phil Monson
As the coronavirus has seen a surge in the county lately, the Humboldt Community School District continues to closely monitor the situation.
During the regular monthly meeting of the Humboldt School Board Monday night (Oct. 26), School Superintendent Jim Murray and his administrative team updated the board on efforts the district has taken to keep students safe.
Murray says 25 elementary school students and 48 secondary level students continue to take classes online through the Edgenuity program.
“If a student isn’t making good progress after having attempted to take classes through this online program, then we will be contacting those students and their parents to inform them they will need to come back to the school,” Murray said.

Thu
29
Oct

44 new COVID cases in the past week

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:02am

Michelle Sleiter (left) and Joleen Sernett (right) are part of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital team fighting to care for patients, keep staff safe and monitor and report the outbreak of new COVID-19 cases in the community.

By KENT THOMPSON
Like many areas of the country, Humboldt County Public Health is reporting a spike in positive cases in the county, with 44 new positive cases in the past week and 10 reported on Monday, Oct. 26.
That brings the total in the county since the pandemic arrived, March 12 to 329. (Humboldt County’s first positive case was reported April 18.) Of that number, 227 have recovered and there are 102 active positive cases in the county. The 14-day positivity rate is 15.5 percent (as of Tuesday, Oct. 27.) Anything more than 15 percent and the local school district can ask the governor for a waiver to allow online learning, but the school district must also have a 10 percent absentee rate and neither Humboldt, St. Mary’s, Twin Rivers or Gilmore City-Bradgate have reached that threshold.

Wed
28
Oct

October 29th, 2020

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28
Oct

October 28, 2020

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28
Oct

October 28th, 2020

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