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Thu
08
Oct

October 8, 2020

Thu
08
Oct

Council votes to hire own police chief

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/08/2020 - 12:04am

Humboldt Police Administrator Dean Kruger (left) will have his services for the city end at the end of the calendar year. On Monday night, the Humboldt City Council unanimously decided to hire a city police chief. Humboldt City Administrator Travis Goedken (right) said a search for a chief will begin immediately.

By KENT THOMPSON
What has been both cooperative and slightly contentious over the past 11 years will soon be coming to an end.
On Monday night, the Humboldt City Council, by a 3-0 vote, agreed to terminate its law enforcement contract with the county to provide law enforcement services.
The contract is renewed on a yearly basis and was slated to run through June 30, 2021.
The action Monday night will effectively end Sheriff Dean Kruger’s run as also serving as the police administrator for the city of Humboldt, a duty he has undertaken for the past 11-plus years.
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Thu
08
Oct

15th annual Pumpkins and Ponies is this weekend

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/08/2020 - 12:02am

This young lady finds a pumpkin just right for carving at the 2019 Pumpkins and Ponies. This year’s event is this Saturday and Sunday. Humboldt Independent file photo.

Bob and Lonnie Larson with SpringVale Farm, 2603 Lone Tree Road, south of Humboldt, are pleased to announce the 15th annual Pumpkins and Ponies event this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10 and 11. Saturday hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday will be 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Larsons report a fine crop of pumpkins this year and people can go out to the pumpkin patch and have their pick. There will be wagon rides to and from the patch.
The ponies portion will be a bit different. Because of the pandemic, no pony rides will be offered this year, but there will be many ponies for viewing and petting. In fact, ponies will be just one of the many farm animals featured in the petting zoo.
There will be much fun and entertainment during the two-day event.

Thu
08
Oct

Bode School celebrates 100 years this week

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/08/2020 - 12:02am

Oct. 9 marks the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the present Bode school building. Due to COVID restrictions the celebration to mark this 100-year milestone had to be postponed. Plans are being made to offer school tours on the Saturday coinciding with Livermore Days in July 2021.

Oct. 9 marks the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the present Bode school building. The first school was built by Lars Gangestad in the late 1870s.
In the fall of 1956, the Bode, Ottosen, and Livermore school districts merged. The new district was named “Twin Rivers” since it was located between the east and west branches of the Des Moines River. The new school colors were black and gold, and the mascot was the “Pirate.” The high school program was located in Bode and the grade school programs were located in Livermore and Ottosen. In 1971, due to declining enrollment, the decision was made to close the Ottosen building, have one grade school at Livermore, and the junior high students at Bode.
Read more about the school's history in this week's Humboldt Independent. Any fond memories of Bode, TR, TRV and Bode Elementary schools may be sent to Geri Wheeler at P.O. Box 281, Bode, IA 50519. The remembrances will be posted at the Bode Public Library.

Wed
07
Oct

October 7th, 2020

Tue
06
Oct

Wildcat volleyball team stops Algona in 3 sets

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/06/2020 - 2:44pm

Humboldt's Emily Zaugg drives the ball past an opponent in a recent varsity volleyball match. Independent photo.

The Humboldt volleyball team improved to 26-0 overall, 6-0 in conference play after they swept Algona in 3 sets Thursday night, winning 25-11, 25-12 and 25-14.

Wildcats stop St. Edmond
The Humboldt High volleyball team kept their unbeaten record intact Tuesday night (Oct. 6) by sweeping Fort Dodge St. Edmond in three sets in a North Central Conference match in Humboldt. The Wildcats won by scores of 25-14, 25-16 and 25-12.

Humboldt, ranked No. 11 in Class 3A, is 25-0 overall, 5-0 and tied for first in the NCC with Clarion-Goldfield-Dows.

Humboldt will compete in the Mason City tournament on Saturday, Oct. 10.

Humboldt wraps up its regular season at Algona Garrigan on Oct. 13 and at Clarion on Oct. 15.

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Tue
06
Oct

Humboldt girls 1st, boys 3rd in Eagle Grove

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/06/2020 - 2:41pm

Crystal Thompson and the Humboldt cross country teams competed in the Eagle Grove Dick Bell Invitational on Oct. 6. The North Central Conference meet will be Oct. 13 at Clear Lake. Independent photo.

Humboldt girls placed first and the Wildcat boys were third in the team scoring Tuesday (Oct. 6) in the annual Dick Bell Cross Country Invitational in Eagle Grove.

The Wildcat girls finished with 65 points to finish ahead of runner-up Emmetsburg at 69. Joslyn Orr finished 10th in 23:14, Allison Hoag was 11th in 23:22 and Kali Beaman 12th in 23:32 to pace the Wildcat girls.

Humboldt's boys finished with 60 points. Clear Lake won with 50 and Webster City also tallied 50. Eric Wittrock led the Wildcat boys with a first-place finish in 17:05 while Jackson Chambers was ninth in 18:37. Nolan Jergens was 15th in 19:04.

Next action for Humboldt is the North Central Conference meet at Clear Lake on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

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Mon
05
Oct

FERNANDA SANTIAGO

Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/05/2020 - 1:32pm

FERNANDA SANTIAGO, 74, of Humboldt, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, in Fort Dodge. 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
02
Oct

Humboldt County's COVID positivity rate increasing slightly

Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/02/2020 - 12:54pm

Humboldt County now stands at 197 total positive cases of novel coronavirus since the first positive case of the virus in the county was reported on April 18.
There were four new cases reported Tuesday and Wednesday this week, Sept. 29 and 30, but no new cases on Thursday, Oct. 1. Of the new cases this week, three were young adults, ages 18-40, and one was a middle age adult, age 41-60.
Of the total positive cases in the county since the inception of the disease, 20 have been ages 0-17; 86 have been ages 18-40; 61 have been ages 41-60; 29 have been ages 61-80, and one was age 81 or older.
The Iowa Department of Public Health and Humboldt County Department of Public Health report 184 recovered cases, including two deaths.
Of the 13 active cases in the county, two are ages 0-17, five are ages 18-40, four are ages 41-60 and two are ages 61-80.

Fri
02
Oct

Wildcats rally past Mason City, 21-14

Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/02/2020 - 11:41am

Humboldt quarterback Caden Matson runs past a pair of Boone defenders in a victory earlier this season. Independent photo.

The Humboldt football team snapped a two-game losing streak tonight when the Wildcats rallied past Mason City, 21-14 in a Class 3A District 2 matchup at Mason City.

Humboldt quarterback Caden Matson, who scored 3 touchdowns on the night, scored on a short run with less than a minute left to lift Humboldt.

The Wildcats are 4-2 overall, 2-2 in district play.

Humboldt wraps up its regular season at home on Oct. 9 against Gilbert. First round playoffs begin on Oct. 16.

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

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