A little wind did not stop groundbreaking ceremonies from going off without a hitch early Monday evening at 901 Taft St. N., one of two sites for new LMI single-family housing in the community. Pictured from left to right: Humboldt City Council member and Humboldt County Housing Development Corporation (HCHDC) Board member Kirk Whittlesey, HCHDC Board member Carl Mattes, Soyland Homes Comptroller Nathanael Stott, Soyland Homes Vice President of Operations Chris Stott, HCHDC Board member Dave Dodgen, Soyland Vice President of Marketing Don Skadburg, Soyland President Mike Stott and Humboldt County City Administrator Travis Goedken. Humboldt Independent photo.
By KENT THOMPSON
Another public/private partnership was kicked off Monday night, one that will benefit not only first time homebuyers in Humboldt County, but throughout Iowa.
Representatives from the Humboldt County Housing Development Corporation (HCHDC) joined representatives from Soyland Homes LLC of Ames to break ground on one of two new single-family homes in the community that will benefit low-to-moderate (LMI) income citizens.
Earlier this winter the Humboldt City Council approved $250,000 from the city’s residential tax increment financing low-to-moderate income housing fund to provide HCHDC for the construction of two single-family residences, one at 901 Taft Street North and the other at 105 8th Street South. Ground was turned on the site of the new home on Taft Street North, across the street to the south from the Hy-Vee grocery store.
The Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Ambulance Service has been named Volunteer Ambulance Service of the Year for 2020. Humboldt Independent photo.
The Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Ambulance Service has been named Volunteer Ambulance Service of the Year for 2020.
The award will be presented by the Iowa EMS Association at a ceremony on May 15 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. This is the fourth time the HCMH Ambulance Service has been honored with previous Volunteer Service of the Year Awards presented in 2000, 2002, 2012 and now 2020.
HCMH Ambulance Director Mike Sexe said the volunteer service responded to a record 916 ambulance calls last year with 31 volunteers on the crew.
Read about how the service works together and with other agencies and how they survived working in a pandemic in this week's Humboldt Independent. If you are not getting the paper, subscribe to print or digital editions and read what you are missing. Click on the link at the top of this page to find out how local news content can be delivered to you each and every week.
Humboldt County Public Health has opened this week’s Pfizer COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Clinic to ANYONE 16 years and older. The clinics will be Wednesday and Thursday, March 31 and April 1 at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds in Humboldt. All Phase 1 vaccinating restrictions have been lifted. There are approximately 650 doses/appointments left for this upcoming clinic. We encourage anyone 16 years and older that would like to get vaccinated to make an appointment.
On the day/time of your appointment, please enter through the south gate at the Fairgrounds. We prefer you come from the east (on 6th Ave N) to eliminate a backup of cars on 5th St N if possible. (see map) From this point, you will be guided through the process by our Hospital staff. The process takes approximately 25 minutes once you get your number at the gate. As a reminder, you are required to wait 15 minutes following your injection to ensure you do not have a reaction.
PATRICK C. BESAW, 69, of Bayard formerly of Dakota City, died Friday, March 26, 2021, at his home. Online condolences may be made to www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.