March 2021

Humboldt County Assessor Linda Fallesen reports that residential value changes will vary based on location, but the average increase county wide will be between 5-10 percent. Based on the 140 residential sales that occurred in 2020, the median assessment level was 90 percent. State law requires assessors to maintain a 5 percent margin (from 95-105 percent median assessment level). Multi-residential properties saw similar increases with an average countywide increase of 17 percent.
During the COVID-19 crisis, some commercial properties were negatively affected, while some were positively affected. In Humboldt County, the adjusted median assessment on all commercial properties was 78.65 percent. To be within the allowable state tolerance of assessment level, the overall value of commercial property can expect a 20 percent increase.

Last week’s Humboldt High School wrestling banquet was an opportunity to look back on a strong season and also focus on a promising future.

Wildcat head coach Chad Beaman and his assistants handed out numerous individual awards and took time out to recognize each athlete in the event held at the high school cafeteria on March 1.

The Wildcat girls’ wrestling program, which completed its second year of existence, finished runner-up in the team scoring of the state tournament held on Jan. 22-23 in Coralville.
The Wildcat girls had a state runner-up in senior Kendal Clark and a third-place finisher in junior Maria Elizondo.

SCOTT LERDAL, 70, of Humboldt, died Friday, March 5, 2021, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. 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.

Humboldt County Public Health would like to extend its sincerest thank you to our 65 and older community and our educators for their flexibility and patience at our COVID-19 vaccination clinics this week.
This week the department provided vaccines to 449 individuals between first time and second dose vaccinations.
Public Health has confirmation of 120 doses, which will arrive early next week. With this limited supply, the department will begin to vaccinate essential workers in food processing, agricultural production, distribution and manufacturing, that cannot properly socially distance in the workplace. Public Health will be working with the employers to get dates and times scheduled.