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Tue
31
Aug

Wildcat boys run 5th in Webster City meet

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/31/2021 - 9:54pm

Humboldt senior Trevor Jacobson ran eighth overall in 17:40 to pace the Humboldt cross country team in the Webster City Invitational on Aug. 31. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

The Humboldt boys cross country team opened their season Tuesday night (Aug. 31) by placing fifth in the team scoring of the Webster City Lynx Invitational held at Briggs Woods Golf Course.

Humboldt totaled 181 points. They finished behind North Polk (33), Waverly-Shell Rock (62), Fort Dodge St. Edmond (141) and Algona (163). A total of 12 schools fielded full lineups out of 17 overall.

Trevor Jacobson led the Wildcats by placing eighth in 17:40. Jackson Chambers was 19th in 18:23 and Carter Hatcher 31st in 19:08. Jordan Coon was 43rd in 19:41 and Aaron Boleyn was 80th in 21:09. Jaxon Bohan-Martin was 81st in 21:14.

Next action for the Wildcats will be the Estherville-Lincoln Central Invitational on Sept. 7.

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Tue
31
Aug

Humboldt girls 6th in Lynx Invitational

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/31/2021 - 9:49pm

Joslyn Orr paced Humboldt's girls in the Webster City Invitational cross country meet on Aug. 31 at Briggs Woods Golf Course at Webster City. Orr finished 18th in 22:15. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

The Humboldt girls cross country team opened their season Tuesday night (Aug. 31) by placing sixth in the team scoring of the Webster City Lynx Invitational held at Briggs Woods Golf Course.

The Wildcats totaled 160 points and finished behind North Polk (37), Ballard Huxley (53), Fort Dodge St. Edmond (113), Roland-Story (115) and Algona (156). There were 17 teams on hand with 12 having a full lineup.

Joslyn Orr led the Wildcats individually by placing 18th in 22:15. Kinzie Peyton ran 29th in 23:01 and Grace Smith was 38th in 23:41. Kali Beaman ran 39th in 23:42. Allison Hoag was 45th in 24:08.

Humboldt will run in the Estherville-Lincoln Central Invite on Tuesday, Sept. 7.

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Tue
31
Aug

DIANE M. ARNOLD

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/31/2021 - 8:37am

DIANE M. ARNOLD, 57, of Humboldt, died unexpectedly Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. 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
27
Aug

Wildcats dominate Webster City in season opener, 35-7

Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/27/2021 - 11:08pm

Humboldt's Will Orness stiff arms a Webster City defender for a long gain in the second half of the Wildcats' 35-7 victory over the Lynx on Aug. 27 in Webster City in a non-district season opener for both teams. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Humboldt senior quarterback Caden Matson threw five touchdown passes to lead the Wildcat football team to a 35-7 demolition over the Webster City Lynx on Friday night (Aug. 27) in a non-district season football opener in Webster City.

Matson and teammate Will Orness hooked for three touchdown passes covering 10 yards, three and eight, respectively. Matson also passed to Jacob Heier for a pair of TD scores covering 77 yards in the first quarter and 69 yards late in the first half to give Humboldt a 21-0 halftime lead.

Webster City scored on a CJ Hisler two-yard run with 4:29 left in the fourth quarter.

Humboldt will return home to host Garner-Hayfield/Ventura on Friday, Sept. 3.

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Fri
27
Aug

LARRY A. ASKELSON

Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/27/2021 - 8:38am

LARRY A. ASKELSON, 71, of Humboldt, died at home under hospice care on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021.

Thu
26
Aug

Humboldt goes 5-1, 2nd in own tournament

Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/26/2021 - 10:09pm

Livvy Becker serves the ball into play for the Humboldt volleyball team in their season opener against Bondurant-Farrar in the Humboldt gym on Aug. 26. The Wildcats fell in five sets to the 11th ranked Blue Jays. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

The Humboldt volleyball team went 5-1 in match play and finished second in their own tournament on Saturday, Aug. 28, inside the Wildcat gym.

Humboldt, now 5-2 overall on the season, defeated Grand View Christian (2-1), South Central Calhoun (2-1), Fort Dodge (2-1), Carroll Kuemper (2-1) and Spirit Lake (2-1). The Wildcats lost to tournament champion South Hardin, 2-0. South Hardin went 6-0 on the day to finish on top. Kuemper was 4-2, followed by SCC and Spirit Lake both at 2-4, Fort Dodge at 1-5 and GVC at 1-5.

WILDCATS FALL IN 5 SETS IN SEASON OPENER
The Humboldt volleyball opened their season Thursday night (Aug. 26), by falling to No. 11 ranked Bondurant-Farrar in 5 sets in a non-conference match in the Wildcat gym. The visiting Blue Jays won by scores 23-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-16 and 15-9.

Thu
26
Aug

August 26, 2021

Thu
26
Aug

Early Sunday morning fire damages Humboldt apartment

Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/26/2021 - 12:05am

A look at fire damage to apartment 71 at Humboldt Homes Phase 3 on Monday after a fire early Sunday morning forced evacuation of four residents. Humboldt Independent photo.

The Humboldt Fire Department and neighboring firefighters from Gilmore City and Bode responded to an apartment fire in Humboldt.
The fire was reported at 11:55 p.m. Saturday night, Aug. 21, at Humboldt Homes Phase 3, 1107 19th St. N.
“When the first truck arrived on the scene windows were broken out and flames were coming out of all three windows. We called Bode and Gilmore City for mutual aid. All the residents got out safely and no one was injured, so that was the big thing,” Humboldt Fire Chief Jim Gronbach said.
The apartment where the fire started was apartment 71. Cindy Boyd was the tenant. Gronbach said Boyd was smoking in bed and fell asleep, catching the mattress on fire.
Outside of apartment 71, the other three apartments sustained only light smoke damage. Rasmussen said tenants in those apartments will be able to move back in this week, as soon as Servpro gets things cleaned out. He said Boyd’s apartment will be repaired.

Thu
26
Aug

Humboldt Council approves administrative search firm

Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/26/2021 - 12:04am

Elizabeth Hansen, owner of Midwest Municipal Consulting of Ankeny has been hired by the Humboldt City Council to lead the search for a new city administration. Action came at the Council's meeting on Monday.

By KENT THOMPSON
Humboldt has a search firm to aid in its recruitment of a new city administrator.
On Monday night, the Humboldt City Council voted 5-0 to hire Midwest Municipal Consulting, an Ankeny consulting and city planning agency owned and operated by Elizabeth Hansen. Earlier this year, the Council agreed to hire Hansen to conduct a strategic planning session in early December.
Hansen has over 18 years of experience in local government management. She previously served as city administrator in Elk Point, SD, Jefferson, NV, and Windsor Heights.
Earlier this year the Council approved hiring Hansen's firm to conduct a strategic planning session in early December, a task unrelated to the city administrator search. See more on this and other city news in this week's Humboldt Independent. Subscribe by clicking on the link at the top of this page.

Thu
26
Aug

Local groups pay homage to Civil War vet

Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/26/2021 - 12:03am

Pictured from left to right: Humboldt County Genealogy Society members: Erica Knudson, Candy Carlson, Martha Schmidt, Karen May and Karen Pedersen, and American Legion member Bob Fort. Kneeling next to the new gravestone for a Civil War veteran buried in Union Cemetery is Humboldt County Veterans Affairs Director Dean Ewoldt. Humboldt Independent photo.

By KENT THOMPSON
There is probably more unknown about Hiram Hotaling than there is known about him.
What we do know is that the man was a physician in Dakota City in the late 1860s and died in 1871, one month shy of his 43rd birthday.
We also know that like a lot of Civil War veterans’ final resting places, the wrath of time and the elements are fracturing many gravestones in cemeteries across the country.
Such was the case with Hiram Hotaling. Shirley Vinsand, a member of the Humboldt County Genealogical Society, spotted a broken gravestone on the east side of Union Cemetery.
She suggested the Genealogical Society partner with the Veterans Affairs Administration and they, along with the Adams American Legion Post No. 119 in Humboldt, proved to be willing and enthusiastic partners in getting a new gravestone for the deceased veteran.

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