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Thu
05
Aug

Photos of Lake Nokomis with low water wanted

Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/05/2021 - 4:20pm

Mimi Wagner, landscape architect and senior environmental specialist with Stantec, is seeking photos of the Lake Nokomis area upstream of the dam when water has been drawn down or is very low. Please email any images to: humboldt.dam.questions@gmail.com It will help with the report on the dam being compiled.

Multiple alternatives are being studied for the future of Reasoner Dam. Stantec, the engineering consulting firm, is looking for photos of the West Fork Des Moines River/Lake Nokomis area upstream of the dam when the water was drawn down or very low. Please email any images you have: humboldt.dam.questions@gmail.com

Thu
05
Aug

JON "ZEKE" SAYERS

Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/05/2021 - 11:48am

JON "ZEKE" SAYERS of Reynoldsburg, OH, formerly of Humboldt, died of a boating accident at the age of 66 on July 22, 2021.

Thu
05
Aug

5 new cases reported Tuesday, Humboldt County at 7 percent positivity

Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/05/2021 - 11:37am

Humboldt County Public Health reports an additional 14 new cases of COVID-19 in the county since July 26, raising the number of positive cases in the county since the pandemic first started to 1,265 cases.
The latest figures released on Tuesday, Aug. 3, show five additional cases of COVID-19 in the county. The breakdown is two people in the 18-40 age group, two in the 41-60 age category and one in the 81 or older group.
Coronavirus.iowa.gov reports that Humboldt County has had nine positive cases in the past week for a 7 percent positivity rate. Several counties in southern, western and north central Iowa are reporting positivity rates above 10 percent. The current statewide average is just over 7 percent.
The website reports that there are 46 Iowans currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Those are the highest numbers since April 2021. The high mark for hospitalizations was 258, back in November 2020.

Thu
05
Aug

August 5, 2021

Thu
05
Aug

UDMO and Food Pantry are now all-in-one

Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/05/2021 - 12:03am

Volunteer helpers clean and stock shelves and unload boxes last Wednesday morning for the new Food Pantry location at 419 Sumner Ave. in Humboldt. Submitted photo.

By KENT THOMPSON
For decades, the Humboldt Ministerial Association Food Pantry and the Upper Des Moines Opportunity Community Outreach Center have been serving those in our communities who have needed a helping hand.
Wednesday, July 28, was a day for the community to give back. Many volunteers joined forces to relocate the food pantry from the west portion of the Humboldt County Engineer’s Office at 2221 220th St., to its new location in the north part of 419 Sumner Ave. There is a gravel drive on the east side of the building for easy loading. The front half of the building is the administrative offices for the Humboldt County Outreach offices of Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc., the county’s local community action agency.
“The space is amazing,” Alisa Schlief, Family & Community Services Director for UDMO in Humboldt County said. “Having everything in one central location is going to make everything so much easier,” she said.

Thu
05
Aug

Additional daycare funding could be on the way

Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/05/2021 - 12:02am

Humboldt County Development Association Executive Director Alissa O'Connor (left) and U.S. Senator from Iowa Joni Ernst (right) look in at youngsters at the Kiddie Cats Child Care and Learning Center earlier this spring. Humboldt Independent file photo.

By KENT THOMPSON
A plan presented by Building Families could raise the wages of local daycare providers and increase community support for the Kiddie Cats Child Care and Learning Center.
That positive news was reported Monday at the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors weekly meeting at the courthouse in Dakota City.
McKinley Bailey, director of Building Families, the children and family support social service agency in Clarion, serves families in Humboldt, Hamilton and Wright counties.
He said providing supplemental wages or bonuses to childcare workers is the cleanest use of federal stimulus funds through the American Rescue Plan.
He offered Humboldt County a possible opportunity to leverage government dollars with private investment in order to sustain increased childcare employee funding after the stimulus funds end.

Wed
04
Aug

SYDNEY "PEACHES" KLINKEFUS

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/04/2021 - 10:11am

SYDNEY "PEACHES" KLINKEFUS, 22, of Storm Lake, formerly of Humboldt, died Friday, July 30, 2021, at Mercy One Hospital in Sioux City.

Wed
04
Aug

Hajek, Clark named 1st team all-state softball

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/04/2021 - 9:20am

Humboldt's Jori Hajek (left) and Kendal Clark were both selected first-team all-state softball in Class 3A by the Iowa Coaches Association.

Humboldt High seniors Jori Hajek and Kendal Clark were both selected first-team all-state in Class 3A by the Iowa Softball Coaches Association.
Their selections were announced last week.

Hajek, a shortstop, and Clark, an infielder who played mostly first and third base, have already received all-district and all-conference honors in recent weeks.

Hajek, a mainstay at shortsop in recent seasons, batted .438 with a team-high 35 RBIs. She hit five home runs, seven triples and 11 doubles. She had an on base percentage of .505 and a slugging percentage of 0.888. Hajek had 15 stolen bases, third on the team.

Wed
04
Aug

Wildcats named to all-district baseball team

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/04/2021 - 9:16am

Humboldt's all-district baseball selections, from left: Caden Matson, Cade Witzke and Joshua Thurm.

Humboldt is represented by three players on the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association All-District team.

In the Class 3A Northwest District, Humboldt senior third baseman Cade Witzke was chosen first-team while junior pitcher Caden Matson and sophomore infielder Joshua Thurm were named to the second-team.

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

Wed
04
Aug

Lange earned all-region honors at Iowa Central

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/04/2021 - 9:12am

Mady Lange

Working toward nursing degree

By Phil Monson

Former Humboldt High standout Mady Lange accomplished a lot in her first year at Iowa Central.
The 2020 HHS graduate became the starting catcher for the Triton softball team and earned first-team all-region honors. She also made big strides towards earning her degree in nursing.
“I feel great about how my first year at Iowa Central went. I’m super glad I chose Iowa Central. I felt like I really improved as a player on the field and I learned a lot more than what I knew in high school,” Lange said.
“Coach Doug Van Pelt’s program taught me a lot in high school, but playing at the next level with other coaches and having another set of eyes helped me grow my skills,” Lange said.
“And it’s fun playing with a new team in college. I feel like I have improved a lot as a player and as a teammate. I’ve learned even more about playing the game of softball,” Lange said.

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