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January 2022

Thu
20
Jan

Northland Auto moving to fomer Shopko building

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 12:03am

Preston and Jadie Peterson stand in front of the former ShopKo building, which is currently being remodeled to be the new home of their business, Northland Auto. The Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge and Ram auto dealer plans to be open at the new location by March 1. Humboldt Independent photo by Jeff Gargano.

The former Shopko building next to Hy-Vee on Highway 3 in Humboldt will soon become the new location for Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge and Ram auto dealer Northland Auto.
Northland owners Preston and Jadie Peterson said remodeling is underway with the move to the new location happening by March 1.
“We’ve outgrown our current location (on Highway 3 West),” Preston Peterson said. Northland also has a location on Highway 169 north of the AmericInn hotel. They’ll be combining everything into one location next to Hy-Vee.
The former ShopKo building is going through quite a transformation. Most of the front (south side) will be a glass front. The 25,000 plus square foot facility will allow for a large 6,000 square foot indoor showroom where six or more vehicles will be on display. Read more about the change in this week's Humboldt Independent. Subscribe to print or digital editions by clicking on the link at the top of this page.

Thu
20
Jan

School sets design meetings for building updates

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 12:02am

Humboldt Community School District maintenance supervisor Michael Duffy uses a pickup and blade to clear snow Saturday at the Humboldt Middle School. See this and other photos at www.humboldtnews.com. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.

By Phil Monson
Last month the Humboldt School Board gave their approval to begin the process of upgrading the district’s facilities and infrastructure.
Now a series of planning and design meetings are set to take place starting this week, according to a report by Humboldt School Superintendent Jim Murray Monday night at the board’s regular monthly meeting.
Murray said the first planning meeting with Sande Construction officials will take place on Jan. 19 and Feb. 2 on proposals for the sports complex upgrades and improvements. The meeting for creating safe office entry will be on Jan. 26 at 4:30 p.m.
Murray said the district is probably more than a year away from any construction taking place.
Read more about the Humboldt Community School and see photos of student activities every week in the Humboldt Independent, your trusted source for local news and sports.

Thu
20
Jan

Supervisors ask Comp Board to reconvene

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 12:01am

Humboldt County Supervisor Rick Pedersen made a motion at this week's meeting requesting the Humboldt County Compensation Board reconvene to consider additional financial information. Last week, the Comp Board recommended to the Supervisors an 18 percent raise for the county sheriff and 6 percent raises for all other elected officials.

By KENT THOMPSON
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors has the final say over the salaries of elected officials in the county.
After a decision made by the Compensation Board last week to recommend an 18 percent raise for County Sheriff Dean Kruger and a 6 percent raise for the county attorney, county auditor, county recorder, county treasurer and all five county supervisors, on Monday, the Supervisors unanimously agreed to ask the Compensation Board to reconvene and consider additional information.
“I visited with Kristi Harshbarger, general counsel for the Iowa State Association of Counties last week and she said we can request the Compensation Board to reconvene and provide them with additional information,” District 3 Supervisor Rick Pedersen said.

Wed
19
Jan

Pandemic still in full force in Humboldt County

Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/19/2022 - 4:57pm

Humboldt County is one of the rural counties in the state that continues to be hit hard by the novel coronavirus and the highly contagious Omicron strain.
On Monday, Humboldt County Memorial Hospital/Humboldt County Public Health reported that between Jan. 4 – Jan. 14, 229 new positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in the county. That brings the total number of Humboldt County positive cases since the first reported case in the county on April 17, 2020, to 2,461. There have been 35 deaths.
Since June 14, 2021, when the Delta variant began spiking in the county, there have been 1,264 cases. Of those, 867 or 69 percent have been persons unvaccinated, and 397 persons or 31 percent have been fully vaccinated. A total of 840 new cases have been reported in just the past three months.
HCMH Chief Executive Officer Michelle Sleiter says the amount of patients being seen at the hospital and UnityPoint Clinic has been at a very high level.

Wed
19
Jan

January 19, 2022

Tue
18
Jan

Humboldt girls upend Lynx, fall at Clear Lake

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 9:31am

Humboldt senior Joie Smith looks for a teammate to pass the ball off to in recent varsity action in the Humboldt gym. Independent photo.

The Humboldt girls basketball team battled hard in the second half but fell 47-34 at Clear Lake Friday night (Jan. 21) at Clear Lake. Alexis Hansen scored 14 points and Morgan Mann had 13 for the Wildcats, 9-7 overall, 6-3 in the NCC.

Humboldt solidified their position in the North Central Conference standings Tuesday night (Jan.18) by beating the Webster City Lynx, 47-26 in the Wildcat gym.

Joie Smith scored 13 points, Alexis Hansen 10 and Morgan Mann 9 to lead Humboldt. Kelly Stoakes made 9 to lead Webster City (3-11, 1-7).

Webster City is 3-10 overall, 1-6 in league play.

Humboldt plays at Algona on Jan. 25.

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

Tue
18
Jan

Wildcat boys foil Webster City upset bid, fall at Clear Lake

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 9:24am

Humboldt's Jacob Heier shown here snagging a rebound in recent basketball action. Independent photo.

Humboldt's varsity boys' basketball team, ranked No. 3 in the latest Associated Press Class 3A high school rankings, suffered their first loss of the season Friday night (Jan. 21) at Clear Lake, falling 55-50. Caden Matson scored 17 points to lead Humboldt, 12-1, 7-1. Carson Toebe poured in 33 for the Lions, 9-3, 5-3.

Humboldt held off an upset bid by the Webster City Lynx Tuesday night (Jan.18) in the Humboldt gym, winning 46-45 in a tightly contested North Central Conference game. Caden Matson sank a 3-pointer from the wing with 17.8 seconds left to lift Humboldt.

Caden Matson scored 16 points, Trevor Jacobson had 10 and Ben Jacobson 9 to lead the Wildcats. Jaime Grossoehme scored 17 to pace Webster City. Jayce Neuroth, Ty McKinney and Jamin Stuhr each had 8.

Humboldt is 12-0 overall, 7-0 in conference play. Webster City is 7-4, overall, 4-3 and third in the NCC standings.

Humboldt travels to Algona on Tuesday, Jan. 25.

Tue
18
Jan

Elman named regional coach of the year in 3A football

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 9:19am

Derrick Elman

The honors just keep rolling in for Humboldt head football coach Derrick Elman.

Elman, who just finished his fourth season leading the Wildcats, was recently named Regional Coach of the Year in Class 3A by the Iowa Football Coaches Association.

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

Mon
17
Jan

BRENT S. LICATA

Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 1:36pm

Brent S. Licata passed away Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at the Spencer Hospital at the age 34 years. 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.

Mon
17
Jan

ROBERT C. BERTE

Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 11:00am

Robert Berte, age 92, of Bode passed away on Friday Jan. 14, 2022 at the North Care Center in Humboldt. Online condolences may be left at www.lentzfuneralhome.com.

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