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February 2022

Mon
21
Feb

Humboldt boys pull away in 4th quarter, top Sioux Center, 81-67

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/21/2022 - 8:05pm

Humboldt senior guard Caden Matson drives past a Sioux Center defender in the Wildcats' 81-67 victory over the Warriors Feb. 21 in Humboldt. The Wildcats host LeMars tonight (Feb. 24) in a substate semifinal round game. Independent photo.

Humboldt held off a second half comeback by Sioux Center and pulled away in the final quarter for an 81-67 victory over the Warriors in a boys' Class 3A quarterfinal round substate tournament game in the Humboldt gym Monday night (Feb. 21).

Caden Matson scored 22 points, Josh Thurm had 19 and Will Orness made 14 for the Wildcats, who improved to 19-3 overall.

Sioux Center, which ends its season at 10-12, was paced by Carson Bruhn and Kylar Fritz each with 18 points. Christian Vietor added 17.

Humboldt led by 19 points at halftime, 44-25, but saw their lead dwindle to two points late in the third quarter as the Wildcats led just 51-46 going into the fourth quarter. Humboldt pulled away down the stretch and used free throw opportunities to widen their lead in the final two minutes.

Mon
21
Feb

BRENDA CODES

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/21/2022 - 3:29pm

Brenda Codes, 56, passed away on Feb. 1 2022 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK, following a sudden illness that ultimately took her life.

Mon
21
Feb

WILMA A. HART

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/21/2022 - 10:17am

Wilma Ann Hart, 97, of Humboldt, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022 in the Extended Care Unit of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. 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
21
Feb

KATHY A. COLWELL

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/21/2022 - 9:55am

Kathy Ann Colwell, 61, passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, Feb. 17, 2022, in Des Moines. Online condolences may be left at www.caldwellparrish.com.

Mon
21
Feb

MERLIN L. FORT

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/21/2022 - 9:00am

Merlin Louis Fort, 92, of Dakota City, passed away on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, at the Humboldt Care Center South in Humboldt. To view the complete obituary and leave online condolences for the family please visit www.brucesfuneralhome.com.

Thu
17
Feb

Cirks drops 3-2 match on day 2 at state wrestling

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/17/2022 - 9:56am

Humboldt senior 152-pounder Joe Weydert (top), shown here en route to winning a district title at Huxley on Feb. 12, was one of three Wildcats to see their season's end in the 2A state wrestling tournament in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 17. Independent photo.

Humboldt 106-pound freshman Cyler Cirks saw his hopes of earning a medal at the Class 2An state wrestling tournament fall just short on Friday morning (Feb. 18) inside Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Cirks, needing one win to reach the podium and be one of the top eight, dropped a hard-fought, 3-2 to Dylan Heater of Grinnell in the consolation round. Cirks finishes his year at 32-13.

On Thursday, day one, Cirks won his wrestle back match in the consolation round to keep his season alive. Cirks beat Mitch Schmauss of Crestwood, 6-2.

Humboldt's David Muir at 120, Jayden Gargano at 126 and Joe Weydert at 152 all saw their seasons end in the consolation round on day one.

Muir, a senior, was pinned by Tate Slagle of Algona in 1:35. Muir closes out at 27-11.

Gargano lost 7-3 to Derrick Bass of Davenport Assumption to see his season end. Gargano, a junior, finishes the year at 31-11.

Thu
17
Feb

February 17, 2022

Thu
17
Feb

Supervisors reduce Comp Board recommendation

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/17/2022 - 12:05am

Humboldt County Sheriff Dean Kruger will be getting a salary increase of just over 12 percent next year, not the 18 percent proposed by the Humboldt County Compensation Board last month.

By KENT THOMPSON
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Monday did something it did not want to do, lower the recommended raises of the county’s elected officials.
Saying they had no choice given budget constraints and the amount of revenue the county is looking at taking in, the Supervisors unanimously agreed to reduce the recommended raises by the County Compensation Board by 33 percent.
After some discussion, the Board agreed to a 4.02 percent salary increase for all elected officeholders, with the exception of the sheriff. The 33.3 percent decrease for the sheriff would still leave him with a 12.06 salary increase, just over $10,571 per year more.
The change will get the sheriff to a $98,225.13 annual salary beginning on July 1.

Thu
17
Feb

County to seek federal funds for conservation

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/17/2022 - 12:04am

Deterioration on the low level outlet control structure at the Joe Reasoner Dam in Humboldt. Submitted photo courtesy Stantec Consulting Services.

By KENT THOMPSON
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Monday sent Humboldt County Conservation Director Todd Lee on a big game hunt. The county is quite frankly hunting for funds.
Members of the Board of Supervisors attended a state association of counties meeting in Des Moines last week and found out about additional federal funds that are slated to be directed to the state and could be used for conservation and recreation projects.
The details about the funds were rather sketchy, but it was reported that Iowa will be in line for $600 million initially, and could be eligible for another $600 million in 2023.

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