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February 2023

Mon
20
Feb

ROSELYN J. CHRISTENSEN

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/20/2023 - 8:58am

Roselyn Christensen, age 92, of Gilmore City passed away on Feb. 19, 2023 at the Humboldt Wellness and Rehabilitation. Condolences may be left at www.lentzfuneralhome.com.

Sat
18
Feb

4th quarter run lifts HHS girls past Fort Dodge, 44-30

Submitted by admin on Sat, 02/18/2023 - 9:39pm

Humboldt senior post player Kayla Gieber (42) battles Fort Dodge's LJ Maehl (23) and Lainey Maehl for the ball down low in the Wildcats' 44-30 victory over Fort Dodge in a Class 4A Region One semifinal round game in the Humboldt gym on Saturday, Feb. 18. The win kept Humboldt's season alive. They'll face Dallas Center-Grimes in a regional final on Tuesday, Feb. 21 in Grimes. Independent photo by PHIL MONSON.

Humboldt outscored Fort Dodge 19-7 in the fourth quarter to post a 44-30 victory over the Dodgers in a Class 4A Region One tournament game in the Humboldt gym Saturday night, Feb. 18.

Morgan Mann scored 15 points and Ava Fischer made nine to lead Humboldt, which improved to 15-7 on the year. Fort Dodge bows out at 12-10. The Dodgers were led in scoring by Lainey Maehl's 13 points. LJ Maehl added six.

The win moved Humboldt into a regional final in Grimes on Tuesday, Feb. 21, against No. 1 ranked and top-seeded Dallas Center-Grimes. DCG defeated Carroll, 44-33 Saturday night in Grimes. DCG is now 19-3 overall.

Humboldt freshman Ava Fischer broke the school record for individual 3-pointers in a season with her trio of 3-point buckets Saturday night. She now had 67 this year, clipping the old mark of 64 set by Bae Arnold two years ago.

Fri
17
Feb

Goodell 5th, Gargano 6th in state wrestling

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/17/2023 - 8:27pm

Humboldt's 126-pound senior Jayden Gargano exults after he defeated Albia's Brodie Conner, 5-2, in the consolation round of the state wrestling tournament in Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 17. The victory assured Gargano he would finish in the top eight and earn a medal. He went on to place sixth while teammate Jase Goodell was sixth.

Humboldt High senior wrestlers Jase Goodell finished fifth at 152 pounds and Jayden Gargano placed sixth at 126 pounds in today's consolation finals of the Class 2A state tournament in Des Moines at Wells Fargo Arena.

The No. 8 seed Goodell defeated Brenden Heying of Benton Community, 5-4 in the consolation final for fifth. Earlier in the day Goodell lost 9-7 to Lucas Kral of Garner-Hayfield/Ventura in the consolation semifinals.

The No. 10 seed Gargano lost 5-2 to No. 3 seed Amare Chavez of South Tama in the fifth-place consolation final. Earlier on Saturday, Gargano lost 4-2 to No. 9 seed Jerren Gille of Dubuque Wahlert.

Thu
16
Feb

Wildcats over Storm Lake in season finale, 94-87

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/16/2023 - 9:48pm

Elliot Carlson scores down low for Humboldt, which finished its regular season at 17-4. Humboldt hosts Perry on Feb. 20 in a first round substate tournament game. Independent photo.

The Humboldt boys basketball team closed out their regular season by turning back Storm Lake, 94-87 in the Humboldt gym Thursday night, Feb 16.

Will Orness scored 23 points to lead Humboldt. Joel Thurm had 18, Evan Hatcher 16, Elliot Carlson 15 and Corey Dettmann 12 for Humboldt. Jaidyn Coon had 28 for Storm Lake. Justin Guynn had 19 and Cameron Boyd 18.

Humboldt will take a 17-4 record into their substate with Perry at home on Monday, Feb 20.

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Thu
16
Feb

CHARLES OBERMAN

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/16/2023 - 9:33am

Charles Oberman, age 61, passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Online condolences can be made at www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com

Thu
16
Feb

ELVEN J. DORNATH

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/16/2023 - 9:25am

Elven Dornath, age 92 of Humboldt, formerly Rutland, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Online condolences may be left at www.lentzfuneralhome.com.

Thu
16
Feb

February 16, 2023

Thu
16
Feb

Longtime CGD superintendent to head WMB and GCB

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/16/2023 - 12:06am

Dr. Bob Olson, will be serving as the new superintendent of West Bend-Mallard and Gilmore City-Bradgate Schools, beginning July 1. He will succeed Amanda Schmidt in the dual role.

By PHIL MONSON
Dr. Bob Olson, a veteran educator, has been hired to serve as the new superintendent of the Gilmore City-Bradgate and West Bend-Mallard School districts.
Olson’s hiring was announced last week. He will serve the two districts on an interim basis for one year with the offer to extend his role for another year or two. Olson has been in education for 44 years. He most recently served as superintendent of Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, a position he held for 31 years, from 1989 to 2020. He previously was a principal in Wellsburg and started in teaching career at Dysart-Geneseo.
Olson will commute from his acreage north of Clarion. See this story and other education news in this week's Humboldt Independent, your trusted source for local news and sports.

Thu
16
Feb

Lions Club to host trivia competition March 4

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/16/2023 - 12:02am

By KENT THOMPSON
Who, in 1903, was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? Answer, Marie Curie.
If you know that, or many other answers, you could be a trivia winner at the Humboldt Lions Club first ever trivia competition to be held Saturday, March 4, at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds Events Center at 7 p.m.
“We won’t be selling food or drink, but encourage people to bring their own. The tables are fairly inexpensive, $50 for a table of 5-8 team members ($60 at the door). We would love to see 20-30 tables sell. We would like to see businesses compete, banks in the community, school teams, organizations and groups of friends,” Lions Club members George Bruder and Dean Clasen said.
Read more about the event and how to sign up in this week's Humboldt Independent, on sale today.

Wed
15
Feb

Goodell, Cirks, Gargano alive on consolation side at state wrestling

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/15/2023 - 8:35pm

Humboldt's Jase Goodell shown here after pinning Coy DeBoer of Sheldon/South O'Brien in the first period in his first match in the Class 2A state wrestling tournament in Des Moines on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Independent photo by PHIL MONSON.

Humboldt's Cyler Cirks at 113 and Jase Goodell at 152 both suffered quarterfinal round losses at the state wresting tournament in Des Moines but both are alive on the consolation side after day two of Class 2A action at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Humboldt senior Jayden Gargano is still alive on the consolation side at 126 pounds.

Cirks lost a 6-2 decision to No. 4 seed Kaden Weber of Nevada. On the consolation side Friday afternoon, Cirks, 35-8, will face No. 9 seed Carter Schmauss of Crestwood. Goodell lost his quarterfinal round match to No. 1 seed Cooper Sanders of Vinton-Shellsburg, 6-0. Goodell, 40-4, will wrestle No. 5 seed Brent Yonkovic of West Delaware on Friday afternoon.

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