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June 2023

Mon
19
Jun

DARYL L. LONG

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/19/2023 - 9:09am

Daryl L. Long, 87 of Humboldt, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, June 18, 2023 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. 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 named in the subject line.

Fri
16
Jun

ELL C. FREDIN

Submitted by admin on Fri, 06/16/2023 - 12:26pm

Ell C. Fredin, 93 of Gilmore City, passed away on Wednesday morning, June 14, 2023. 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 named in the subject line.

Fri
16
Jun

JOE E. HATCHER

Submitted by admin on Fri, 06/16/2023 - 12:24pm

Joe E. Hatcher, age 79, of Green Valley, AZ, formerly of Humboldt, passed away on Saturday June 3, 2023 at his home in Green Valley with his loving wife at his side.

Thu
15
Jun

Remodel of high school cafeteria planned

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/15/2023 - 11:20am

Workmen from Sande Construction Company of Humboldt finish removing old concrete near the southwest corner of the high school to make room for new sidewalk at the new athletic training center, which is expected to be open in September. Independent photo.

Middle School students have been participating in strength and training workouts in the early morning at the school. Humboldt Independent photo.

By Phil Monson
The Humboldt Board of Education on Monday gave the go-ahead to remodel the high school cafeteria, accepting a bid from Jim Gronbach Construction at $25,000 for the lunch room remodeling project and $8,300 to move the trophy case to the north wall. Work will begin right away with completion by the end of July. Humboldt School Superintendent Jim Murray says funds from the district’s Physical Plant and Equipment Levy will be used for the project.
The existing east block wall separating the kitchen from the dining area will be removed, with two metal pulldown gates installed. The gates will be closed after hours.
“We want to turn the lunch room experience into more of a convenience store experience, where students won’t wait in line. If they want to go to their pizza area, they can do that and then check out and go back to their seats,” Murray said.

Thu
15
Jun

Public Safety Commission approves sally port

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/15/2023 - 11:05am

This is a drawing of what a new sally port extension to the Humboldt County Law Enforcement Center would look like. Prisoners are currently ushered into the jail in the open air. The addition is planned to be about 900 square feet. Graphic rendering courtesy of ISG.

By KENT THOMPSON
The Humboldt County Public Safety Commission has been meeting regularly to discuss plans for a sally port for the Humboldt County Law Enforcement Center (LEC)
A sally port is a secure, controlled entryway to an enclosure that is fortified and protected.
It is something that has been talked about for some time. There is not a secure location currently for the loading and off-loading of prisoners being booked or moved from the county jail. Both Humboldt County Sheriff Dean Kruger and Humboldt Police Chief Joel Sanders have advocated for the construction of such a port.
Discussions on how to get a sally port built began last summer and progressed to the hiring of ISG, the city’s civil engineering firm. The Commission has been working with Nick Frederiksen, civil engineering group leader for ISG.

Thu
15
Jun

AARON M. AURE

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/15/2023 - 11:04am

Aaron Michael Aure, 51, of Maplewood, MO passed away on May 6, 2023.

Thu
15
Jun

Felony charge dropped against Humboldt woman

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/15/2023 - 9:31am

Erin Rohrer, the Humboldt woman who was charged with solicitation to commit murder, a class C felony, has had the charge dropped according to the Webster County Attorney's Office and court records.

By APRIL KELLEY
Ryan Baldridge, Webster County First Assistant County Attorney, has dismissed the criminal complaint of solicitation to commit murder charges against Erin Rohrer of Humboldt.
According to the documents filed in Webster County District Court, the charges were dismissed on May 19, just over a month after they were first filed.
Evan Thompson with the Division of Criminal investigations (DCI) stated during due diligence, the DCI chose to drop the charges because of issues with the witnesses and unreliable evidence.
During an interview with Erin Rohrer and her estranged husband, Alejandro “Alex” Hernandez, the alleged victim, the couple stated that they have been unable to tell their side of the incident.
“I couldn’t say anything to refute any of it. I couldn’t say that’s not what happened. I just had to sit and let my name be smeared,” Rohrer said.

Thu
15
Jun

June 15, 2023

Wed
14
Jun

Hajek will be 2-sport athlete at Northwestern College

Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 10:53am

JORI HAJEK

After an impressive two-year run at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, former Humboldt High multi-sport athlete Jori Hajek will continue the same at Northwestern College in Orange City.

Hajek, who starred in volleyball and softball at Iowa Central after graduating from Humboldt High School in 2021, said the opportunity to continue playing both sports was too good to pass up.

“I wanted to be able to compete at the next level and with Northwestern being successful in volleyball and softball, it was a perfect fit for me,” Hajek said.

“It helps having Ellie Jacobson from Humboldt playing another year at Northwestern,” Hajek said. “Both coaches at Northwestern were super awesome and made it known they wanted me to be a part of their programs.”

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