January 2024

Michael P. Mullinix, 73, of Humboldt, passed away at his home on Sunday morning, Jan. 14, 2024 following a lengthy battle with cancer. 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.

Humboldt crowned three individual champions and finished runner-up in the boys' North Central Conference wrestling tournament held on Saturday, Jan. 20 at Clear Lake.

A win by Algona in the consolation round at 285 scored enough points to edge Humboldt for the team crown. Algona finished with 213 points, followed by Humboldt with 210, Hampton-Dumont/CAL with 193.5, Clear Lake 151, Webster City 144, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 134.5, Iowa Falls-Alden 49 and Fort Dodge St. Edmond 28.

Humboldt's individual champions were Sam Knight at 106 pounds, Broedy Hendricks at 165 and Gaige Allen at 190. Placing second was Brady Beers at 138 and Cyler Cirks at 132. Taking third was Aden Prenger at 113, Owen Mayall at 120, Tyce Clark at 126 and Jaxson Kirchhoff at 144. Fourth-place went to Zayn Feaster at 150 and Ethan Kunert at 215. Placing fifth was Jack Guy at 285, Landon Halverson at 175 and Trey Al-Hameed at 157.

By KENT THOMPSON
Chickens make less noise than dogs and when 50 other towns have ordinances to regulate chickens in the city limits, why can’t Humboldt?
Those were the pro arguments for allowing chickens within the Humboldt city limits, but the pleas fell upon deaf ears. By a vote of 3 opposed, none in favor and one abstaining, the Humboldt City Council on Monday turned down a request to allow chickens within the city limits with limitations.
Councilmen politely listened to members of the public at Monday’s meeting and asked some questions, however the die was cast.
Of the four Council members in attendance at Monday’s meeting (First Ward Councilman Matt Dominick was not in attendance), none said they had received much support from the public for passing an urban chicken ordinance.
Read the full story in this week's Humboldt Independent.

Humboldt County is under a winter weather advisory from the current time until 6 a.m. on Friday.
Snow has begun to move into northwest Iowa and will continue to spread through the area this afternoon and evening before wrapping up overnight tonight. The heaviest snowfall rates are expected in central Iowa around the time of the evening commute, making travel more difficult during this time. The snow will be dry and powdery, making it highly susceptible to blowing anddrifting.
As the snow departs tonight, winds begin to pick up out of the northwest with gusts of 25 to 35 mph expected through the
early morning hours. Expect the fresh, powdery snow to begin blowing around overnight, causing reduced visibility and hazardous driving conditions.
Temperatures will also drop as the winds pick up, with bitter cold wind chills in the 20s below zero adding an extra layer of risk to travel overnight into Friday morning.