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February 2024

Thu
29
Feb

City instituting plan to thin dying ash tree population

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/29/2024 - 2:36pm

Ash trees infected with Emerald Ash Borer are identified by having a thinning canopy on top and the bottom of the trunk will be punctuated with little water sprouts. Ash trees that are not too far diseased can be saved with an injection. It costs about $200 per application and is required every other year for the life of the tree, an arborist who is an expert in urban forestry told the Humboldt City Council last week. ISU Extension file photo.

By KENT THOMPSON
It appears that the city of Humboldt will have to be equally industrious in its aggressiveness in thinning out diseased ash trees and repopulating city spaces with more desirable species.
That was the word from an urban forestry consultant commissioned by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to do an inventory and assessment of trees in the city of Humboldt on public lands. He spoke via Zoom at the Humboldt City Council’s meeting on Feb. 20.
Dana Genereux was the arborist hired to do the study.
He reported that 74 percent of the city-owned trees need management, be that crown cleaning, crown reduction, crown raising, removal or tree staking. He cited 227 trees on public property for removal, or about 8 percent. Of that number, 15 were determined “critical” or in a standing dead condition. He recommended 53 trees to be removed in the next three years with the city planting two trees for every one removed.

Thu
29
Feb

Conservation Board asked to help with river development plans

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/29/2024 - 2:19pm

Rutland Mayor Susan Tille updated the Humboldt County Conservation Board on efforts she has undertake to improve the Des Moines River between Rutland and Humboldt.

BY APRIL KELLEY
Rutland Mayor Susan Tille spoke e at the Humboldt County Conservation Board's monthly meeting on Feb. 21, requesting that the Conservation Board reverse its decision to pursue option two and to work with the RIVER development group in restoring Lake Nokomis by repairing the dam.
“We are not asking for the money, we are asking you to come to the table to have conversations and share ideas. We would like to work with the county, the conservation [board] and the City of Humboldt with the common goal to restore the waterway and the lake that we have here in Humboldt County,” Tille said.
“I feel we need to be transparent as possible and keep the information flowing. I have reached out to IOWATER through the DNR, IDALS and Farm Bureau about dam to dam otherwise known as a two-tier water shed treatment program or water quality and I am also looking at the Iowa Confluence Water Trails,” Tille continued.

Thu
29
Feb

Legal battle over Rutland Quarry operation

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/29/2024 - 1:57pm

Cole Anderson who runs a local construction business, is interested in reopening the Rutland Quarry for mining operations. Humboldt County has filed a restraining order to prevent any such activity unless Anderson receives a special exception use permit from the Humboldt County Zoning Board of Adjustment.

BY APRIL KELLEY
A legal battle has begun in Humboldt County. It concerns the Rutland Quarry south of town. On Wednesday, Feb. 14, Humboldt County through an attorney hired by the county, Nicholas K. Cochrane of Fort Dodge, filed a petition for a restraining order against Cole Anderson of Rutland from continuing to conduct quarrying operations on the property, involution of the county's zoning ordinance. The filing says a special use exception permit would be needed.

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Mon
26
Feb

Former teacher charged

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/26/2024 - 4:15pm

Samantha A. Meyer-Davis, 31, of Rutland, is facing sexual abuse and exploitation charges following a five-month investigation by the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. Meyer-Davis, a former Humboldt Middle School teacher, is accused of having relations with a middle school/high school student.

A former Humboldt Middle School teacher has been charged with two felony counts after an investigation into an alleged sexual relationship between the former teacher and a Humboldt High School student.
According to a press release, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) was made aware of a possible sexual relationship between former middle school teacher, Samantha Ann Meyer-Davis, 31, of Rutland, and a high school student, in September of 2023. In October of last year, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) became involved in the investigation at the request of the sheriff’s office.
According to the release, throughout the investigation, many interviews were conducted and multiple search warrants were granted for electronic devices, social media platforms and physical addresses.
Meyer-Davis was charged with sexual abuse in the third degree, a class C felony, and sexual exploitation by a school employee, a class D felony.

Mon
26
Feb

GAROLD A. SCHULZE

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:27am

Garold A. Schulze, 87, of Humboldt, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by family on Saturday evening, Feb. 24, 2024. 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.

Mon
26
Feb

MARILYN GRAUSE HOLCOMB

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:26am

Marilyn Grause Holcomb, 89, passed away peacefully in her home on Feb. 23, 2024. 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.

Mon
26
Feb

ANN M. WOOD

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/26/2024 - 8:50am

Ann Wood, age 81 of Humboldt, passed away Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at her home near Humboldt. Online condolences may be left at www.lentzfuneralhome.com.

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