September 2024

John A. Myers, 83, formerly of Hardy, passed away on Tuesday morning, Sept. 10, 2024 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.

Humboldt's girls won the team crown while the boys were third in the Emmetsburg E-Hawk Invitational on Sept. 16. The Wildcat girls totaled 20 points to outdistance runner-up Estherville-LC which had 61. The Wildcats' Brynn Malo was first among the large-school field of runners with teammate Aubry Fisher second. Malo ran 22:33.3 and Fisher 23:58.1. Bella Metli was fourth in 25:54. Macey Rodgers fifth in 26:31.6 and Meg Zweibohmer eighth in 27:00.

The Wildcat boys totaled 56 points to finish behind North Iowa (37) and ELC (46). Henry Kramer paced the Wildcats by running sixth in 21:34.3. Justin Ash was eighth in 21:47.6 and Jaden Nimrod ninth in 21:49.8.

Humboldt's girls placed fourth in the Clear Lake Invitational on Sept. 19. Brynn Malo was second individually to pace the Wildcats with a time of 20:47.9. The boys were ninth as Henry Kramer led the way by placing 40th in 19:55.2.

On Sept. 9 at about 9 a.m., the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a house explosion at 606 110th Street, which is east and south of West Bend. The caller advised there was debris all over the acreage and roadway and it appears the house had exploded.

The west Bend Fire Department and Ambulance Service, Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office and Kossuth County EMS responded to the call. Upon arrival, it was determined that two of the three residents were home at the time of the incident.

Catherine Fleischhacker, age 44, was located within the west side of the residence under the debris. Fire and EMS personnel were able to remove her, and she was transported to the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona by Kossuth County EMS and then by Mercy Life Flight to Mercy Hospital in Mason City with undetermined injuries.

Coen Matson and Keegan Groat teamed up for three touchdown passes to lead the Humboldt High football team to a 21-18 victory over the Ballard Huxley Bombers on Friday night, Sept. 6 on Mason Maach Field in Humboldt.

The non-conference victory improved Humboldt to 2-0 on the season. They return to action at Class 2A power Van Meter on Sept. 13.

Matson passed 75-yards to Groat at 5:51 in the first quarter and later hit Groat on a 35-yard scoring pass late in the first half. Ballard scored just before halftime on a field goal by Sam Hoffman.

Matson teamed up with Groat for a 73-yard scoring pass early in the fourth quarter.

The Bombers scored on an 85-yard kickoff return by Tucker Vitzthum at 10:54 in the fourth quarter. Ballard quarterback Mason Gatchel scored on a seven-yard run with 4:03 left in the game.