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Mon
27
Jan

DR. PHILIP E. LONNING

Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/27/2025 - 8:45am

Dr. Philip Eugene Lonning was born on July 22, 1932, to Lennie and Leone (Hansen) Lonning in Thor. He and his brothers lived in Thor with their parents until Philip was four years old when they relocated to the farm in Waukon.
It was in Waukon where Philip completed his education through high school participating in band and working part-time for local farmers. After graduation from high school Philip worked for several years in Milwaukee, WI at the A and P before attending college at Iowa State Teacher’s college which is now the University of Northern Iowa. Upon graduation from ISTC, Philip took his first job as a high school business education teacher in Garner, where a certain senior, Carole Yohn, caught his attention and ultimately his heart. He and Carole were united in marriage in June 1960. Right after their wedding they headed to Colorado where Philip was completing his master’s degree in school counseling.

Mon
27
Jan

HAROLD W. BOSWORTH

Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/27/2025 - 8:45am

Harold Bosworth, age 87 of Algona, died Saturday, Jan. 18, at Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Algona. Lentz Funeral Home of Algona assisted the family.
Harold William Bosworth, son of William Harmon and Nellie Mae (Rochleau) Bosworth, was born Feb. 1, 1937, in Algona. He graduated from Algona High School in 1955 and attended Iowa State University, graduating in 1959 with a degree in animal science. On Dec. 26, 1961, Harold was united in marriage to Ruth Marie Wickre at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Livermore. Harold was a self-employed farmer and dairyman with a herd of Guernsey cattle and, later, a hog site manager for Alan Hovey and Mark Walker. He was a member of the Algona Future Farmers of America, and was an FFA State of Iowa Farmer. He enjoyed reading, gardening, and his grandchildren and great-granddaughters.

Sat
25
Jan

Clarken, Hendricks win titles, HHS boys 4th in NCC wrestling

Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/25/2025 - 5:10pm

Humboldt senior Tyce Clarken (top) dominates his opponent en route to winning the 138-pound class in the North Central Conference wrestling tournament in Algona on Jan. 25. Independent photo by Isabelle Brodale.

Tyce Clarken won the 138-pound class and Broedy Hendricks was first at 190 to lead the Humboldt boys wrestling team to a fourth place finish in the North Central Conference wrestling championships in Algona on Saturday, Jan. 25.

Algona won the team title with Hampton-Dumont-CAL second and Clarion-Goldfield-Dows third. Humboldt had runner-up finishes from Cyler Cirks at 132, Sam Knight at 113 and Jaxson Kirchhoff at 150.

Humboldt went 3-0 in a quad at Gilbert on Jan. 30, winning 66-6 over Gilbert, 42-31 over West Marshall and 65-9 over Perry, to improve to 13-5 overall in duals.

The Wildcats compete in the South Central Calhoun Duals on Saturday, Feb. 1.

They will host a regional dual on Feb. 4.

See full story in the Humboldt Independent.

Thu
23
Jan

January 23, 2025

Tue
21
Jan

Humboldt boys whip WC, 81-59

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/21/2025 - 3:27pm

Humboldt High senior standout Elliot Carlson scored his 1,000th career point in the Wildcats' victory over Algona on Jan. 17. Independent photo by Kylie Portz.

Humboldt’s varsity boys basketball team won their ninth straight game in a decisive 81-59 victory over Webster City on Jan. 24 in Humboldt. Mason Van Pelt scored 25 points to lead Humboldt, 10-4 overall, 7-1 in the North Central Conference.

Humboldt won its eighth straight game by beating Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, 65-56 in a non-conference game in Clarion on Jan. 21. Coen Matson scored 21 points and Elliot Carlson and Mason Van Pelt each had 10 for the Wildcats.

Humboldt handed the Fort Dodge Dodgers a 74-60 setback in the Wildcat gym on Jan. 20 in non-conference action. Jackson Flaherty and Elliot Carlson both scored 16 points to lead the Wildcats. Coen Matson had 13 points and Valley Davis 11 for the Wildcats. Fort Dodge, 2-10, was led by Cade Westerhoff's 21 points. Reggie Pederson had 16 and Carter Woodruff 13. The Wildcats also had Mason Van Pelt with nine, Chase Flaherty with seven and Jackson Dodd with three.

The Wildcats won at Hampton on Jan. 28.

Tue
21
Jan

Wildcat girls run past Webster City

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/21/2025 - 3:12pm

Humboldt's Morgan Mann drove past an Algona Garrigan defender for a basket in the Wildcats' homecourt loss to the Bears on Jan. 23 in the Humboldt gym. Mann surpassed 1,500 career points and 500 career rebounds in the contest. Independent photo.

HUMBOLDT - Morgan Mann scored 24 points to lead the Humboldt girls basketball team to a 59-36 victory over Webster City on Jan. 24. Humboldt moved to 9-7 overall. Mann topped the 1,500-point mark for her career on a home court loss to Algona Garrigan on Jan. 23.

Morgan Mann scored 15 points and Ava Fischer and Paige Nelson had 13 and 10, respectively, to lead the Humboldt girls' basketball team to a 63-38 victory over Fort Dodge on Jan. 20 in the Wildcat gym. Humboldt improved to 8-6 overall. LJ Maehl had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Fort Dodge (6-8). Humboldt also had Jada VanDeWalle score seven points, Ava Newton six, Kaitlyn Nelson five, Meg Zweibohmer five and Landry Lash and Payton Elman with two each.

The Wildcats are at Hampton on Tuesday, Jan. 28.

See full story in the Humboldt Independent. Subscribe today for print/digital access by selecting the link on this page to get started.

Tue
21
Jan

Walker retires, Foth assumes new role

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/21/2025 - 2:20pm

Judd Foth (right) is the new general manager of Farmers Cooperative Elevator – Ottosen. Foth takes over the role vacated by the retiring Kevin Walker. In-dependent photo.

By PHIL MONSON
OTTOSEN - There’s a changing of the guard at Farmers Cooperative Elevator – Ottosen.

Judd Foth is the new general manager as he replaces Kevin Walker, who is retiring after 15 years in the leadership role.

Foth began his new position back on Nov. 18. He previously spent four years leading the Livermore branch of Gold-Eagle Cooperative. Before that he spent 16 years working at the company’s ethanol plant in Goldfield.

“I’m excited about this opportunity. It is a very well-run coop. It has a strong customer base. They are one of the last stand-alone coops that are thriving. I’m excited to be taking over and I see a lot of opportunity going forward with this position,” Foth said.

Agriculture is constantly changing and Foth notes Farmers Cooperative Elevator – Ottosen, has adjusted to the changing times.

Tue
21
Jan

Council hires part-time police officer

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/21/2025 - 2:00pm

By PHIL MONSON
Humboldt - The City of Humboldt added another officer to its police force after approval at the city council meeting Monday night, Jan. 20.

The council approved hiring Lonny Floen, effective Jan. 7, 2025. Floen lives in southern Iowa and has 20 years of experience and has known Humboldt’s new police chief, Jacob Miller, in recent years.

“Lonny works part-time for us. And now with four people working the normal shift, he’s trained up and doing a great job helping fill in for us,” Humboldt City Administrator Cole Bockelmann said.

The council approved a master service agreement with Lexipol for providing annual law enforcement policy manual services.

“Back in 2022, we approved an agreement with Daigle Law Group to draft a policy manual for the police department. This project has not been completed and DLG has not provided an updated quote to finish the policy manual,” Bockelmann said.

Sat
18
Jan

HHS girls 3rd in NCC wrestling

Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/18/2025 - 2:14pm

Humboldt senior heavyweight Brooklyn Robinson dominates her opponent in their match in the conference tournament in Iowa Falls on Jan. 18. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

IOWA FALLS - Humboldt had four runner-up finishers and placed third in the team scoring of the North Central Conference girls' wrestling tournament held last Saturday, Jan. 18 at Iowa Falls.

Brooklyn Robinson at 235, Laina Dettmann at 130, Gracey May at 110 and Olivia Satern at 105 all finished second at their weight classes to lead the Humboldt. Placing third was Letty Jenson at 100, Dayton Leghorn at 145, Danica Diedrick at 170 and Kennedy Robinson at 190.

Algona won the team title with 208 points. Clear Lake was second at 182 and Humboldt next at 155. Iowa Falls-Alden was fourth with 89, Hampton-Dumont-CAL had 73 and Webster City had 63.5. Nevada competed individually but didn't count toward the team scoring.

Humboldt wrestled at Eagle Grove on Jan. 20 and won three matches in lopsided fashion. Humboldt whipped Eagle Grove (65-12), Northwood-Kensett (84-0) and Webster City (66-11), moving to 9-5 overall.

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