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20
Feb

February 20, 2025

Thu
20
Feb

Hendricks 4th, Cirks, Clarken 6th at state wrestling

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/20/2025 - 12:10am

Humboldt's Tyce Clarken is shown here manhandling his opponent on the first day of the boys' Class 2A state wrestling tournament in Des Moines on Feb. 19 inside Wells Fargo Arena. Clarken ended up placing sixth. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Humboldt senior Cyler Cirks is shown here winning 10-3 over Charlie Showalter of Hampton-Dumont-CAL on day one of the Class 2A boys' state wrestling tournament in Des Moines on Feb. 19. Cirks ended up placing sixth. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

DES MOINES – Humboldt High Seniors Cyler Cirks and Tyce Clarken both placed 6th and sophomore Broedy Hendricks placed fourth after the consolation finals of the Class 2A boys' state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Saturday, Feb. 22. Cirks at 132 and Clarken at 138 both went 0-2 in their bouts Saturday morning. Hendricks went 1-1 to finish fourth at 190 pounds.

FRIDAY results
Cirks, 34-9, lost by fall in 5:09 to top-seeded Carter Cajthaml of New Hampton/Turkey Valley in the 132-pound semifinals. Clarken, 39-5, lost an 18-1 technical fall in 3:08 to top-seed Landen Davis of Eddyville-Blakesburg/Fremont, in their 138-pound semifinal match. Hendricks, 44-4, lost a 4-1 decision to Brenden Heying of Benton Community in the 190-pound semifinal. Cirks, Clarken and Hendricks will move into the consolation round Saturday morning where they will wrestle twice for third through sixth place on the awards podium.

Wed
19
Feb

February 19, 2025

Tue
18
Feb

Cameras in Dakota City catch polluters

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/18/2025 - 1:28pm

Humboldt received just enough snow last week to bring out the kids and their sleds. In the photo above, Jimmie Kirchhoff (front) and Austyn Schuelke, both age 10 of Humboldt, are all smiles as they reach the bottom of the hill. Independent photo by Phil Monson. To buy these photos and more, visit our photo gallery online at www.humboldtnews.com.

By APRIL KELLEY
DAKOTA CITY - A snowy evening with the threat of dangerous road conditions cut much of the activity short at the Dakota City Council meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

Chris Jansen with MSA Professional Services had planned to attend the meeting to review the new strategic plan; however, the threat of a winter storm forced him to postpone until March.

Tyler Gartenberg with Mid-American Energy was also on the agenda to give a franchise presentation but was postponed until March as well.

Brad Duffy, Public Works Operator reported on the new cameras that have been installed in several places around town.

“Someone took a mattress down to the bottom of the ramp at about 1:46 in the morning and threw it out,” Duffy explained.

“The cameras paid off because we were able to find who did it and they had to clean it up so that was a good purchase,” Duffy concluded.

Tue
18
Feb

HCSD Board of Directors hears from HEA, DCAP team

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/18/2025 - 1:21pm

Heather Johnson (left) accepts the Campions for Children Award from HCSD Board of Directors President Tate Satern (right). Independent photo.

By KYLIE PORTZ
HUMBOLDT - The Humboldt Community School District Board of Directors met for a snowy meeting on Feb. 10 where they received the 2022-2023 Audit report, met with the Humboldt Education Association, and were present with the District Career and Academic Plan and Triennial Wellness Assessment.

First on the agenda was to recognize Heather Johnson for the K-12 Student Services Coordinator’s work with the F.U.E.L program.

Board President Tate Satern said, “Every month, we have an opportunity to recognize someone that has made a significant difference in the lives of our students. Tonight is our pleasure and honor to recognize Heather Johnson.”

The anonymous nomination letter reads, “I nominate Heather Johnson and anyone who assists her because of all she does for the F.U.E.L. program and reaching out to others to let us know she will get clothes, furniture, etc. to get to students who are in need.”

Tue
18
Feb

DWAYNE O. HAUG

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/18/2025 - 8:31am

Dwayne Olvin Haug, 76, of Rogersville, Missouri, formerly of Elkhorn, NE and Eagle Grove, passed suddenly, Feb. 5, 2025.
A Celebration of Life in honor of Dwayne will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 at Heafey-Hoffmann-Dworak-Cutler, 7805 West Center Road, Omaha NE 68124 with Vicar Russell Stanislav of Bethesda Lutheran Church, officiating. Private interment in Bode at a later date. All family and friends of the family are welcome.

Tue
18
Feb

CARROLL N. VIK

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/18/2025 - 8:30am

Carroll Vik, age 83, of Humboldt, passed away Friday Feb. 14, 2025 at Springvale Independent Living in Humboldt. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Humboldt, with burial in Indian Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Thursday at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Carroll’s services will be Live Streamed on the Lentz Funeral Home website.
Carroll Norris Vik, the son of Nels and Claris (Warland) Vik, was born on Dec. 26, 1941 in Humboldt. He graduated from Humboldt High School in 1960. Carroll served in the Iowa Army National Guard. On May 5, 1967 Carroll was united in marriage with Phyllis (Nelson) Smith in Humboldt. Carroll was a longtime employee at Schuster Manufacturing and the Humboldt County Courthouse.

Sat
15
Feb

ELC sidelines Humboldt girls, 64-27

Submitted by admin on Sat, 02/15/2025 - 8:58pm

Humboldt senior guard Morgan Mann drives inside for an eventual bucket in the Wildcats' 54-48 victory over Garner-Hayfield/Ventura in a Class 3A Region 6 opening round basketball game in the Humboldt gym on Saturday, Feb. 15. Humboldt's season ended on Feb. 19 at Estherville in regional semifinal round action. Independent photo.

No. 3 ranked Estherville-Lincoln Central ended Humboldt's season in abrupt fashion, rolling to a 64-27 victory over the Wildcats in a girls' Class 3A Region 6 semifinal round basketball game at Estherville on Feb. 19. ELC, 19-3, will host Hampton-Dumont-CAL (21-2) in a regional final on Saturday, Feb. 22, in Estherville. HDC beat Iowa Falls-Alden, 63-44 in the other semifinal round game in Hampton. Humboldt ends its year with an overall record of 12-11.

Humboldt girls advance in regional opener, 54-48
Humboldt took a double digit lead early on and then had to fight the rest of the way to hold off Garner-Hayfield/Ventura, 54-48 in a girls' Class 3A Region 6 opening round tournament game in the Humboldt on Saturday night, Feb. 15.

Fri
14
Feb

Humboldt boys advance 4 to state wrestling!

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/14/2025 - 4:48pm

This contingent will represent Humboldt High School at the boys' Class 2A state wrestling tournament in Des Moines Feb. 19-22 after advancing from a district meet held in Humboldt on Friday, Feb. 14. Front row, from left: Tyce Clarken, Broedy Hendricks, Cyler Cirks and Landon Halverson. Back row, from left: head coach Chad Beaman, Justin McDaniel and Mark Cirks. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Humboldt won the team scoring of the Class 2A district wrestling tournament in Humboldt on Friday, Feb. 14. Independent photo.

Humboldt advanced four into next week's Class 2A state wrestling tournament after hosting a district tournament in the Humboldt gym on Friday, Feb. 14.

Humboldt's four qualifiers are all district champions. They include Cyler Cirks (31-8 record) at 132 pounds, Tyce Clarken (37-5) at 138, Landon Halverson (42-8) at 175 and Broedy Hendricks (42-3) at 190.

Humboldt also won the team scoring in the district meet with 191 points. West Marshall was second at 189, North Polk third with 176.5, Greene County fourth at 115, Eagle Grove fifth at 109, Perry sixth with 69.5 points, Gilbert seventh at 52.5 and Southeast Valley last at 24.

The individual state tournament will be held Feb. 19-22 inside Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. 2A action will take place at 6 p.m. on each of the first three nights. On Saturday, consolation finals begin at 9 a.m. with the championship at 5:30 p.m.

Thu
13
Feb

Bode home engulfed by flames

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/13/2025 - 6:20pm

BODE - A home in rural Bode is being deemed a total loss after being fully engulfed in flames Thursday afternoon. No one was home at the time of the fire on the 1600th block of 140th Street. Bode and Ottosen fire departments were on the scene along with the Humboldt County Sherriff's Department, Humboldt County Emergency Management Director Kyle Bissell, and Midland Power Cooperative.

Bissell said, "This fire was called into the law enforcement center about 1:40 p.m. this afternoon for a house that was completely involved. When firefighters did arrive on scene, they confirmed that and immediately began to fight the blaze, noticing that it was a complete loss by the time they got here."

"After a lengthy search, we finally found the owners of the property and were able to make contact with them, and they arrived on scene. They both confirmed that there was no one inside. However, there was some loss of some family pets." Bissell said.

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