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31
Jul

Witzke takes over NIACC baseball program

Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/31/2026 - 9:05am

CHRIS WITZKE

Former Humboldt baseball standout Chris Witzke is excited about taking over as head baseball coach at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City.

Witzke was hired back in late-June after leading the Iowa Lakes Community College program for the past three seasons. Last spring Witzke was named Coach of the Year by the Iowa Conference.

“What drew me to NIACC was multiple things. Right away NIACC has a rich baseball history. The school has had three college world series appearances in the past 20 years. They’ve had 16 players drafted in the past 20 years and they have had over 60 players go on to play at the Division I-A level,” Witzke said.

“It’s a great area. It’s a school that wants to invest in their athletics and take care of their student athletes,” Witzke said.

Fri
31
Jul

Jack Guy looks back on Shrine Bowl experience

Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/31/2026 - 8:57am

JACK GUY

Humboldt High School senior football standout Jack Guy, one of the top offensive linemen in the state last season, got to wear his Wildcat helmet one more game as he played in the annual Shrine Bowl All-Star game last Saturday, July 25, inside the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.

The game, the 54th annual classic, pits the top seniors across Iowa. Guy, who played two quarters at offensive right tackle, helped the North squad defeat the South, 17-7. The North team rallied with 14 unanswered points in the second half to secure the win.

Guy is the 32nd Humboldt player to play in the summer all-star classic, which began in 1973. The game serves as a celebration of the state’s top senior football players while raising money and awareness for Shriners Children’s hospitals, continuing a tradition that has spanned more than 50 years.

Thu
30
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July 30, 2026

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July 29, 2026

Tue
28
Jul

Council terminates interim position

Submitted by admin on Tue, 07/28/2026 - 3:29pm

By PHIL MONSON
In a special meeting of the Humboldt City Council on July 24, an interim city administrator contract with Dan Gifford was terminated (immediately) by a unanimous vote.

Gifford, who came out of retirement to fill the vacancy until Humboldt hires a replacement in the next few months, had been on board since July 6. He had been working two days per week, Mondays and Wednesdays at 20 hours per week. He was paid $1,500 per week plus mileage ($111.64 per round trip) from his home in Spencer.

Gifford had retired in September of 2024 from his city administrator position after 27 years of experience.

“To be honest, it’s not working out. Amy (Zeman, city clerk) is doing too much work. She is doing all the work. We have zero help coming from our interim city administrator,” Humboldt mayor Walt Jensen said.

Tue
28
Jul

DARREL L. JACOBSON

Submitted by admin on Tue, 07/28/2026 - 9:01am

Darrel L. Jacobson, 66 of Humboldt, passed away on Monday, July 20 at his home in Humboldt.
Darrel was born Sept. 10, 1959 in Fort Dodge, the son of James and Bertha (Ekenger) Jacobson. Darrel had worked at Hawkeye Leisure Trailers for many years.
He is survived by his niece, Jaycie Jacobson of Fort Dodge.
Private family burial was held on Saturday, July 25 at Hardy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. The Mason-Lindhart Funeral & Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements. www.masonlindhart.com

Tue
28
Jul

CLYDE A. BRABY

Submitted by admin on Tue, 07/28/2026 - 9:00am

Clyde A. Braby, 91, of Humboldt, passed away on Wednesday July 22, 2026 in the Long Term Care Unit of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.
Clyde was born April 12, 1935 in Rutland, (something he was very proud of) the son of Lloyd and Ruth (Biesell) Braby. He graduated from Rutland school in 1952. He served in the United States Army where he was stationed in Alaska. He was united in marriage to Mary Molitor on Oct. 15, 1960. The couple made their home in Granger and Clyde worked as an IT tech for Continental Western Insurance for 44 years. The couple moved back to Humboldt area following retirement. Clyde was very knowledgeable of the history of Rutland and enjoyed discussing it with anyone.
Clyde was proceeded in death by numerous family members including his wife Mary in 2007. He is survived by many nieces and nephews, including Jenean and Mel Smith of Dakota City and Larry and Jean Braby of Pocahontas.

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July 23, 2026

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July 22, 2026

Tue
21
Jul

Conservation is a dam site closer to a sale

Submitted by admin on Tue, 07/21/2026 - 2:55pm

By APRIL KELLEY
The Humboldt County Conservation Board moved a few steps closer to selling the Reasoner Dam to the River Development Group (RDG) during their regular meeting on Wednesday, July 15.

Lee led the discussion with the fact that the insurance, which had been presented by the RDG at the last meeting, was determined to be sufficient to fulfill the requirements set out in original purchase agreement.

Now that insurance has been put in place, the next step is to work with the city on an easement to allow the RDG to get to the dam.

Working with ISG, they have survey data because of the bridge and trail project, at least for the west side of the dam. " They might also have stuff on the east side, too so that it would make it as cheap as it can be,” Lee said.

The cost will still be about $3,000 to provide the survey information and put the easement together.

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