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July 15, 2026

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RANDY C. GREENE SR.

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/20/2026 - 1:27pm

Randy C. Greene Sr., 73 of Bode, passed away on Tuesday, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital in Humboldt.
Randy was born Feb. 5, 1953 in Fort Dodge, the son of Richard and Colleen (Patton) Greene. He grew up in Humboldt and worked for the local telephone companies; Midwestern Bell, Northwestern Bell and Qwest Communications. He was united in marriage to Kalene Vorland in 1978. Together they had three children, later divorced, but remained close friends. Randy loved the outdoors and planted many trees. He was a huge fan of the New York Yankees, Corvettes and road trips. He loved teaching his grandchildren how to throw a knuckle-ball, shoot a basketball as well as the proper living room wrestling techniques, namely “the steamroller.” In retirement he worked for many different delivery services as well as rail crew transportation.

Thu
16
Jul

Humboldt lands 5 on All-North Central Conference softball

Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/16/2026 - 4:13pm

The Humboldt High softball team placed five on the coaches' post-season North Central All-Conference team. Wildcat head coach Sheridan Zeka made the announcement on July 16.

Humboldt's first-team selections include senior shortstop Gracie Lyon and senior centerfielder Claire Dieleman.

Second-team picks include junior pitcher Adalee Nolting and sophomore third baseman Sadie Hubbell. Junior second baseman Hayden Graaf was chosen to the third-team.

The remainder of the all-conference team will be released after the completion of the state tournament, to be held July 20-24 in Fort Dodge.

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

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16
Jul

July 16, 2026

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15
Jul

Wildcats place 6 on North Central All-Conference baseball

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/15/2026 - 4:53pm

The Humboldt High baseball team had six players selected North Central All-Conference for the 2026 season.

Wildcats chosen to the first-team unit include senior catcher Jackson Flaherty, junior infielder Avyon Sutterfield and senior outfielder Valley Davis.

Second-team selections include senior outfielder Chase Flaherty and junior Chase Hansen at utility/designated hitter.

Sophomore Dane Clark was selected to the third-team unit.

Humboldt finished the season at 21-9 overall and were 10-4 and third in the league standings.

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

Tue
14
Jul

Bank Iowa celebrates 50 years

Submitted by admin on Tue, 07/14/2026 - 10:59am

From left, CEO of Bank Iowa, Jim Plagge and Humboldt employees Lynn Kellner, Emily Knight, Tara Cran, Sheri Moritz, Kari Evans, Cindy Diehl and Trisha Menke, Retail Banking Director/Bank Security Officer, were on hand to help Moritz celebrate her 31 years with Bank Iowa. Moritz’s last day was Friday, March 13.

By APRIL KELLEY
Fifty years ago in 1976, Donald Duncan, Robert Duncan and Harry Barr purchased their first bank, Citizens State Bank, later to become Bank Iowa, in their hometown of Clarinda.

From that humble beginning more branches were added to the Bank Iowa family culminating in 23 locations throughout the state.

Now, 50 years later, Bank Iowa is celebrating the milestone with a birthday party complete with ice cream and prizes. The public is encouraged to stop by the downtown location on Thursday, July 16 from 12 to 3 p.m. to join in the celebration.

Fri
10
Jul

WSR sidelines Humboldt baseball team, 8-2

Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/10/2026 - 10:30pm

Humboldt third baseman Caden Fredin fields a ground ball in the Wildcats' 8-5 victory at Algona on July 10 in a Class 3A Substate tournament game which kept the Wildcats' season alive. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

No. 9 ranked Waverly-Shell Rock scored five runs in the fifth inning and went on to defeat the Humboldt baseball team, 8-2 in a Class 3A substate semifinal round game in Waverly on Monday night, July 13. WSR advanced into a substate final at North Polk on July 15 against North Polk. North Polk beat Gilbert, 4-0 in the other semifinal round game. Humboldt finishes its season at 21-9 overall.

Wildcats hold off Algona in substate opener, 8-5
Humboldt scored five runs in the fourth inning and held off the Algona Bulldogs, 8-5 in a Class 3A Substate tournament opening round game in Algona on Friday night, July 10.

Thu
09
Jul

No. 5 PCM downs Humboldt, 10-0

Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/09/2026 - 8:52pm

Humboldt baserunner Sadie Hubbell clings to second base as Estherville-Lincoln Central shortstop Kinley Schacherer tried to tag Hubbell out in Humboldt's 9-1 victory in a Class 3A Region 6 softball tournament game in Humboldt on July 9. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

The Humboldt softball team ended their season on Saturday night (July 11) in a 10-0 loss at fifth-ranked Prairie City Monroe in a regional semifinal game. See full story in the Independent this week.

Humboldt girls win regional softball opener, 9-1
The Humboldt softball team overcame a slow start and went on to beat Estherville-Lincoln Central, 9-1 in four innings in a Class 3A Region 6 opening round tournament game in Humboldt on Thursday night, July 9.

The triumph advanced the Wildcats into a regional semifinal at Prairie City Monroe on Saturday night, July 11 against No. 5 ranked PCM. PCM opened with a 9-0 victory over Southeast Valley. The other half of 3A-6 had Algona winning 19-1 over Okoboji and Spirit Lake topping Sheldon 5-3. Spirit Lake will face Algona on Saturday night in Algona. The regional final will be played on July 14 against the highest ranked remaining school.

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July 9, 2026

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July 8, 2026

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