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October 1, 2026

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Sep

Wildcats remain unbeaten in NCC

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/30/2026 - 4:10pm

Humboldt's Salem Bonnstetter receives serve for the Wildcat volleyball team in a recent home game. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Went 4-2 in Nevada Invite

Humboldt continues to have its way with North Central Conference volleyball competition.

The No. 3 ranked Wildcats (27-3 overall) improved to 7-0 in league play last week with a pair of wins at Iowa Falls on Sept. 24. The Wildcats whipped 25-11 and 25-13. Humboldt topped Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 25-12, 25-16.

Addie Waldorf made 23 assists to lead Humboldt against IFA. Adelynn Goodell had seven kills and Brayleigh Angstrom made two blocks. Ryah Cirks had 11 digs and Jazzie Dodd had two ace serves.

Gracie Johnson made 11 digs in the win over CGD. Dodd made one ace serve, Goodell six kills and Waldorf 21 assists.

Go 4-2 at Nevada

Humboldt went 4-2 in the Nevada tournament last Saturday, Sept. 26.

Wed
30
Sep

Lynx grind out 21-7 victory over Wildcats

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/30/2026 - 4:06pm

Humboldt defenders swarm a Ballard ball carrier in a loss to the Bombers at home on Sept. 18. The Wildcats will host Algona on Friday, Oct. 2. Independent photo.

Some things never change when it comes to playing the Webster City Lynx on the football field and that means running the football.

Last Friday night (Sept. 25) in Webster City, the host Lynx employed their ground-oriented offense and capitalized on Humboldt turnovers to grind out a 21-7 victory over the Wildcats to begin Class 3A District 1 play.

The Lynx got two touchdowns runs by Kaleb Hansen and added another in the fourth quarter to pick up their first win of the season as they moved to 1-4 overall, 1-0 in district play.

Humboldt’s only points came in the fourth quarter on a 45-yard touchdown pass from Noah Elman to Dawson Sleiter. Humboldt falls to 0-5 overall and 0-1 in district play. They return home the next two Friday nights to host Algona and MOC-Floyd Valley, respectively.

Wed
30
Sep

Swimmers down Algona

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/30/2026 - 4:02pm

Ellen Townsend of Humboldt shown here competing for the Fort Dodge High girls' swim team. Independent photo.

The Fort Dodge High girls’ swim team, with five athletes from Humboldt, defeated Algona, 100-62 in a meet in Algona on Sept. 24.

Humboldt’s Adelyn Meyer, Embree Meyer, Morgan Townsend, Ellen Townsend and Danica Diedrick all saw action in the meet.

The Dodger swimmers will compete at Des Moines Roosevelt on Oct. 6.
Humboldt Results Sept. 24

Adelyn Meyer: Swam 1st leg of 3rd place varsity 200-yard medley relay. 4th pace in varsity 200-yard freestyle in 3:05.51. Swam 1st leg of 4th place varsity 400-yard freestyle relay.

Morgan Townsend: Swam 2nd leg of 3rd place varsity 200-yard medley relay. Placed 2nd in JV 50-yard freestyle in 34.11 seconds. 1st in JV 100-yard freestyle in 1:23.94. Swam 3rd leg of 3rd place varsity 400-yard freestyle relay.

Wed
30
Sep

Wildcat girls 3rd in Algona CC meet

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/30/2026 - 3:58pm

Humboldt junior Aubry Fisher placed fifth individually in the Algona Invitational cross country meet on Sept. 28. Independent photo.

Fishers, Malo in top 5

Led by the trio of Avery Fisher, Aubry Fisher and Jade Malo, the Humboldt girls’ cross country team finished third in the team scoring of the Algona Invitational on Monday, Sept. 28.

Humboldt totaled 97 points to finish behind Clear Lake (60) and Sioux Center (87). Avery Fisher was second individually in 19:52.13. Malo, a freshman, was third at 20:07.58 and Aubry Fisher was fifth in 20:20.51

The Humboldt boys were 15th as a team. Henry Kramer finished 28th in 18:19.13 to pace the Wildcats. Isaac Fowler was 93rd in 21:14.08.

In the middle school races, Hadley Asche and Meredith Heider led the Humboldt girls. Asche finished fifth in 15:02.70 while Heider was sixth in 15:12.55 to pace the Wildcats.

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Sep

September 30, 2026

Tue
29
Sep

Humota ‘Raises The Roof’ to save local historic theater

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/29/2026 - 2:05pm

The historic Humota Theater, located across from Humboldt Newspapers at 515 Sumner Avenue, is seeking donations to make much needed repairs to the roof. Independent photo.

Damage can be seen in this image of the auditorium of the Humota Theater. Submitted photo.

The leaky roof, pictured here, at Humota Theater has caused the auditorium to close on rainy days. The theater is currently raising funds to repair the roof and water damage so that it may remain open for years to come. Submitted photo.

By KYLIE PORTZ
Nestled in the heart of Downtown Humboldt, sits the historic Humota Theater. A fixture of the town since 1928, the theater has served hundreds of cinephiles — a term used to describe movie fanatics — and families quality movies each year.

In 2018, the theater was threatened when it was nearly closed down by its corporate owners. Thankfully, the community was able to rally together and form The Humota Movie Group, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and officially reopened the theater in 2019.

Through the COVID-19 pandemic and various other challenges, the theater has continued to fight to keep its doors open.

Now, the nonprofit has a new problem, a leaky roof that’s damage makes it impossible to stay open during the rainy days that have plagued the region the past few months.

Tue
29
Sep

RITA A. JULIUS

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/29/2026 - 12:08pm

Rita A. Julius, age 75, of Humboldt, Iowa, passed away peacefully at her home on Sept. 22, 2026, following a courageous battle with cancer.
Rita was born on Aug. 1, 1951 to Lyle and Kathleen (Bradley) Jennings. She grew up in Bradgate with her five siblings. Rita worked for more than 25 years at Bank Iowa, where she formed many friendships throughout the years.
Rita and Ron Julius shared 54 years of marriage and a life centered around family. Together they raised four children, spoiled eight grandchildren and built a lifetime of memories.
Family gatherings were especially important to Rita, and she had a way of making holidays memorable. She loved preparing everyone’s favorite meals and always made more than enough—because no one was supposed to leave without leftovers to take home. Feeding her family was one of the many ways Rita showed her love, and the meals, conversations, laughter and time spent together around her table will remain treasured memories.

Mon
28
Sep

KATHRYN L. PARSONS

Submitted by admin on Mon, 09/28/2026 - 1:19pm

Kathryn “Katie” LaVonne Parsons, 103, of Ankeny, formerly of Humboldt, passed away at her home at Mill Pond in Ankeny on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026.
Kathryn LaVonne Parsons was born July 17, 1923 in Humboldt. She was the fifth daughter of Louis and Alma (Rollins) Shockley. On Nov. 27, 1940, Kathryn was united in marriage to Paul William Parsons in Humboldt and the couple raised their two children while farming for 45 years on the family century homestead.
Katie worked as the office manager for Jet Company and was a member of the American Kennel Club, breeding and competing at the championship level. Katie was deeply involved in the Humboldt County Historical Association, serving as president and charter member, as well as Humboldt County representative for the Iowa Tourism Board. She also served with the Iowa Local Historical and Museum Association as the Northwest Iowa Director.

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