November 2026

Humboldt council hears audit report

By PHIL MONSON
According to a report at Monday’s Humboldt City Council meeting, the Taft Street sanitary sewer improvement project is nearing completion.

Nick Frederiksen of ISG Engineering of Des Moines, and Ryan Miller of PeopleService, gave an in-depth report at the council meeting on Nov. 2. Their reports preceded the council’s approving a first phase payment of $$146,421.26 on the project.

With the completion date of Nov. 15 just around the corner, Frederiksen said favorable weather conditions are a must for the project to be completed.

“We held a project meeting on Oct. 28 and went through all the work they have gotten done through today. Amy (Zeman, city administrator) and Walter (Jensen, mayor) were the along with Ryan Miller,” Frederiksen said.

Darlene M. Schultz, 90, formerly of Humboldt, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge, four days after her husband, David.
Darlene was born Sept. 24, 1936, in Austin, MN, the daughter of Leonard and Cora (Langseth) Nelson. She grew up in Austin, MN. She was confirmed at St. Olaf Lutheran Church and graduated from Austin High School on June 3, 1954. She was married to Dale E. Christensen with whom she had two daughters, Dawn and DeeAnne.
On Jan. 25, 1974, she was united in marriage to David E. Schultz. The couple moved to Algona, and she was employed at Home Federal Savings and Loan where David was the Hospital Administrator at Kossuth County Hospital. They were active members of First Lutheran Church in Algona.