Humboldt News

The Humboldt water supply is at risk, along with aquatic life in the Humboldt and Rutland areas, according to a report by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The Humboldt City Council was not sold on a proposal to go in with the county on an I-JOBS grant application.

The Humboldt City Council was not receptive to the idea of a letter of intent for a feasibility study on protecting the city's water plant.

Humboldt County is considering a new source of grant money for the construction of the county Emergency Operations Center located next to the Law Enforcement Center in Humboldt.

When I heard that Ed Thomas was killed, I was stunned. I asked myself why would anyone want to kill that man? It was terrible.

First flight - 1. Chaz Vance, 77; 2. Jim Dalton, 77; 3. John Diehl, 77; 4. Cory Cummings, 77.

Where: 425 13th St. N.W. Why: To kick off construction of the Brattmiller-Pommer home, one of two houses to be built by Webster/Humboldt County Habitat for Humanity in 2009.

The fourth annual Humboldt Arts Festival is set for Saturday, and organizers say this year's festival is expected to be bigger and better than ever.

Michael Martin Murphey hits include "Wildfire," "Cowboy Logic," "Carolina in the Pines" and "What's Forever For." The title song of his album "Geronimo's Cadillac" in 1972 was recorded by Hoyt Axton and taken up as an anthem by Native American civil rights activists.

A federal judge in Sioux City, Iowa, has barred a Humboldt, Iowa, woman, Gayle Lemmon, and her tax preparation business from preparing federal tax returns, the Justice Department announced today.

Anecdotal accounts often best describe the significance of an evolutionary step when it occurs.

The Algona, Humboldt and Southern Cal school districts will offer preschool programs during the next academic year with financial support from the state government.

An increase of traffic along 215th Street may force the county to close the historic Berkhimer Bridge, Humboldt County Engineer Paul Jacobson told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

Several Messengerland girls were in action on the second day of the state meet here Friday inside Drake Stadium.

Pride in what they have accomplished, remembrance for what has past and a few laughs for the ride home rested in the minds of the 2009 senior graduating class of Humboldt High School at their commencement ceremony Sunday afternoon.

Near Clare, the American Legion Memorial Day ceremony at St. James Cemetery will be at 9 a.m. Monday, with a Legion gun salute and prayers plus the reading of names of the 80 veterans buried at the cemetery.

With state bids on the line, it's now or never for both the St. Edmond boys and girls track squads when they travel here this evening for a Class 2A, District 4 meet.

A Nebraska construction company was hired by the City Council Monday night to build the new Fort Dodge aquatic center.

The planned aquatic center and the recent audit conducted by state officials are on the agenda for the Fort Dodge City Council on Monday.

With farm equipment getting larger, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors reviewed its policy on entrances constructed on the county right of way.