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Taft Street sewer project nearing completion

Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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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... + continue reading
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Tyler Carlson’s entrepreneurial spirit

Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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By PHIL MONSON Tyler Carlson’s entrepreneurial spirit is impressive. Carlson, who turned 20 years old over the summer, is a 2025 Humboldt High School graduate who started his own business over four years ago. Carlson Lawn Service and Landscaping LLC is successful because Carlson has already... + continue reading

Election is (finally) Nov. 3

Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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By APRIL KELLEY In case anyone hasn’t been able to tell following the last month of nonstop election ads, the midterm elections will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3, with polls opening at 7 a.m. and closing at 8 p.m. Anyone who requested an absentee ballot needs to mail it so that it is received... + continue reading

Jason Christensen with Iowa Radon Mitigation Co. installs a pipe that allows the radon trapped below the concrete to safely move to be dispersed to the outdoors, where it is less concentrated. Submitted photo.
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Houses with a crawl space face the same issues as houses with a basement in terms of radon seeping into the house. Jason Christensen with Iowa Radon Mitigation Co. places thick plastic to encapsulate the walls and then pipes the radon safely out from under the house.
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Jason Christensen with Iowa Radon Mitigation Co. places a fan system outside the house which connects to the pipe in the underground system, wicking the radon out of the house to a livable level.

Radon – a colorless, odorless killer

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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By APRIL KELLEY Iowa has the second-highest rate of new cancer cases in the United States and of those cases, lung cancer is third most diagnosed form of cancer. While most everyone knows that smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, Iowa also is in the top 10 of the second common cause... + continue reading
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School board hears update on enrollment, administrator report

Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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The Humboldt Community School District Board of Directors met for their regular board meeting on Oct. 19 at the administration building. Humboldt High School Principal Dr. Jessica Goodenow was recognized at the start of the meeting. Board President Tate Satern read the nomination letter, “As... + continue reading

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