Humboldt News

When you think of crops that are produced in Siouxland, corn and soybeans are probably the first two that come to mind.

As the 98 members of the Humboldt High School class of 2012 gathered with family, friends, teachers and administrators in the school gymnasium to celebrate their accomplishments at graduation, Class President Zoetta Hildreth reminded them that it was just the beginning of lifetime of good things that have yet to come.

And on that farm Friday he had a whole raft of youngsters checking out everything from dairy calves to meat goats to one small piglet in a dog crate.

The names of victims in a car accident north of Fort Dodge, including a woman who died, have been released as the investigation into the crash continues.

Jane Marian Hansel, 76, of Humboldt, was killed in an accident that was reported around 3:41 p.m. near the corner of U.S. Highway 169 and Webster County Road C66.