140 year old Iowa train depot is focus of restoration, new exhibits

The project to restore a historic Iowa train depot will include new exhibits to show the influence of railroads on population growth and tourism. The 140-year-old depot in Spirit Lake has been home to the Dickinson County Historical Museum for five decades. Mary Drier, the museum’s curator, says the first rail line to reach the […]

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Char Beekmann, 88, Pocathotas

Char Beekmann, age 88, of Pocahontas, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at the Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, Iowa.

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