Authorities believe missing Ottumwa man’s body has been found, suspect in custody

A 44-year-old southeast Iowa man has been charged with first degree murder and abuse of a corpse after authorities executing a search warrant found a body near the town of Ollie. The State Anthropologist is helping the state crime lab identify the remains. According to a news release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety, […]

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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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