Big Sioux River crest in Sioux City 7+ feet above previous record

The Big Sioux River crested in Sioux City this morning at 45 feet. City Fire Marshal Mark Aesoph says that’s over seven feet higher than the previous record. “It’s just been difficult to predict what’s going to happen when levels are this high when we have no history with it,” he says. A temporary levee […]

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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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