State health officials are seeing a significant jump in the number of schools reporting high absence rates due to illness. Iowa Health and Human Services reports a boost statewide in respiratory virus infections like COVID-19, RSV, and the flu, as well as norovirus. Addie Olson, spokesperson for the Polk County Health Department, says at least […]
Char Beekmann, age 88, of Pocahontas, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at the Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, Iowa.
Robert “Bob” Dean North Sr., age 92, of Newell, Iowa died November 5, 2026 at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in
Community leaders, business owners and residents across northwest Iowa will have an opportunity next week to explore ways to strengthen their
A rural Newell man is behind bars, facing 13 criminal charges stemming from a series of alleged assaults, threats and violations
Community leaders, business owners and residents across northwest Iowa will have an opportunity next week to explore ways to strengthen their
