Federal numbers show meth tops opioids in Iowa overdose deaths

The CDC reports psychostimulants surpassed opioids as the leading cause of overdose deaths in Iowa in 2024 and  have remained there. Iowa Health and Human Services says the majority of those deaths involve methamphetamine.  Susan Vileta of  the Johnson County Public Health Department says it’s not surprising as stimulant overdoses there had been higher than […]

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Beverly J. Hopkins, 87, Pocahontas

Beverly J. Hopkins, age 87, of Pocahontas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 13, 2026, in her home in Pocahontas, surrounded

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