Meskwaki police chief says his son was one of Iowa Guard soldiers killed in Syria

Two Iowa National Guard soldiers were killed in an ambush in Syria on Saturday and the father of one of those soldiers says his 29-year-old son “paid the ultimate sacrifice for all of us.” Meskwaki Nation Police Chief Jeffrey Bunn posted a message on Facebook, confirming he and his wife, Misty, had been notified their […]

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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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