More than 2,500 Iowa athletes to compete in this week’s Special Olympics

The torch will be lit to open the annual Special Olympics Iowa Summer Games this week in Ames. It’s a chance for Iowans of all ages with intellectual disabilities to participate in an athletic competition. Megan Filipi is spokeswoman for Special Olympics Iowa. “Our Summer Games is our largest competition of the entire year,” Filipi […]

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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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