Start-ups to compete at World Food Prize ‘pitch’ event in Iowa

A pitch competition — like what you see on the “Shark Tank” TV show — is scheduled in Des Moines next Wednesday and it will feature start-up companies from Argentina, India and Nigeria. The World Food Prize Foundation is putting up $65,000 in prize money. “We’re really excited about the inaugural Innovate for Impact challenge,” […]

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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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