Trick-or-treating on busy streets can bring genuine scares for Iowa kids

Halloween is one of the deadliest nights of the year for pedestrians, according to a University of Iowa researcher who studies how to make roads, sidewalks and crossings safer. Elizabeth O’Neal, a UI professor of community and behavioral health, says costumed kids get excited — and distracted — while trick-or-treating and that can be a […]

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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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