Widespread flooding is the latest emergency in Iowa’s disaster cycle this year

Almost a thousand northwest Iowans spent part of the weekend in one of a half-dozen American Red Cross shelters after flooding forced them to evacuate their homes. Emily Holley, spokeswoman for the Nebraska-Iowa region of the Red Cross, says the agency is managing or supporting six Iowa shelters, two each in Rock Valley and Spencer […]

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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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