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Saturday, March 31, 2012  The Burlington Hawk Eye reports that 43-year-old Victor Clegg Jr. was found guilty Friday of second-degree arson for setting fire to Union Baptist Church last April.

Monday, November 21, 2011  Hannibal firefighters returned to the scene of a house fire at 1103 Church in Hannibal Monday morning.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  Burlington man charged with arson in fire and now he wants a new lawyer.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011  Update:  KHQA was able to speak with Rushville Fire Chief Vic Menely.

Friday, May 06, 2011  Update:  Photos added -- A fire started and spread to the steeple of the Carthage Lutheran Church Friday.

Saturday, April 23, 2011  Fire at Apostolic Faith United Pentecostal Church in Keokuk, Iowa causes members to look for new church Easter Sunday.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011  UPDATE: The fire has been labeled intentionally set

Monday, August 09, 2010  Yesterday morning, flames ripped through a building behind the Free Methodist Church in Hannibal.

Monday, February 22, 2010  DNA, hot line lead authorities to charge 2 men in arson at Texas church, among 11 torched

Tuesday, February 09, 2010  ATF blames spate of Texas church fires on serial arsonist, after 2 more buildings are torched

Thursday, June 04, 2009  Investigators looking at a possible lighting strike as the cause of a fire in Decatur that destroyed former church.

Thursday, May 07, 2009  A federal grand jury in Davenport has indicted Travis Thrush, of Keokuk, on three counts of arson

Sunday, December 14, 2008  Bethany Baptist Church in Keokuk catches fire for 2nd time in 3 months.

Sunday, February 10, 2008  Despite the devastating loss to their church home, members of the Mission Hill Baptist Church in Palmyra walked through make-shift church doors with a smile.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008  The federal trial of a man accused of setting fire to two Burlington churches last spring has been delayed.