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Friday, May 03, 2013  Ottumwa firefighters put out a fire First Church of God on 1404 Sherwood Drive off of Quincy Friday morning.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Shortly after midnight Thursday, Pastor Mark Brase and his wife got a call that the roof of Immanuel Lutheran Church at 1601 Main Street was on fire.

Sunday, October 07, 2012  Another suspicious fire in Appanoose County has law enforcement searching for suspect(s).

Wednesday, April 20, 2011  Fire caused about $100,000 damage to Union Baptist Church early Saturday.

Saturday, April 16, 2011  A fire at a Baptist church in southeast Iowa has been ruled suspicious.

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

Saturday, July 11, 2009  Fire has caused major damage to St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Sioux City.

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

Friday, April 24, 2009  All of these fires have been set since December 2008.

Thursday, February 05, 2009  Keith Dunn is charged with arson and burglary in five fires in December that damaged homes, garages and a trash bin.

Sunday, December 14, 2008  It took more than 30 firefighters to extinguish flames at Bethany Baptist Church in Keokuk on Saturday morning.