Sheriff seeking information on church burglaries; more

Sheriff seeking information on church burglaries

The Jefferson County Sheriffs Office is requesting the public?s assistance in the investigation of recent church burglaries.

Since July 1, there have been four churches reportedly broken into and an additional attempted church break-in.

The incidents have been reported at Faith United Methodist Church in Libertyville, Calvary Baptist Church in Batavia, Pleasant Plain Friends Church, Jubilee Kingdom Gathering Church south of Fairfield on Highway 1 and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 32nd Street in Fairfield. Additional church burglaries have been in Wapello, Keokuk and Henry counties during the same time frame.

Anyone with information can call the Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office at 472-4146.

Techel jury trial date set Nov. 6

A jury trial date for the rural Agency man accused of killing his pregnant wife is set for 9:30 a.m. Nov. 6.

Seth Techel, 21, was charged with first-degree murder and nonconsensual termination of a human pregnancy.

Lisa Techel, 23, was 17 weeks pregnant when she was shot to death in May.

Sales Tax Holiday set Aug. 3-4

DES MOINES ? Iowa?s annual Sales Tax Holiday will be Aug. 3-4.

Clothing and shoes under $100 will be exempt from sales taxes on those two days. The sales tax holiday was created to give Iowa families some relief on back to school clothes.

?Iowans have an opportunity to save some money next weekend when they purchase clothes and shoes for the upcoming school year,? said State Rep. Curt Hanson of Fairfield. ?I hope families will take advantage of the savings and support our Main Street businesses.?

Some of the qualifying items include shirts, pants, caps, socks, shoes and underwear. Jewelry, school supplies, backpacks and clothing for athletic activities are still taxable. The full list of taxable and exempt items is available at www.iowa.gov/tax/educate/holiday1.html.

The Sales Tax Holiday does not include Aug. 5.

Vehicle pulled from lake

JEWELL (AP) ? Authorities pulled a vehicle from Little Wall Lake south of Jewell Thursday. Hamilton County Sheriff Dennis Hagenson said people fishing at the lake found human remains earlier Thursday. The vehicle contained more remains. The remains were taken to the state medical examiner?s office for examination.