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It's been a record-setting couple of years for Burlington residents. The year 2008 saw the highest crests on record flowing down the Mississippi.

Monday, November 02, 2009 at 12:54 p.m. An Iowa woman was killed in a one car accident on Lee County, Iowa.

Matt Ryerson/The Hawk Eye Ellen Miller, middle right, and her friend, Marlene Nichting, both of Burlington, tour Janet McCannon's condo on the top floor of the former Schramm's department store at the corner of Third and Jefferson streets during Heritage Trust's annual Tour of Homes Sunday in Burlington.

Asbury United Methodist Church, 2128 S. Main St., will hear the Rev. Jerry Rigdon's sermon, "Neighborly Love" at the 9:45 a.m. service Sunday.

Johns United Church of Christ, 501 10th St., in Fort Madison. The free meal starts at 5:30 p.m., and the budgeting session at 6:15 p.m. Organizers plan to hold similar sessions at the same time and location on Sept.

A history of environmental violations and an alleged manure discharge in March have landed the Lee County agricultural business Pieper Inc.

The next time you're thinking of a gift for a child, consider a book by a local children's author.

At 10:49 p.m., Sunday, the Wever Fire and Rescue Department responded to a report of a man in the Mississippi River who had fallen from a pontoon boat and had not been seen for some time.

Matt Ryerson/The Hawk Eye Jeffery Manes' motorcycle lies crumpled against a barricade at the Main Street ramp on U.S. 34 Friday in Burlington.

Burlington, Ia. - A Wever man died Friday in Des Moines County after his vehicle struck part of a bridge, according to the Iowa State Patrol.

Matt Ryerson/The Hawk Eye Bob Chesnut, 83, who lives northwest of Wever, right, and Charles DeWitt, 76, of Wever make jokes while reminiscing Sunday about being a firefighter in 1959 while gathered for an interview at the Wever Fire and Rescue station.

A Burlington man died of apparent self-inflicted suffocation Saturday evening, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office.