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CRIME & SAFETY
Ex-Grundy County firefighter gets prison for multiple arsons, domestic abuse
A former rural Iowa firefighter has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison after admitting to lighting several fires he later helped combat. Kendall Rhoads, 61, lived in Grundy Center and had served six years on the fire department in nearby Holland, according to investigators. Prosecutors alleged that from April to September 2023, Rhoads started more than a dozen fires in Grundy County. Most began in ditches and spread to nearby farm fields, while others...
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