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Former Webster City accountant charged with stealing from client By JANE CURTIS Messenger staff writer WEBSTER CITY - Doug Messerly was transferred to the Black Hawk County Jail Tuesday at Hamilton County's request after a magistrate hearing modified the former Webster City accountant's bail conditions. According to Sgt. Mark Wagner of the Black Hawk County Sheriff's office, there is no reason listed for Messerly's removal from jail in his former home county to that of Black Hawk. Messerly, 64, had been a licensed public accountant in Iowa since 1976 and operated a bookkeeping firm in Webster City for more than 30 years. He is charged with having taken $260,000 from his long-time client, Margaret Stark, of Webster City, according to court records. "Douglas Dale Messerly from February 2007 through August 2008 cashed in... [read full story]
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BAAN POM-SA-RON, Thailand, Nov 24 (IPS) - Children at the largest school in this village close to the Thai-Cambodian border have a new regimen to follow besides books and sports. They have drills, practising evacuation, in case...
LONDON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Irish rockers U2 have been booked to headline England's 2010 Glastonbury music festival, organizers announced. The BBC said the group's June 25 gig will mark U2's first appearance at a festival in more...
