DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Revenue woes have led the board of Linwood Cemetery in Dubuque to turn ownership over to the state of Iowa. The Telegraph Herald reports that the Linwood Cemetery Association made the decision when it became clear that it was running out of money. Association board member Ken Miller says the board wanted to act before the cemetery was forced into receivership.

The Iowa Insurance Division will oversee the transfer of control of the cemetery to the state. Division spokesman Chance McElhaney says the agency will determine new revenue sources and ways to reduce expenses. The receivership process should take several months.