MAPLETON, Iowa | The July 4 parade in Mapleton features antique tractors, Cub Scouts, youth softball teams and various businesses, all in celebration mode. I rode in the parade last year with Laura ...
MAPLETON, Iowa – A week after an EF3 tornado ensured that April 9, 2011, will be long remembered by the people of Mapleton, cleanup from the devastation continues. Two more heavy work Mondays are ...
Students' concept for Mapleton's Main Street. AMES, Iowa -- On April 9, 2011, the lives of 1,224 residents in Mapleton, Iowa, were changed forever. That evening, a Category 3 tornado with winds up to ...