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 ...
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 ...
MAPLETON, Iowa (AP) — It seemed like a Mapleton Miracle. A tornado with winds exceeding 130 mph barreled through this small Iowa town, flattening whole blocks and destroying 100 homes. When the storm ...