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Mapleton Press
10 Years Ago December 24, 2015 Peg Gay started as the new librarian at Mapleton’s Fisher-Whiting Memorial Library on Nov. 2. She was excited about the opportunity when the …
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12/23/25
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Two new Mapleton City Council members, Alan Nieslen and Travis Kaufman, were sworn into office on Friday, Dec. 19 by Mapleton Mayor Brent Streck. Their new council meeting will be January 14.
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12/19/25
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The students at Charter Oak-Ute Elementary school attended their second quarter Reading Celebration on Friday, Dec. 12. Ms. TenEyck's second grade class kicked off the assembly with a reading of …
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12/18/25
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Where are They Now is a series that runs occasionally in the Mapleton Press that features area graduates and what they are doing now or in this case before he retired.
Dave Vandivort, a Maple …
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By Jenna Comes
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12/16/25
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Santa is wrapping up his stops around the area before he heads back to the North Pole to get ready for Christmas. To go along with Santa’s visits, there were a number of activities for the …
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12/16/25
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It has been amazing to see the amount of GIVING that has been happening over this Holiday season. A number of churches in Mapleton have adopted families from the Mapleton Food Pantry. Church …
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By Jenna Comes
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12/16/25
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Forvis Mazars, LLP, Certified Public Accountants, West Des Moines, Iowa, recently released an audit report for Mapleton Communications Management Agency. Financial statements for 2025 were prepared …
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12/16/25
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Absentee Voting: If you are unable to vote at the polls for the Drainage District Trustee Election to be held on January 17th, 2026, you may vote an absentee ballot in the Drainage Office of the …
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12/16/25
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December 18 Library Christmas Party at Mapleton Library The Mapleton Public Library invites the community to join us for a festive evening at our annual Library Christmas Party on Thursday, Dec. 18, …
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12/16/25
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The Conservation Districts of Iowa (CDI) is sponsoring the conservation and agriculture scholarship program again this year. The scholarships are offered to Iowa high school seniors for their first …
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12/16/25
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Horn Memorial Rehab Services recently hosted “Stuff the Bird" canned food drive to support the Community Basket-Ida Site Pantry located in the lower level of the Horn Physicians Clinic in Ida …
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12/16/25
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Crawford County Memorial Hospital (CCMH) Board of Trustees is excited to announce three new Family Medicine Providers will be joining the CCMH Medical Staff this month. “As we continue to pursue …
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12/16/25
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The Mapleton Clover Kids met on December 1. The meeting was led by Tira Johnson assisted by Rayna Jessen, Morgan Comes and Karen Jessen. There were 10 kids in attendance learning about Coding, …
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12/16/25
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First Security Bank, through the LA Amundson Ohana Foundation, has made a generous donation to the Mapleton Food Pantry to help families in need this holiday season. This donation was a complete …
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12/11/25
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Santa visited multiple towns this weekend as he stopped in Mapleton on Friday, Dec. 5, Schleswig on Saturday, Dec. 6 and in Charter Oak on Sunday, Dec. 7. He was finding out what was on …
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12/9/25
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December 13 Ute Public Library The Ute Public Library will be hosting a Christmas Bake Sale and Open House on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. until gone at the Ute Public Library. There will also be a …
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12/9/25
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For the past 15 years, St. John’s United Methodist Church in Mapleton has been hosting a Kids Shopping Spree during the holiday season. Gifts are just 25 cents each. When the Kids …
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By Jenna Comes
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12/9/25
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My husband, Daniel, and I don't get to Iowa City often, but we sure have a great time when we do. We even made this trip a “parents only” weekend. It happened to be that the Iowa …
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By Jenna Comes
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12/9/25
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In March of 2025, Monona County Emergency Management received a grant from the Monona County Community Partners Foundation. This grant is to replace five of the original glass windows in the Monona …
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12/9/25
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Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful continue their longstanding partnership of brightening communities across the state through the Paint Iowa Beautiful grant program. The Paint Iowa Beautiful …
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12/9/25
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December 15, 17, 19 Matter of Balance At the Mapleton Community Center an exercise class on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, for anyone 60 years young and up. Called “A Matter of Balance” …
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12/9/25
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Mapleton Press
10 Years Ago December 10, 2015 The reconstruction of County Highway E-34 from Pine Avenue to State Hwy. 141 in Monona County was the recipient of this year’s Gold Award for …
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12/9/25
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Iowa has long been known as one of the best places in the United States to hunt pheasants. According to the Iowa DNR website: “Our rich tradition began on October 20, 1925, and to mark this …
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By Jenna Comes
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12/5/25
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Thanksgiving weekend brought the first snowfall of the season. Kids around the area bundled up to play in the snow! Thank you to everyone that submitted photos.
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12/2/25
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There are a number of holiday celebrations and activities coming up in the area.
Friday, December 5 A Magical Night in Mapleton A Magical Night is back in Mapleton this year on Friday, Dec. 5. …
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12/2/25
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