Mapleton NewsLocal news for Mapleton, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Mapleton wants to erase stinky past- January 26, 2008 "We are on the threshold of losing our long-standing negative reputation as 'the town that stinks,'" Some describe it as like rotten eggs, others dead animals. Whatever the smell, village officials hope the potent scent that often wafts into this southern Peoria County town of about 230 residents is on its way ... via Journal Starhttp://www.topix.net/city/mapleton-il/2008/01/mapleton-wants-to-erase-stinky-past?fromrss=... PEORIA: Land rezoned for biodiesel plant- January 11, 2008 About 33 acres of farmland near Mapleton was rezoned Thursday night to allow heavy industry and a proposed $35 million to $40 million biodiesel manufacturing plant. via Journal Starhttp://www.topix.net/city/mapleton-il/2008/01/peoria-land-rezoned-for-biodiesel-plant?from... Bond Set For Accused Arsonist- January 7, 2008 A Mapleton man accused of setting his own business on fire was in bonding court Sunday. via WEEK-TVhttp://www.topix.net/city/mapleton-il/2008/01/bond-set-for-accused-arsonist?fromrss=1 MAPLETON: Man allegedly torched his own garage- January 6, 2008 A man whose home-based repair service garage was destroyed in a Friday morning fire was arrested that night for allegedly setting the fire. via Journal Starhttp://www.topix.net/city/mapleton-il/2008/01/mapleton-man-allegedly-torched-his-own-garag... Fire Departments Knock Down Blaze- January 5, 2008 Several central Illinois fire departments combined their efforts to help extinguish a blaze in Mapleton that might have been chemical related. via WEEK-TVhttp://www.topix.net/city/mapleton-il/2008/01/fire-departments-knock-down-blaze?fromrss=1 |