Mapleton NewsLocal news for Mapleton, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.120 Year Old Church Burns Down- March 12, 2008 "The flames were shooting sky high. I thought we are in trouble, it's gone. And, there wasn't that many fire trucks here yet and it's bad. It's like you've lost something, part of you is gone. It's just as bad as losing a person" Witnesses say a 120-year-old town sanctuary burned to the ground in Mapleton last night. via WEEK-TVhttp://www.topix.net/city/mapleton-il/2008/03/120-year-old-church-burns-down?fromrss=1 Church in Ruins- March 10, 2008 A Mapleton Church is in ashes tonight. Peoria County Sheriff's Lieutenant Joe Hartwig says Mapleton Church, in the 82-hundred block of West Main Street, burned to the ground. via WEEK-TVhttp://www.topix.net/city/mapleton-il/2008/03/church-in-ruins?fromrss=1 MAPLETON: Crews battling blaze at church- March 8, 2008 Firefighters are battling high flames at the Mapleton Church after ablaze ignited there earlier this evening. via Journal Starhttp://www.topix.net/city/mapleton-il/2008/03/mapleton-crews-battling-blaze-at-church?from... Independent truckers worried costs will run them off the road- March 4, 2008 "If you can run all week without a flat tire, you're a little bit ahead, otherwise, you're basically just running to put the money right back into the fuel tank" Trucker Robert Griffith is on the road three weeks out of four, pulling oversize loads such as crane booms, railroad ties and air conditioning ducts. via Courier-Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/mapleton-il/2008/03/independent-truckers-worried-costs-will-run-... Independent truckers fear rising costs and stagnant freight rates will run them off the road- March 2, 2008 Associated Press - March 1, 2008 12:14 PM ET As fuel prices continue to climb, self-employed truck drivers who haul everything from Hummers to hay are suffering. via WQAD-TV Molinehttp://www.topix.net/city/mapleton-il/2008/03/independent-truckers-fear-rising-costs-and-s... |