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Gramps Helps First Grader Catch School Bus By Boat
In Nichols Iowa seven year old Tori Reed relies on Bryan Mapel and his wife Beverly to ferry her by boat to a riverbank cabin so she can reach the bus to West Liberty Elementary. The Cedar River floods have covered roads, leaving residents dependent on water travel and community support.
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Buzz Orr
Ichols
Tori Reed
Cedar River
Nichols
Tori
Gramps
Bryan Mapel
West Liberty
Beverly Mapel
Bryan
Mapels
Wazeue
West Liberty Elementary
Missy Viner Rhodes