Tag: parks

Shaler police cracking down on electric scooters, disorderly conduct in parks

Police in Shaler are cracking down on the use of electronic scooters and other unruly behavior within the township’s parks. The move comes following numerous complaints regarding unsupervised juveniles, particularly at Kiwanis Park and Crawford Pool. On Monday, Channel 11 spotted electronic signs warning people that electric and motorized scooters will no longer be tolerated […]

For the first time, Juneteenth is a free entry day at national parks

The Emancipation Proclamation was supposed to take effect on Jan. 1, 1863, freeing “all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State,” but it didn’t free everyone. It wasn’t until June 19, 1865, that the last enslaved peoples in Texas were finally freed. The historic date became known as Juneteenth […]

Fairfield park’s $7.5M transformation to create SW Ohio ‘destination’

Jun. 16—Harbin Park’s multi-million-dollar facelift is more than halfway complete as it transitions from just another large park in southwest Ohio to what a Fairfield official called a true destination. By the beginning of August, Phase 3 of the four-phase renovation of the almost 200-acre park in southern Fairfield should be nearly complete. This includes […]

Parks and places

Jun. 11—MOSES LAKE — School is letting out for the summer, which means families have a chance to spend a little more time together. Most communities have pools and summer programs, but sometimes it’s nice to go a little farther afield. One option is to pile the kids into the car and spend a day […]