A school playground disappeared in Perry County on the Fourth of July, and school district officials asked the public to help figure out why. When someone removed the playground equipment at Buckhorn Elementary School, Perry County school district officials took to social media to ask for help in solving the mystery. “The school district has […]
SHEBOYGAN – Friends of the Shaw Family Playground have formed new nonprofit designed to ensure the all-inclusive playground remains viable in the years ahead. The playground, first operated under the Friends of the Sheboygan Jaycees’ nonprofit status, will operate under the new nonprofit the Friends of the Shaw Family Playground. Officers of the nonprofit gathered […]
Jun. 19—OTHELLO — The brand-new Iron Horse playground in Othello’s Lions Park officially opened Friday afternoon with Mayor Shawn Logan and a supporting crew of Othello children cutting the ribbon. It’s the completion of a project that was first discussed in 2019 and features expanded — and new — basketball courts in addition to the […]
Dan sat there in the room watching the kids playing with a space explorer rover that featured six robust tires perfect for navigating imagined planetary surfaces. Only, not once during the 30-minute “play test” did the rover ever use its wheels. Instead, the children “zoomed” the vehicle through the air, up and down, only briefly […]
Crews are putting the finishing touches on a playground at Minnesota United Village in St. Paul, expected to open this month. The playground, which includes swings, slides and inclusive play structures aimed at children of all abilities, is themed after the Minnesota United soccer team, also known as the Loons, and located on the east […]
A second elk attack on a child in five days in Estes Park has state wildlife officials warning tourists and residents of the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park to be aware of aggressive elk. The latest attack happened Monday, June 3, when a cow elk attacked a 4-year-old boy who was playing at a […]
Jun. 5—JEFFERSON — Rising interest incomes for the village will offset the cost of reassembling a playground at Giddings Park. Village Council approved a change of expenditures to allow rising investment revenues to pay for the re-construction of a donated playground from the Jefferson Area Local Schools. “There will be no direct money from the […]
Two girls, ages 9 and 11, were shot and wounded playing in a Brooklyn playground in a neighborhood that has seen its murder rate triple this year. The young victims were playing in Hilltop Playground on Dean St. near Thomas Boyland St. in Brownsville when a gunman walked up and sprayed bullets around 9:05 p.m., […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There’s a new resource in Albuquerque to help children grieving the loss of a loved one. The Grief Center of New Mexico, which provides critical services for children experiencing a death in the family, unveiled its new playground. 2024 New Mexico ‘Excellence in STEM’ winners announced Three years ago, capital outlay funding […]
PLAIN TWP. − The township is seeking $125,000 in state money to pay for new playground equipment that’s suitable for all children, including those with disabilities, at Diamond Community Park. The playground equipment there is now about 25 years old and it’s due to be replaced. It’s not accessible to children with physical or cognitive […]
A Michigan sex offender was found working at a West Des Moines indoor playground. Jeff Gwion, 25, who was an employee at Kids Empire, 6805 Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines, faces two charges of sex offender violations, both aggravated misdemeanors. He was being held at the Dallas County Jail in Adel until he […]
A rare Hamas attack hit the southern Israel city of Be’er Sheva on Friday evening, injuring a woman. A total of five rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at Be’er Sheva, the Israeli Defence Forces said in a statement. One was intercepted by the Iron Dome and the other four hit open areas. A […]