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Heat and the playground: How hot can the equipment get?
When kids are out playing in the sun, Longview Fire Marshal Kevin May says staying hydrated and avoiding burns is the last thing on their minds. Author: Shandel Menezes Updated: 10:10 PM CDT July 23, 2021
LONGVIEW, Texas Temperatures will be dancing with the triple digits this weekend which raises concern for heat related injuries. This is why it s crucial for parents to protect their kids while playing outside. The children, they re not going to do it themselves if we don t, as parents, make them, said Longview Fire Marshal Kevin May.
The National Program for Playground Safety reports playground equipment has recorded temperatures of up to 189 degrees. This can burn a child’s skin in less than three seconds. The most common places on a playground for a child to be burned? A slide or surfaces like turf.
Reynolds
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday morning that state residents would soon no longer be eligible for federal pandemic unemployment benefits.
Reynolds cited Iowa s recovering economy and a need to get people working again as factors influencing her decision to end this benefits program. Federal pandemic-related unemployment benefit programs initially provided displaced Iowans with crucial assistance when the pandemic began, Reynolds said in a news release. But now that our businesses and schools have reopened, these payments are discouraging people from returning to work.
For residents of Iowa, this decision was met with a mixed response.
Kim McNeese, who owns McNeese Tires in Britt with her husband Brent, has been looking for new employees for âwell over a yearâ and has become frustrated trying to fill vacant positions.
Students stepping up to preserve playground
YIELD students from both Mason City and Newman Catholic High Schools have been raising money to cover expenses for a beautification and preservation project at East Park s Prairie Playground
Posted: May 6, 2021 1:14 AM
Posted By: Alex Jirgens
MASON CITY, Iowa - A local playground has become unsafe because of a deteriorating students. Now a group of students is stepping in to make some improvements.
Mason City and Newman Catholic High Schools participating in YIELD (Youth Investing Energy in Leadership Development) identified the need to restore the beloved Prairie Playground at East Park. Last fall, students met with city staff to address concerns with the playground, and also completed a safety report card from the National Program for Playground Safety. The group raised money to cover project expenses, which included replacing and laying down mulch, replacing and repairing old equipment, and stain wood throughout the playground.