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Crookston’s Safety Town 2025 is a success thanks to community and volunteers

Crookston’s Washington Elementary School hosted Safety Town, a Community Education Program, last week, June 3 through 6. This annual event is four days full of activities, demonstrations, and knowledge about ways to stay safe. Children attending Safety Town are those who have recently completed Kindergarten and are heading to first grade in the fall. The […]

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A Community Partnership in Polk County is Providing Free Life Jackets for Public Use

A new community-driven initiative has launched in Polk County to promote water safety and prevent drowning. The Community Life Jacket Initiative, a collaborative effort among Polk County Public Health, Safe Kids Grand Forks, Medica, and Win-E-Mac School, has resulted in the installation of two life jacket loaner stations at East Shore and the Polk County

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2025 Safety Town Program is underway in Crookston

The 2025 Safety Town Program is underway this week with lots of great things for the young kids of Crookston to have fun with while learning about safety.  On Tuesday, the kids heard from Safe Kids of Grand Forks, BNSF Railway, the Minnesota DNR, the Polk County Sheriff’s office, and the Crookston Police Department. Luckily,

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Safe Kids Grand Forks to host a Medication Take-Back event Tuesday, June 3

Altru, Safe Kids Grand Forks, and their community partners will host a Medication take-back event from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3, in the parking lot near Perkins Restaurant, located at 1375 S. Columbia Rd. The Grand Forks Sheriff’s Department will be on-site to take back unused or expired medications, including pills, liquids,

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Button Battery Awareness Week is May 19-25

Safe Kids Grand Forks reminds us to be careful with the storage, placement, and disposal of button cell batteries. Button Batteries: Small Sources of Power Can Create Big Trouble “I didn’t know he had swallowed something.”  “I don’t know where she even got it!”  If you’re a parent or care for children, this is a

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Medication Take Back Event in Grand Forks Tuesday, March 18

Altru, Safe Kids Grand Forks, and their community partners will host a Medication Take Back Event from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, in the parking lot near Perkins Restaurant, located at 1375 S. Columbia Rd. The event is part of National Poison Prevention Week and aims to promote safe medication disposal

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