April 2024

April proclaimed Child Abuse Prevention Month in Marshall, Saline County

The pinwheel – a child’s toy and whirligig meant to bring enjoyment to children – is also now a symbol of their unheard voices.Since 2014, Pinwheels for Prevention efforts began in Saline County, and on Friday, April 5, that effort continued.“The only way that change can and will happen is if we have a community that stands together for those who cannot stand up for themselves,” Whitney O’Bryan, outreach coordinator for Marshall Public Schools, told a crowd on the Saline County Courthouse lawn.A pinwheel garden of 462 of the toys was created on and near the courthouse steps Friday.

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