When you see a baby wiggle to reach a rattle, a toddler stacking blocks, or a preschooler pretending to fly a rocket ship, you are watching children “in the zone”—engaged, exploring, and discovering. The first three years offer rich opportunities for learning that unfolds through play with adults, siblings, and peers. Learn more about how […]

Thanks to good weather and the labor of dedicated community members, the community garden boxes are overflowing with vegetables and flowers.  Pictured below are tomatoes, peas, cucumbers, green beans and flowers. The Food System Coalition, a subdivision of the Ringgold County Wellness Committee, successfully applied for a $750 One-Step Community Garden Grant from Hy-Vee Food […]

If you have children, you have no doubt heard about Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease.  Check out this link to read about symptoms of the disease as well as ways to prevent it!  http://www.cdc.gov/hand-foot-mouth/index.html