Events conducted for Child Abuse Awareness Month

Members of law enforcement, government agencies, private organizations and others participated in events on Monday, April 1, in recognition of April being designated as Child Abuse Awareness Month nationwide.
The local events were organized by Katina McAlvain with the Department of Human Services in partnership with Haskell County Coalition.

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Staff photo by Anita Reding
Several of the individuals who attended a program at Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Stigler on Monday in recognition of April being designated Child Abuse Awareness Month were: Front row April Murray, Ketina McAlvain, Cassie Fowler, April Minor, Carol Huggins, Joyce Marks, Kacey Vail, Megan Baker and Chuck Sullivan; second row Sarah Allen, Lindsey Apple, Kaleb Knowlton, Tiffany Dickson, D.J. Basham, Shana Netherlain, Christina Burns, Lacressa Tinsley, Kinsey Cary and Jerrell Hoffman; Third row, Billy Dickson, Tim Turner and Associate District Judge Brian Henderson.