WILLMAR - Work on Willmar's destination playground is entering its home stretch. The Willmar City Council approved a playground surfacing contract at its Monday meeting and heard an update on the ...

You've probably seen them at parks and playgrounds everywhere, rubber flooring meant to give your child a soft landing when they fall. But many parents are concerned that this cushion might pose ...

Brooks Park has new solid rubber surfaces on its playgrounds for children -- and Cole County commissioners -- to enjoy. The rubber surfaces are made from recycled scrap tires and were largely funded ...

Rubber playground surface material may protect kids from some injuries but be harboring a different source of harm, a study in Boston suggests. Researchers tested lead levels in the soil, sand, mulch ...

Sassafras, Raleigh's largest playground, will close for more than a month, so crews can repair the rubber playground surface. The playground will shut down Monday, April 29, and is expected to reopen ...

The slide at Brackenridge Memorial Park will have a softer landing if the state approves a grant to redo the playground surface. Council is seeking nearly $100,000 through the Department of ...

AMHERST — Concerns over the viability of an unproven surface to be placed beneath a new playground at the new elementary school under construction on South East Street may prompt the use of more ...

Montgomery Parks announced in a news release: "Repairs are currently in progress and all four playgrounds will reopen in late July. All rubber surfaces are being removed from Countryside and Fairland ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Safer Playscapes and Community Environments or also known as SPACE, went to Crowley Park to show parents and kids how hot the playground surfaces can get during the summer months.

AMHERST — Even with time running short for deciding on the preferred surface to be used below the new playground at the $97.5 million elementary school building under construction on South East Street ...