Classes on preventative care for children to begin in February

Classes on treating basic childhood ailments will be offered for a limited time across Whitman County through February.

A child-care center based in Pullman was chosen for a grant targeted toward lessening trips to the ER for children.

Community Child Care Center, which has offices in both Colfax and Pullman, is receiving the I Can Help My Child Stay Healthy grant from the Central Missouri Community Action in partnership with UCLA/Johnson and Johnson Health Care Institute.

The money will be used to give classes on child preventitive health care to parents across Whitman County, Jan. 18 through...