Pepin Park playground reopens

Editor’s note: This article clarifies the amount of time the playground was closed. A photo caption published Tuesday said playground had been closed for a week.

After being cordoned off with caution tape for a brief period, the playground at Havre’s Pepin Park is again open to the public.

Mike Eekhoff, whose Lawntree Services company has been working on trees adjacent to the park, said the playground is available to any parents and children willing to brave the cold. This comes less than a week after his workers had to close off the area.

Eekhoff said families were playing in the park last we...