Lawrence-Nelson students attend Nebraska Kids Fitness and Nutrition Day

Fourth-grade students from Adams, Clay, Nuckolls and Webster counties learned about health and wellness at the 18th Annual Nebraska Kids Fitness & Nutrition Day (NKFND), held Tuesday at the YMCA of Hastings. The day’s activities took place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Approximately 350 students attended this year’s event.

Brooke Wolfe, local coordinator for the South Heartland District Health Department, said “Fourth-graders are a good age to work with because they are beginning to develop lifelong habits that will inevitably affect their behavior in the future. Helping children learn to eat right an...