Malta Schools treated to safety presentations

Last week the three schools in Malta were shown demonstrations by the Phillips County and Malta City Volunteer Fire Departments as part of Fire Prevention week. On Thursday, the middle and high school students were shown a car ripped apart by the Jaws of Life and were asked to not text and drive. On Friday at Malta Elementary School, three different groups of students were shown similar demonstrations and the "oohs" and "aahs" followed each piece of glass broken and each piece of metal cut into.

Assistant City and County Fire Chief Matt Veit told the second and third grade students that tho...