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Photos: Staying cool during a heat wave

Elizabeth WoodElizabeth Wood

Jun. 22, 2025 7:01 pm, Updated: Jun. 25, 2025 8:41 am

Sydney Mehlert (right), 10, Abigail Warren, 6, and Madilynn Warren, 11, play on the splash pad at Kiwanis Park in Vinton, Iowa, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Samantha Warren (not pictured) said they had gone fishing earlier, and decided to come to the splash pad to cool off. Heat advisories were in effect for most of the weekend, with temperatures reaching up to 100 degrees due to the high humidity levels. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
Sydney Mehlert (right), 10, Abigail Warren, 6, and Madilynn Warren, 11, play on the splash pad at Kiwanis Park in Vinton, Iowa, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Samantha Warren (not pictured) said they had gone fishing earlier, and decided to come to the splash pad to cool off. Heat advisories were in effect for most of the weekend, with temperatures reaching up to 100 degrees due to the high humidity levels. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
John Morris, 5, runs through the sprinklers on the splash pad to squirt his dad with his water gun at Kiwanis Park in Vinton, Iowa, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Heat advisories were in effect for most of the weekend, with temperatures reaching up to 100 degrees due to the high humidity levels. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
John Morris, 5, runs through the sprinklers on the splash pad to squirt his dad with his water gun at Kiwanis Park in Vinton, Iowa, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Heat advisories were in effect for most of the weekend, with temperatures reaching up to 100 degrees due to the high humidity levels. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
Karson Knoll, 3, laughs as he and Anthony Knoll run through sprinklers on the splash pad at Kiwanis Park in Vinton, Iowa, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Heat advisories were in effect for most of the weekend, with temperatures reaching up to 100 degrees due to the high humidity levels. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
Karson Knoll, 3, laughs as he and Anthony Knoll run through sprinklers on the splash pad at Kiwanis Park in Vinton, Iowa, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Heat advisories were in effect for most of the weekend, with temperatures reaching up to 100 degrees due to the high humidity levels. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
Madilynn Warren (far right), 11, Abigail Warren, 6, and Sydney Mehlert (left), 10, ducks under a water sprinkler on the splash pad at Kiwanis Park in Vinton, Iowa, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Samantha Warren (not pictured) said they had gone fishing earlier and decided to come to the splash pad to cool off. Heat advisories were in effect for most of the weekend, with temperatures reaching up to 100 degrees due to the high humidity levels. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
Madilynn Warren (far right), 11, Abigail Warren, 6, and Sydney Mehlert (left), 10, ducks under a water sprinkler on the splash pad at Kiwanis Park in Vinton, Iowa, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Samantha Warren (not pictured) said they had gone fishing earlier and decided to come to the splash pad to cool off. Heat advisories were in effect for most of the weekend, with temperatures reaching up to 100 degrees due to the high humidity levels. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
Madilynn Warren (far right), 11, plays on the splash pad with Sydney Mehlert (left), 10, and Abigail Warren, 6, at Kiwanis Park in Vinton, Iowa, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Samantha Warren (not pictured) said they had gone fishing earlier and decided to come to the splash pad to cool off. Heat advisories were in effect for most of the weekend, with temperatures reaching up to 100 degrees due to the high humidity levels. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
Madilynn Warren (far right), 11, plays on the splash pad with Sydney Mehlert (left), 10, and Abigail Warren, 6, at Kiwanis Park in Vinton, Iowa, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Samantha Warren (not pictured) said they had gone fishing earlier and decided to come to the splash pad to cool off. Heat advisories were in effect for most of the weekend, with temperatures reaching up to 100 degrees due to the high humidity levels. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)
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