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'It's empowering' Ivins kids work to revitalize park after fire

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IVINS, Utah (ABC4) — Local kids are working to bring a park to life, several years after a fire. In 2022, a fire quickly spread through the Mojave Estates Park in Ivins, leaving nothing but a bit of grass, some wood chips, and a set of monkey bars.

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