MIKE ELSWICK/Muskogee Phoenix
The steps of the Muskogee County Courthouse were filled with courthouse workers and people from area agencies involved in helping prevent child abuse during National Child Abuse Awareness Month for a balloon release. District Attorney Orvil Loge said there are a number of agencies in Muskogee County focused on preventing child abuse and in serving victims when abuse does occur. “We work every day to protect children,” he said of law enforcement, social service agencies and health care providers.