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With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration announces its 21st Take Back Day is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Colorado County Sheriff’s Office has been selected as a collection site. At its last Take Back Day in April, the DEA collected 420 tons of expired, unwanted, and unused prescription medications. Over the 10-year span of Take Back Day, DEA has brought in more than 7,200 tons of prescription drugs. With studies indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is essential.
Read moreEagle Lake city council heard from a number of residents concerned about the increased crime and troubled youth in the Oct. 12 Eagle Lake city council meeting.
Read moreWoman tries several times to kill her boyfriend
Read moreThe 18th annual Live Oaks and Dead Folks Cemetery Tour will take place at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Columbus Saturday, Nov. 6 beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 each, and are available at the Nesbitt Memorial Library and the Columbus Chamber of Commerce. The number of tickets are limited. Please call the library at (979)732-3392 to make a reservation or stop by to purchase tickets.
Read moreThe moment a person is diagnosed with cancer can elicit a variety of emotions. Fear of what’s to come is a common reaction to such a diagnosis, and some people may feel alone upon learning they have cancer. But no cancer patient should face their diagnosis and treatment alone. In fact, a strong support network can be vital to patients’ recoveries.
Read moreBreast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer diagnosed among the female population. Though breast cancer may seem like a disease that’s exclusive to women, breast cancer can affect men as well.
Read moreIf you came to our parsonage, you would discover all over our property, plants and flowers. Just don’t ask me to identify what they are. I can tell a plant from a flower, but that’s as far as it goes with me.
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