Those with unused medication can safely dispose of it during the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25. 

The drive-thru drug drop-off site will be in the parking lot outside the Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St.

Expired or unused prescription and over-the-counter medications will be accepted, and liquid products should remain sealed in their original container. Veterinary medications will be accepted, too. Needles, sharps or inhalers will not be accepted. 

The Sheriff’s Office is hosting this event to prevent drugs from being lost, stolen or misused.

Library Halloween events

The public library will offer two Halloween parties for local kids in the coming week.

The party for grades six through 12 will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The party for pre-schoolers through fifth grade will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Halloween.

The Good Neighbor section will publish when there is content. We will publish event notices once for free before requiring the purchase of an ad.

We also will accept new job announcements, birth announcements, engagement/marriage/anniversary announcements, high school and college graduation announcements, and pet news. Pet news could include announcement of a new pet or an obituary for a pet. The cost of these various announcements will be $10 each. The fee is to support personnel who must prepare this information for publication.