Dispose of unused medications at April 27 event

Area residents are invited to safely dispose of unused or expired medications at a collection event scheduled for Saturday, April 27 in Waukon. The event is being held at the Waukon Fire Station, located in the first block of First Avenue NE, and will take place from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. that Saturday.
The event is being sponsored by the Waukon Police Department, the Northeast Iowa Drug Task Force, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). For more information locally, call Officer Chris McCartney of the Waukon Police Department at 563-568-3427. Additional information about safe medication disposal and a listing of additional collection site locations can be found by contacting the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration at 1-800-882-9539 or visiting www.dea.gov.