(Washington, D.C) – Officials with the U-S Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced on Friday, the results of the most recent, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. According to the report, this spring, DEA and law enforcement partners collected 670,136 pounds of unneeded medications at collection sites across the country. Since 2010, DEA, along with its partners, has collected nearly 18.6 million pounds of old, unwanted prescription drugs.

In Iowa, 66 law enforcement agencies participated in the event. There were 68 collection sites which gathered a total of 5,077-pounds of unwanted prescription drugs, for an All-Time Total of 207, 201-pounds.

National Details:

• Total Law Enforcement Participation: 4,607
• Total Collection Sites: 4,869
• Total Weight Collected:  670,136 lbs. (335 tons)
• Total Weight All Time: 18,570,487 lbs. (9,285 tons)

If you missed DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, don’t worry! You can drop off your old, unneeded, or unused medications at one of the 17,000 pharmacies, hospitals, and businesses working to help clean out medicine cabinets throughout the year. In addition, many police departments provide year-round drop boxes.

In southwest Iowa, the list of drop-off sites (within 50-miles of Atlantic) can be found HERE. Additional information can be found HERE.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – A traffic stop at around 2:40-a.m. Sunday (Today, June 2nd) in Montgomery County resulted in the arrest of a man on an OWI charge. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 19-year-old Nathan Adam Vangelder, of Lenox, was taken into custody and booked into the Montgomery County Jail, where he was being held on a $1,000 bond.

(Waterloo, Iowa) – A motorcycle accident Saturday night in Black Hawk County claimed the life of one person and resulted in injuries to another. The Iowa State Patrol says  a 2023 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling north on Interstate 380 in Waterloo at around 10:15-p.m., when the machine left the road and struck a barrier wall in the median.

The motorcycle then slid across the interstate onto the outside shoulder. The names of the accident victims were being withheld pending notification of family.

The crash remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by Waterloo Police, along with Waterloo Fire and EMS.

The following is a news release on Saturday, June 1, 2024, from the Marshalltown Police Department:

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Preparations are well underway for the Cass County Relay For Life event on Sunday, June 30th, at the Nishna Valley YMCA, in Atlantic. Relay for life is a time for the community to come together in celebration of, and support for, cancer survivors and their caregivers. Cass County Relay for Life Coordinator Carole Schuler says there no differences in how the event plays out this year, as compared to years past.

Survivors, supporters, and community members are invited to join together from 11:30-a.m. Until 2-p.m. June 30th.

Register your Relay team at www.relayforlife.org/casscountyia. You can also call 1-800-227-2345 and have an expert at the American Cancer Society get you registered.

Schuler says volunteers are needed to help the day of the event.

To kick off Relay for Life summer activities, local supporters are invited to take part in the Relay for Life raffle to help raise funds for awareness and prevention.

The drawing will be held the day of the Relay. Organizers invite the community to enjoy a Kids Zone, Survivor Meal and other activities during this special time together. The 2024 Cass County Relay for Life will conclude with a Luminaria Ceremony.

Follow the Cass County Relay for Life Facebook group to keep up on current activities and challenges!