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Annual Chicken Barbecue
The Fairfield Ruritans Club will hold its Annual Spring Chicken Barbecue April 20 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Fox Hallow Banquet Center in New Waterford and will be carry out only. The meal consists of a half barbecue chicken, baked potato, green beans, apple sauce, and a cookie. Tickets cost $12 in advance or $13 at the door. For information contact Bill Flesse at 330-482-0991.
Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
On Saturday, April 27, the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), will be held in communities across America, including Columbiana County, to raise awareness about the dangers of prescription drug abuse. Locally, area residents will have an opportunity to drop off their unused, unwanted or expired medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at two Columbiana County locations in East Liverpool and Salem, as follows: East Liverpool East Liverpool City Hospital- Main Entrance 425 W. Fifth St.; Salem SRMC Prof. Services Bldg. (across from Salem Regional Medical Center), 2094 E. State St.
How to Participate
-Area residents will remain in their cars and hand off the unwanted medications to local law enforcement officers, who will be the only staff handling the medications. No requests for identification will be asked.
-Unwanted capsules or tablets may be kept in their original containers or removed from the original container.
-If an original container is disposed, try to remove any personal identifying information from the prescription label.
This one-day medication collection effort is being sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, Columbiana County Drug Task Force (330-424-0309), local law enforcement jurisdictions, Columbiana County Health Department (330- 424-0272), Columbiana County Mental Health & Recovery Services Board (330-424-0195), East Liverpool City Health Department (330-385-7900), Family Recovery Center (330-424-1468), East Liverpool City Hospital (330-385-7200), Salem City Health Department (330-332-1618), and Salem Regional Medical Center (330-332-7439).
These organizations are collaborating on this county-wide event to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from people's homes.
Columbiana County residents can also visit the following locations, open 24/7*, to dispose of unwanted medications in a locked medication drop-off box at these police departments, no questions asked:
Columbiana County Sheriff's Office: 8473 County Home Road in Lisbon
Columbiana Police Department: 28 S. Vine St. in Columbiana
East Liverpool Police Department: 126 W. 6th St. in East Liverpool
East Palestine Police Department: 75 E. Main St. in East Palestine
Leetonia Police Department, 300 Main St. in Leetonia
Lisbon Police Department: 203 N. Market St. in Lisbon
Salem Police Department: 231 S. Broadway Ave. in Salem
*St. Clair Township Police Department: 15442 Pugh Road, Suite 1 in Calcutta
(Note: Drop box is accessible Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p m.)