COUNTY LIFE
National Drug Take Back Day this Saturday
April 22 is the next U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day with drop-off sites across the country.
In Bowie, the drop-off box is located in the lobby of the Bowie Police Department. The box is available each day, but citizens are welcome to bring their items Saturday.
Take Back Day is your chance to rid your medicine cabinet of unneeded and unwanted medication. During the Take Back Day, citizens helped collect more than 647,000 pounds of unneeded medications. The DEA staff hopes to beat that number.
Collection sites are located around the country and will be collecting tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs.
Drug overdoses skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 101,000 drug overdose deaths were reported in the 12 month period ending October 2022, compared to 69,000 deaths in the 12 months ending October 2019, almost a 32% increase. Disposing of unneeded or expired medications can help to fight this crisis, as many abused prescription drugs are found in the home.
These items also should not be flushed into the city’s water system or placed in the trash where someone could find them.
Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.
Clara Anderson
TxDOT is hosting a virtual meeting to review projects included in the 2027-2030 Rural TIP.
The program is at 4 p.m. on May 6 and 11:59 p.m. on May 19, all online at https://bit.ly/4uhDwMG
The Rural TIP is a list of local projects to be funded during the next four years in the Wichita Falls District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Transportation projects cannot receive federal funding unless they are included in the Rural TIP. This includes projects for private vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, public transport, and commercial vehicles.
A section of Roach Street has been closed for the last few weeks as a new sewer line was installed replacing old clay tile line. It is phase two of multi-phase sewer line project across the city funded through a Texas Water Development Board loan of more than $9.7 million. The project will replace nearly10 miles of aging lines. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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