6,797 pills destroyed in Knott

HINDMAN – Knott County citizens disposed of 6,797 pills during a “Clean Your Medicine Cabinet Out Day” held Tuesday, March 29. All of the unused or out-of-date medicines brought in were fed to Operation UNITE’s “Pill Dragon” – a mobile incinerator provided by UNITE,...

Pill Dragon returns to Pulaski

SOMERSET – Operation UNITE’s “Pill Dragon” will return to Somerset on Friday, April 1. Citizens are urged to bring all unused, unwanted or out-of-date medicines to The Center For Rural Development between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. as part of PRIDE’s third annual Clean Sweep...

Magoffin holding ‘Pill Dragon’ event

SALYERSVILLE – An effort to raise awareness about the dangers posed by prescription and over-the-counter medications kept in the home will conclude with a free “Clean Your Medicine Cabinet Out Day” program on Wednesday, March 30. Citizens are urged to bring all...

‘Pill Dragon’ to visit Johnson County

PAINTSVILLE – An effort to raise awareness about the dangers posed by prescription and over-the-counter medications kept in the home will conclude with a free “Clean Your Medicine Cabinet Out Day” program on Thursday, March 31. Citizens are urged to bring all unused,...

‘Pill Dragon’ debuts

HAZARD – Flames shot skyward each time the steely beast slowly opened its wide, black mouth. With an insatiable appetite Operation UNITE’s new “Pill Dragon” digested course after course of prescription medications in the parking lot behind the Hazard Police...