The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

DAYTON - Residents of Columbia County will soon have several safe and secure places to dispose of un­wanted prescription drugs. Blue Mountain Counseling, working with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, is preparing to install prescrip­tion drug drop boxes in three locations in Dayton.

According to Laura Tol­man, who is prevention coordinator at Blue Moun­tain Counseling in Dayton, the county has received a grant of $16,000 to help re­duce substance abuse in the county. The money is being used to purchase the boxes and other equipment to help local residents safely dispose of prescri...