Thursday, December 12, 2024
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Grant County Health District sitaff organized an event in collaboration with the Saturday farmers market in McCosh Park to educate area residents about addiction and resources to help people get clean. One of the booths there represented the newly-opened Women's Oxford House. Pictured are Nokey Pando and Kelley Rimbey who help operate the program.

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Health District hosts community resource fair at McCosh Park
September 3, 2024 3 a.m.

Health District hosts community resource fair at McCosh Park

MOSES LAKE – Purple and white flags decorated the lawn at McCosh park Saturday for National Overdose Awareness Day. The purple flags represent the 254 lives saved from an overdose and the 108 lives lost to overdose, from 2018 to 2022 in Grant County. The statistics come from reports to the Grant County Health District, according to Mariah DeLeon, the organizer of the event.