The South Central Solid Waste Management and the Willow Springs Police Department will co-host a collection site for unwanted pharmaceuticals that include prescription and over-the-counter drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Willow Springs Police Department located at 700 Main Street in Willow Springs as part of the National Drug Take Back Initiative.

First discovered in Missouri, according to the Centers for Disease Control, the Heartland virus belongs to a family of viruses called phleboviruses, which typically spread by the bite of a mosquito, tick or sandfly.

As what Gov. Jay Nixon calls the tab for the General Assembly’s inaction on Medicaid exceeded $500 million, he visited Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains to call on legislators to prevent further damage to the economy and stop flow of taxpayer dollars to other states.