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Drug Take Back Day is October 25

 

Sauk County, Wis. — National Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, October 25. Local law enforcement and community partners are working together to host 2 drug take-back events in Sauk County:

  • Sauk Prairie Police Department from 9am – 12pm
  • Ho-Chunk Nation House of Wellness from 10am – 2pm

This is an opportunity to dispose of leftover or unwanted prescription or over-the-counter medications.

“People often have unused or expired medications at home and may not know how to get rid of them safely,” says Hannah Erdman, a Health Educator at Public Health Sauk County. “By dropping off your leftover medications at a drop box location, you protect yourself, family, friends, our community, and the environment.”  

All accepted items must be in sealed containers or zip lock bags. For security, people are encouraged to black out their name and other personal information listed on any prescription labels with a marker.

Accepted items:

  • Any prescription or over-the-counter medication including capsules, creams, inhalers, non-aerosol sprays, ointments, patches, pills, vials, and liquids in original containers and vapes with removable batteries

Not accepted:

  • Aerosol cans, anything containing blood or bodily fluids, batteries, cosmetics, eyeglasses, household hazardous waste (e.g. paint, pesticides, oil, gas), iodine containing medications, thermometers, personal care products (e.g. shampoo, conditioner, soaps, lotions, moisturizer, sunscreens), vapes/e-cigarettes with built in batteries

 

 

 

 

For residents that cannot attend Drug Take Back Day, medications can be dropped off at year-round drug take back sites at the Ho-Chunk Nation House of Wellness, the Sauk County Sheriff’s Department, and police departments in Lake Delton, Reedsburg, Sauk Prairie, Spring Green, and Wisconsin Dells.

In addition, Public Health Sauk County has other options for disposing of unused medications at home:

  • free medication disposal kits and
  • special envelopes to mail your medications to a safe disposal site.

“Safe storage and safe disposal saves lives,” says Erdman. “Make a plan today to get rid of medicines you no longer need.”

 

About Public Health Sauk County

Public Health Sauk County supports the well-being of all people in our community. Through wellness programs, environmental health initiatives, and a focus on creating systemic change, we cultivate healthier places and people so that Sauk County can thrive. For more information on our programs and services, visit https://www.co.sauk.wi.us/publichealth.

 

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Local Prep Scores from Thursday 10/17

Girls Volleyball

Royall 3 Necedah 0

Cashton 3 Brookwood 1 (Reagan Muehlenkamp 20kills reached 1,000 career kills in the loss for Brookwood)

Hillsboro 3 Bangor 1

Wonewoc-Center 3 New Lisbon 0 (Bella Lamoine 14assists 3aces for the Wolves)

Mauston 3 Nekoosa 0 (Lilly Wilke 10kills for Mauston)

Wisconsin Dells 3 Westfield 0 (Dells outright South Central Conference Champions)

Ripon 3 Adams-Friendship 1

La Crosse Aquinas 3 Tomah 2

Six-Peat for Mauston Boys Cross Country

The MHS boys Cross Country team won the 2025 SCC team
championship race hosted by Wisconsin Dells High School on Thursday
October 16th .. The Golden Eagles put on an impressive performance winning
the 2025 SCC meet by 58 points over 2nd place Westfield..
Team Scores: Mauston 21
Westfield 79
Ripon 81
Berlin 108
Wautoma 113
Dells 119
Nekoosa Inc.
A-F Inc.
Individual Results:
Westin Pouillie 2nd place 17:10 1st Team All Conference
Brekk Peterson 3rd place 17:28 1st Team All Conference
Noah Cortez 4th place 18:01 1st Team All Conference
Haakon Peterson 5th place 18:07 1st Team All Conference
Oscar Spindler 7th place 18:28 1st Team All Conference
Parker Smith 14th place 18:51 2nd team All Conference
Brayden Herrewig 17th place 19:05
This was Mauston Boys Cross Country’s 6th consecutive SCC Team
Championship…
The boys JV won the SCC JV race…Caleb Bires won the JV placing 15th
overall varsity and JV combined…
The MHS girls varsity team placed 5th at the SCC Championships.
Freshman Alicia Ratliff placed 6th( 21:07) to lead the girls varsity team,
Alicia earned 1st Team All Conference honors.

Royall Sweeps Necedah Wins Outright SBC Volleyball Championship

The Royall Volleyball team claimed an outright Scenic Bluff Conference Championship by sweeping Necedah 3-0 Thursday night by scores of 25-14, 25-15, and 25-18.  The seniors shined on senior night for Royall Brian Gruen had 11kills and a pair of aces, Laya Wainwright had 8kills and 3aces, Liza Krueger had 6kills, while Ella Schroeder had 5aces. Royall improves to 22-7 on their season and finishes conference play with a 13-1 record.  Necedah got a team high 3aces from Camryn Nielsen in the loss.  Necedah drops to 1-13 in the conference and 4-21 overall.  Necedah will travel to Whitehall on Tuesday for a Division 4 WIAA Regional Quarter-Final.  Royall has a first round bye into the regional semi-final next Thursday where they will battle either North Crawford or Ithaca.

Tomah Health Offers November Childbirth, Breastfeeding Education Classes

Tomah Health has scheduled a childbirth education class for expecting parents Nov. 8 from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. The hospital-recommended course focuses on planning for the birth experience with information on labor, birth, massage, relaxation, and coping techniques. Pre-Birth planning and a Women’s Health Dept. tour are included in the event.

New moms interested in breastfeeding their newborn can learn more about it during a class hosted by Tomah Health Nov. 12 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. This class is designed to prepare moms for the breastfeeding experience such as the advantages of breastfeeding and the partner’s role in breastfeeding.

All classes are free, and class size is limited. Registration is required by calling 608-377-8688. The complete list of childbirth education classes is located at www.tomahhealth.org/services/womens-health.

Local Prep Scores from Tuesday 10/14

 

Girls Volleyball

Royall 3 Wonewoc-Center 0

Necedah 3 New Lisbon 0

Cashton 3 Hillsboro 1

Brookwood 3 Bangor 1 (Ava Gruen 5kills 18assist for Brookwood)

Reedsburg 3 Monona Grove 0 (Allyson McClure going over 500kills in the match for Reedsburg)

Sparta 3 Tomah 0

 

Tomah’s Karma Hasselberger finished 20th in the WIAA D1 State Golf Tournament in Madison   

Royall Volleyball Clinches Share of SBC Crown

The Royall Panthers clinched no worse than a share of the Scenic Bluffs Volleyball Conference championship Tuesday night with a 3-0 victory over Wonewoc-Center.  Royall won the sets 25-20, 25-22, and 25-20. Royall got a game high 15kills from senior Bria Gruen while Laya Wainwright had 6kills and 4aces.  Elizabeth Klipstein also added 4aces for the Panthers.  Wonewoc-Center battled hard in ever set but fell short.  Avery Miller had 7kills for the Wolves.  Wonewoc-Center falls to 12-9 on the season and 7-6 in the Scenic Bluffs Conference.  Royall improves to 21-7 overall and 12-1 in the Conference.  Royall can win an outright championship with a win over Necedah on Thursday.  A game you can hear on NOW92oneFM and WRJC.com

Juneau County Arrest Report 10-15-25

PBS To Air Documentary on Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail

A PBS documentary called Rails to trails will begin airing online beginning Wednesday.  It will first air on TV on PBS Wisconsin channel Sunday at 8pm.  The documentary will feature the Elroy-Sparta bike trail and be narrated by well-known actor Edward Norton. First started in 1967 abandoned railroad tracks were converted to a bike trail between Elroy and Sparta, the bike trail would grow as more tracks were abandoned. The example set in our area helped lead to more tracks to trails start up across the country.  Elroy native and former Governor Tommy Thompson will be a guest on the documentary.

Juneau County Arrest Report 10-14-25

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