Saturday, October 28, is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Proper disposal of un-used and expired prescription and over-the-counter medications in a local drop box helps prevent accidental poisoning, reduces the possibility of medication misuse, and prevents water pollution and other environmental threats. Medication drop boxes will be staffed and available for take-back events on Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the St. Louis County Sheriff's offices in Virginia and Hibbing. Medications to be disposed of should be brought in in their original containers with any personal identifying information crossed off. 

More than a dozen logging companies and professionals from northern Minnesota have partnered together on a logging project to raise funds for Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare. Log a Load for Kids is an annual, nationwide effort that involves harvesting timber and donating the value of the timber to local children's hospitals to fund treatment, education and research.

Due to a problem in the online payment service that St. Louis County contracts with for property tax payments, citizens have been unable to pay their property taxes online today, which is the deadline to pay for the second half of the year. As a result, the St. Louis County Auditor will be waiving late fees for property tax payments as long as they are paid by or mailed with a postmark of October 17, 2023.