Committee approves $15,000 grant to McIntosh Memorial Library for opioid-prevention programming

Sep 17, 2026

The Vernon County opioid committee approved a $15,000 grant to support McIntosh Memorial Library’s opioid-prevention series, after hearing a presentation about modular, school-friendly sessions and reviewing participant feedback and delivery options.

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The Vernon County Opioid Abatement & Prevention Committee voted to award McIntosh Memorial Library a $15,000 community grant for continued opioid-prevention programming. The committee heard from a presenter and library staff who described a modular curriculum covering addiction, party drugs, refusal skills and naloxone awareness and said they would adapt sessions to school schedules and target outreach to families and faith communities.

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