Fentanyl Awareness Day at Newport High School

NEWPORT - The National Honor Society of Newport High School will be hosting a Fentanyl Awareness Day Thursday, Oct. 9 at 11:40 a.m., for high school and leadership students from Riverside and Cusick High School.

The purpose of this event is to inform students of the dangers of fentanyl, especifically in eastern Washington and Pend Oreille County. Guest speakers include local resident Todd Krogh, who lost his son to fentanyl poisoning, Sarah Nowels, a speaker with personal experience of fentanyl addiction and Newport Police Officer and Newport School District School Resource Officer Chris Bell.