Area residents can safely dispose of unused or expired medications at an event this weekend.

A Prescription Take Back event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday in the East Hills Parking Lot by the former Sears store.

Anyone can bring controlled, non-controlled, over-the-counter substances and sharps.

The event is sponsored by The St. Joseph Youth Alliance, the Drug Free Community Coalition, Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department and the St. Joseph Police Department.