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Photos: Overdose Awareness

By Earleen Hinton
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Lauren Metzler, 34, of Rock Falls, tears up as she speaks about her brother, Tevin Shae Rumley, during a Sauk Valley Voices of Recovery Overdose Awareness event in Dixon on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Metzler said her brother, who was 28, died from fentanyl poisoning in 2020 after becoming addicted following a foot injury in college.

Lauren Metzler, 34, of Rock Falls, tears up as she speaks about her brother, Tevin Shae Rumley, during a Sauk Valley Voices of Recovery Overdose Awareness event in Dixon on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Metzler said her brother, who was 28, died from fentanyl poisoning in 2020 after becoming addicted following a foot injury in college. (Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media)

Earleen Hinton

Earleen Hinton

Earleen creates content and oversees production of 8 community weeklies. She has worked for Shaw Newspapers since 1985.