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MANKATO — Fentanyl’s grip on the Mankato area remained tight in 2023, with its impact on display in courtrooms and at memorials.

Thumbs up to the continued local efforts to keep fentanyl awareness at the forefront.

NEW YORK—An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the Covid-19 pandemic and a more dangerous drug supply. Overdose deaths have been rising for more than two decades, accelerated in the past two years and, according to…