The Osceola County Commission agreed unanimously Monday to pursue a federal grant to pay for local efforts to educate the public about the prevalence and dangers of methamphetamine use.

Commissioners Atlee Mercer and Ken Shipley attended a National Association of Counties conference in July where the national methamphetamine epidemic was a hot topic; they returned eager to combat the drug problem here. Methamphetamines, a stimulant re-ferred to as meth, is the fourth most-prevalent illicit drug in the country.

Mercer said he and Shipley heard the warning at the conference that the meth problem is coming their way.

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