People urged to help control mosquitoes

Staff and wire report

The Hill County Mosquito Control District and public health officials are urging people to take steps to keep the number of the blood-sucking insects down and to protect themselves.

Each year around this time, public health officials remind residents that the yearly onslaught of mosquitoes and their bites is just around the corner, and in many areas these fierce pests are already peaking.

Josh Miller of the Hill County Mosquito Control District said last week the district began mosquito fogging June 6, but with recent weather conditions, fogging has been a challenge...