🌱 Jersey County weighs sales tax increase to sustain ambulance service
Jerseyville, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Jerseyville! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Jersey County weighs sales tax increase to sustain ambulance service
- Area schools honor veterans with ceremonies and community gatherings
- Remembering Jerseyville native Jeffery Scott McEvers, 62
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Breezy with sunny spells, with a high of 64 and low of 40 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 48, low: 30.
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 44 and low of 25 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ill. county to vote on sales tax hike to save hospital ambulance service (ems1.com) — Jersey County is considering a half-percentage-point sales tax increase to support Jersey Community Hospital's ambulance service, which hospital leaders say faces a $650,000 annual shortfall. The County Board was scheduled to vote Nov. 10 on placing the proposal before voters Feb. 23, 2027. This report does not include the board's decision. 
• Local schools plan Veterans Day tributes this week (thetelegraph.com) — Jersey Community High School's Veterans Day tribute was scheduled for Nov. 10, with branch-by-branch recognition and keynote speaker Staff Sergeant Russell Cox. The regional roundup also lists Nov. 11 events open to the public, including Carrollton's 10 a.m. ceremony and Wood River's 4 p.m. program at East Alton-Wood River High School.
• Jeffery Scott McEvers Jerseyville (rivercountynews.com) — Jeffery Scott McEvers, a lifelong Jerseyville resident who worked for Jersey County Rural Water for 15 years, died Nov. 2 at 62. He and his wife, Linda, met at Jersey Community High School and built a home remembered as a welcoming gathering place for their children and friends.
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Godfrey New Horizons Band to Honor Veterans at Weekend Concerts (riverbender.com)
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- The Telegraph headlines for Nov. 10 over past 100 years of history (thetelegraph.com)
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