MCPHERSON COUNTY — Tuesday was election day for the extension of a sales tax in McPherson County.
Voters approved the ten year extension of the sales tax with 2,024 in favor and 426 against unofficially. Official results are pending a canvass by McPherson County Commissioners on Tuesday.
The hospitals in McPherson County have benefited from funds from a half-cent sales tax in the county since 2015.
McPherson Center for Health receives approximately $2.3 million annually, and Mercy Hospital and Lindsborg Community Hospital receive an average of $380,000 annually.
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