Parade marshals honored for their role in building grandstand

OUNTY OURNALJ JERSEYC

JERSEYVILLE, IL 62052 JULY 21, 2021

VOL. 19, NO. 29 - $1.00

INSIDE

NEWS

Jane Rose Morgan, Sales Representative.

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Jersey County 4-H Members exhibit success at summer shows.

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FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS

Rices celebrate golden wedding anniversary.

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WEEKEND WEATHER

FRIDAY, JULY 23 90 72

High Low SATURDAY, JULY 24 94 74

High Low SUNDAY, JULY 25 93 72

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INDEX

Court .......A7, B2-3 Editorial ..........A4 News ......... A2-3, A5 Obituaries..........A3 Our Town..........A6 Public Notice ......B3

OBITUARIES: ARKEBAUER, BRAY, STILES, SWARINGIM

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2021 JERSEY COUNTY ROYALTY CROWNED

Aubrey McCormick and Olivia Mooney were crowned Miss and Little Miss Jersey County at the Jersey County Fair on July 14. Pictured, left to right, are Meghan Droege, People’s Choice winner, Little Miss Jersey County Olivia Mooney, Miss Jersey County Aubrey McCormick, First Runner Up Madelynn Gilman, Second Runner Up Katie Shires, former Little Miss Jersey County Mable Pohlman and former Miss Jersey County Sara Lamer. Queen Aubrey also won Miss Congeniality.

Voter registration cards are in the mail

By CYNTHIA HAGGITT Jersey County Journal

Jersey County Clerk Pam Warford has a sit down discussion with the editor from Jersey County Journal about her goals as to why voter registration cards were mailed out.

“After the 2020 general election, a lot of mail was sent out to folks, based on laws that were passed and some people have concerns about receiving vote by mail applications from us without having requested one," Warford said.

Warford’s main objective in sending out the cards is to clean up our voter registration rolls. Mailing is done in each odd year, when there are fewer budgetary and time constraints than in even years, when there are two elections to run. The mailings help keep the voter registration list accurate and up to date.

“We do it every other year, in the odd years. I’m taking a little bit of a chance doing it right now because with the delay in Census data but they’re still voting districts that could be potentially up in the air,” Warford said. “ I’m not aware of any pending changes that would relate to Jersey County. The piece of information that’s on your voter card, should show what districts you’re in.” Warford said that if for some reason after the census data comes out, and there’s a change in the district for some reason, the county would have to notify people.

“The whole purpose of the card is for us to verify that you’re still living at the address we have. So if the card arrives to you by mail as planned you get your card and that is just simply the process working, you’ve got your card, you can keep it as for your information, you can fill out the back of it if you move and send it to us,” Warford said.

Otherwise, it just means the process worked. If you’re not at that address, these cards are not forwardable by the post office.

Warford said,” So if you’re not at that address, the post office is supposed to send them back to us, letting us know if they have a different address on file for you. If you’re someplace else in Jersey County, we can follow up on that and get you updated if you moved out of the county. We can also follow up on that and try to update our records, and get you removed from our roles. We’re not expecting you to be voting in Jersey County , but it’s simply a way for us to try to keep a list of possible and that’s what this whole effort is.” Warford said. “My concern is that sometimes these cards typically get delivered to a home where an adult child has moved out. Maybe your daughter got married and moved away, you’re still getting her voter registration card at your house.”

“If you don’t notify us that she no longer lives, their post office is still delivering there. We didn’t get it back then. Yeah, when we send out some kind of a mailing like vote by mail applications, we’re probably gonna send that to your house, so it’s great for us if you’ll let us know. If you get a card for somebody who’s not at your residence, let our office know that there’s an error.”

“That’s the whole purpose of the card, and I just really would love it if Jersey County residents would take these cards super seriously, ” she continued. “When they see them, if there’s anything that’s incorrect about it or if there’s any problems at all, notify our office as soon as possible, so that we can go into the next election year with as up to date records as we possibly can.”

Submitted photo An example of Jersey County’s voter registration card made by the Jersey County Clerk’s Office and the picture shows the steps on how to fill out the card.

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Submitted photo The fairgrounds was packed in with huge crowds, prompting leadership to shuttle fair-goers over to the fairgrounds using an empty stock trailer. The Jersey County Fair finished out on a high note as 2021’s fair came to a close

The fairgrounds were packed with huge crowds throughout the week, often limiting parking, and in one case necessitating crowds be transported from the high school. Fairgoers were shuttled in a stock trailer that traveled back and forth from the high school. The Friday night tractor pull was rained out, but the Saturday event and Sunday demolition derby saw some of the biggest crowds ever, according to Fair Board President Phil Ringhausen. Ringhausen stated he was very encouraged by this year’s turnout. Social media blew up with pictures, videos and numerous posts on Facebook pages about how successful it was and how excited people were for next year’s fair.

“Folks, you sincerely made this one of the best fairs in our history. We love to see families grow in love with agriculture and the tradition of our county fair. Because of y’all, we can keep it country for years to come,” a Facebook post from the Jersey County Fair read.