(KMZA)--A series of town hall meetings will be held in Nemaha County during the month of October on the upcoming half-cent sales tax renewal to fund health care services in the county.

The sales tax renewal will be on the November 5 general election ballot.

Hospital officials will provide information on the sales tax, which was initially approved by voters in April 2015 for ten years and must be approved by voters again to continue for an additional ten years.

Proceeds from the sales tax are divided between the county's two hospitals, with 55 percent going to the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca and 45 percent to the Sabetha Community Hospital. The funding is used by the hospitals for capital improvements, equipment upgrades and general operating expenses.

The first town hall meeting will be held Wednesday evening, October 2 at the Corning Community Center.

Additional meetings are planned for:

October 9th at the Centralia Community Center

October 15 at the Sabetha City Hall

October 16 at the Bern Community Center

October 30th at the HCC Western Center in Baileyville.

All the meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m.

In addition, a lunch-and-learn on the hospital sales tax will be held October 9th from 11:30 to 1:00 at the Meadowlark Extension Office, in Seneca.