Tekoa seeks new hospital district

Tekoa is looking to form a new hospital district as a way to preserve its health clinic. Town officials are looking to put the formation of a new hospital district with five directors and a property tax levy of $.50 per $1,000 assessed value on the August primary ballot.

Mayor John Jaeger said the measure is aimed at ensuring the clinic will be able to recruit health care providers into the future.

“When you’re used to having somebody right downtown...you don’t want to lose that,” said Jaeger.

County Coroner Pete Martin currently owns the Tekoa clinic and staffs it as a licensed physician’s as...