Sheriff’s ‘Shop with a Cop’ fundraiser gets fairgrounds, alcohol-monitor and proceeds commitment
The Fair Board approved a one-night spirited family fundraiser proposed by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office — allowing use of the fairgrounds, board-member alcohol monitors as available, and a donation of 35% of on-site beverage sales to the program.
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Representatives from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office asked the Fair Board on Sept. 9 to host a fundraising “spooky carnival” on Oct. 18 to raise funds for its Shop with a Cop program. Megan Hanson of the sheriff’s office and Lindsay Hessel described a multi‑building carnival maze, vendor booths, children’s activities and food trucks and asked to serve alcoholic beverages under the county’s event rules and to have a percentage of on‑site beverage proceeds donated to the program.
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