Federal grant gives St. John grocery effort big boost
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October 6, 2017
ST. JOHN, Kan. (AP) — A small Kansas town's effort to replace its lone grocery store is getting a big boost from the federal government.
A $780,000 Community Economic Development Grant will pay about a quarter of the cost of bringing a new grocery store, pharmacy and gas station to St. John, a town of about 1,300 people in Stafford County.
The Hutchinson News reports the award makes officials hopeful they could break ground on the $3 million project this year.
The Stafford County Economic Development agency decided to build the grocery, which will include fuel pumps and a pharmacy, after St. J...
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