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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Grocery Industry Navigates Expansion, Rural Challenges Across Kansas (theshelbyreport.com) — Axtell’s community-owned grocery store is highlighted as a rare rural success story, where local investors and volunteers keep shelves stocked and partner with the school and civic groups. The piece contrasts Axtell’s cooperative model with widespread rural grocery closures, statewide tax changes on food, and stalled legislation that could further support small-town stores across Kansas.
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