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CARROLLTON Two Kroger grocery stores in Greene County are set to close within the coming month, the company said Wednesday. The Cincinnati-based retailer, the largest U.S. supermarket chain by revenue with 2,920 stores nationwide, has stores in Carrollton and White Hall. It s a devastation to the town, White Hall Mayor Brad Staats said. We re going to lose jobs, revenue, it s going to disrupt a lot of people s lives. Aside from Kroger, the closest grocery stores to White Hall are 20-plus miles away, in Greenfield, Jerseyville and Jacksonville. Any of those can be a long trip, Staats said. Staats is hoping the town will get another grocery store, he said, adding that the lack will create issues for residents who don t drive and, instead, walk to the grocery. The price of gas being in the $3-a-gallon range makes it an issue for those who do drive, he said. ....
Tim Shelley / Peoria Public Radio Originally published on April 8, 2021 4:15 pm Voters in Peoria s First District spoke loud and clear on their desire for a new representative around the horseshoe. Former TV reporter Denise Jackson was the choice of 70% of the voters turning out on Tuesday, defeating incumbent councilwoman Denise Moore. It was by far the largest margin of victory for any Peoria municipal candidate. Jackson said she s deeply humbled by that overwhelming support. People are concerned about what does or does not happen in the First District. They have shown me in more ways than one. So I m just grateful for that, Jackson said. ....
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Peoria Grown Peoria Grown sells fresh produce at cost at Market 309, set up at Logan Recreation Center in Peoria s South Side. Now, that mission is expanding to include a new Wellness and Nutrition Hub. Founder and Executive Director Julie Eliathamby said a community needs assessment shows many in the 61605 ZIP code want more information about controlling obesity, high cholesterol, and diabetes. Families were having a hard time deciphering what to do. So if we can bring that to the community, where it s easy for them to come to us, and then we get the experts down there to conduct classes about this information, that would tie into what our mission is: the educational component, Eliathamby said. ....
For South Peoria residents like Dorotha Williams and Bobette Shrode, the opening of Market 309 fills a need they ve had for three years. That s when two Kroger supermarkets in Peoria closed, and south side and East Bluff residents lost their neighborhood grocery stores and access to nearby, economically priced fresh produce. Market 309 provides that access again. Residents of the 61605 ZIP code can visit the effort by Peoria Grown, a not-for-profit that has set up shop from noon to 3 p.m. each Sunday at Logan Recreation Center, 1414 S. Livingston St. There, for $5, visitors can fill a paper sack with as much fresh produce as they wish to carry. Selection in the first week included apples, oranges, bananas, bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers and cilantro greens, provided to Peoria Grown at cost by Hy-Vee at Sheridan Village. ....