City officials in Ark City Friday said they’re continuing to pursue every possible avenue in helping local businesses to recover from a hail storm in June that caused extensive damage. Some affected business owners have shared struggles with handling the cost of recovery and fear they could be out of business. The June 17 storm, which produced baseball – to softball-sized hail measuring up to 3.75 inches in diameter and wind gusts reaching 86 miles per hour, caused widespread damage to both residential and commercial properties throughout the community.
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