‘A big impact’: Groundbreaking ceremony held for new grocery store in downtown KCK

It’s been a long time coming, but people who live in downtown KCK will soon have a new neighborhood grocery store to call their own.

Right now, folks who live in eastern KCK said they have to travel at least 20 minutes to a store that sells fresh produce.

"I believe because of the disparities in health, we need quality produce to come into the neighborhood," KCK resident Sarah Armwood-Moses said.

But that’ll change soon.

On Thursday the city held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Merc Co+Op. It’s a community-owned grocery store with affordable food options.

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