A western Kansas town is on the brink of losing its only grocery store. The owner of Ellis Hometown Foods told KSN that he is planning to close the store by the end of April, unless he finds a buyer. Jeff Geschwentner said he is getting ready to retire, but so far, no one has stepped forward to keep the store running. Geschwentner will keep stocking perishables, meat, dairy, fresh produce and frozen items until the first part of April. Other items will not be restocked. The store will close once everything is sold.
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A Route 66 mom-and-pop shop celebrates more than a century of service to its community. “Their sandwiches,” said 8-year-old Haylan McCorkle. Nelson’s Old Riverton Store returnees tell us it’s those sandwiches and other key elements that’s helped shape its history, including history made on Route 66. “The drinks, sandwiches and the snacks,” said 7-year-old Rayner McCorkle. The store first opened its doors March 20, 1925, a year before Route 66 was created. Since then, it’s served countless people—including regular Micah McCorkle.
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The City of Galena is asking for the public’s help finding a missing piece of equipment. Between 7:00 p.m. Wednesday and 1:00 p.m. Thursday, a Drager 8000 monitor was stolen from the area of 3rd Street and Main. The city was renting the device to keep track of local air quality.
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Regional planners are expecting a boom in demands for short-term rentals when thousands of soccer fans descend on the Kansas City metro for the World Cup this summer. To prepare, city staff are looking at ways to register and ensure safety at short-term rentals in town. At a meeting Monday, city commissioners will consider a temporary resolution to create a registration system for short-term rentals, like those from Airbnb and Vrbo. Eudora doesn’t currently have any regulations on short-term rentals. The registration system would ask rental owners to fill out a form with contact and property information and submit it to the city. The registration would also include a free assessment from the Fire Department to provide safety recommendations, focused on basic safety measures like smoke alarms and fire extinguishers.  The guidelines will last from May 25 to July 31. After the World Cup, city staff will propose permanent changes to short-term rental guidelines, according to the meeting agenda. 
Read more: The Eudora Times

Potentially hundreds of Topeka city staff didn’t receive their paycheck on time. On March 20, city staff were notified of an issue with their paychecks and that they wouldn’t be paid on time.
“Due to an approval error, staff did not receive paychecks this morning, however, city staff immediately worked to remedy this situation, and staff should receive pay by 1:30 PM, today,” city communications director Daniel Garrett said in a written comment. “Depending on their banks, their accounts may not reflect the deposit until Monday. Staff was notified of this issue at 8:00 AM and updated at noon.” The city’s media team didn’t respond to questions of how many staff members were impacted. Mayor Spencer Duncan said he is in the process of finding out more about the incident. He said he was unsure of how many staff members were impacted but that he was under the impression it was many.
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On Saturday, March 21st, Lindsborg, Kansas will celebrate its annual tradition, Lindsborg Våffeldagen. This translates to “waffle day” in English. Various forms of waffle tasting will be available. Visitors can have their photo taken with Lindsborg Waffle People.
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The Kanopolis Drive-In theater, one of the few remaining outdoor movie theaters in the state, is testing out its brand-new equipment this weekend.
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The National Horseshoe Pitchers Association (NHPA) will have its 2026 U.S. Nationals Horseshoe Pitching Tournament at Rice Park in Hutchinson from May 29 to 31.
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The DRAGON (Downtown Revitalization and Growth of New Business) Grant program began in 2017, and prior to Wednesday evening had awarded $283,705.88 to 24 businesses and organizations, according to City Manager Ethan Reimer.
Read more: Harvey County Now