Community rally as ConAgra plant fire displaces 2300 workers
In Garden City a major fire at ConAgra Beef Co left 2300 employees jobless and facing tough choices. The community bands together to support displaced workers while hoping for plant reopening, stressing mutual need among all local businesses and residents.
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ConAgra Beef Co
ConAgra
Garden City
IBP
St. Catherine Hospital
USD 457
Wal-Mart
Salvation Army
Nancy Casarez
Emmaus House
Casarez
Rescue mission bills rise as fuel costs bite Kansas shelters
Across Kansas rising natural gas prices strain budgets for aid groups aiding the elderly, disabled and poor. Topeka Rescue Mission and Inter-Faith Ministries report higher utility bills and tighter finances, while shelters from Garden City to Wichita face growing needs and uncertain donations. The effort to assist 2,000 plus nightly shelter guests and 115,000 meals last year continues despite harsher winter costs.
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Topeka
Wiiter
Topeka Rescue Mission
Barry Feaker
Feaker
Kansas
Wichita
Inter-Faith Ministries
Salvation Army
Rebecca Dickson Simmons
Missouri
Kansas City
Olathe
Lawrence
Simmons
Hutchinson New Beginnings
Suzy Christopher
Christopher
Elmer Morris
Morris
Hope Center
Inter-Faith Inn
Sandy Swank
Inter-Faith
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