Grocery Store

Wichitans who live in the Planeview neighborhood on the southeast part of town welcome a new grocery store Wednesday. The Save-A-Lot Store at George Washington boulevard and Pawnee opened to customers after a ribbon cutting ceremony in the morning. Until now, residents didn't have many options in the area for a discount grocery store. It also employs 25 people, which is also a help to the community You may remember a similar store was planned for the Planeview area, but those plans were scrapped when the developer didn't get tax incentives.

Basic necessities will soon be easier to access for some Wichita residents.  A new grocery store will open in Planeview in November.  The Save-A-Lot store broke ground Wednesday at George Washington Boulevard and Pawnee.  It's the same spot where developers once asked for taxpayer money to help build the store.  But the new developer says that help is no longer needed. A turn of the dirt is going to turn over a new opportunity for those living in Planeview.  "Now I can walk across the street and go to the grocery store.  It makes a lot of difference for me," said Stanley Beard.  That's because right now to buy food, he has to walk a long way.  "I have to walk clear to Pawnee and Broadway which I could hardly do with my bad leg," he said.

Are you a harried shopper who buys whatever catches your eye? Does your grocery bill send you into a state of shock? Consumer Reports shopped for 30 everyday items and says the type of shopper you are makes a big difference. Consumer Reports bought 30 everyday items playing the role of three different types of shoppers. First as the “impulsive shopper” who never shops for bargains. Next as the “savvy shopper” who scours flyers and uses savings cards and coupons.

A woman loading her groceries into a car is robbed at a south Wichita grocery store early Sunday morning. It happened at the Dillons in the 9400 block of east Harry around 1:50 am. Police say a man approached her and took her purse. She tried to hold onto it but the person got away. The man was seen running into an apartment complex area. Officers were not able to locate him but were able to find the purse and an article of clothing they believe the suspect was wearing.

Wichita police arrested two people who they say were involved in a robbery at a grocery store in east Wichita.  It happened just before 9:00 Tuesday morning. Police tell us a teenager walked into the Central Food Mart on E. Central with a bandana over his face, he showed the clerk a handgun and demanded money. As the suspect was leaving, the clerk tripped the alarm and chased after him. The suspect tried to get into a getaway car driven by a woman, but the clerk kept him from getting into the car. The driver took off and the suspect fled on foot.

A trip to the market no longer means a drive out of town for residents of the southwest Kansas town of Minneola. After two years without a grocery store, Minneola's 740 residents came together to open a new Home Town Market. Residents set-up a board and corporation, and sold about 4,000 shares in the community-owned store for $50 apiece. The store opened March 7. In addition to the essentials like milk, eggs and meat, the store even has a deli counter and a gathering place for community members.

A small community launches a campaign to get its residents to buy more toilet paper locally.  It's part of a Buy Local campaign from the Cheney Chamber of Commerce.  But why concentrate on toilet paper? It's a simple idea, encourage residents to buy toilet paper locally.  And while they're there they'll purchase other items, too.  All to help keep local dollars in local pockets. "I read another chamber in Iowa had the idea and seeing it I thought, 'Gosh, that's so simple that everyone could do this,'" said Danielle Young, secretary of the Cheney Chamber of Commerce.

Police in Mulvane are looking for two men they say robbed a Dillon's grocery store Sunday.  Police say an employee opened the door for a man he thought worked there. The two suspects forced their way in, attacked the workers and made them open a safe. The pair then made off with cash. Police think a third person may be involved and was already inside the store at the time of the robbery. That person has been arrested. The workers were not seriously hurt.

Garden City police looking for a man who tried to rob a grocery store Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened just before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Phuoc Dat grocery store on Jennie Barker Rd. Investigators say a man entered the store and asked for money, but he did not get any money. They say he fired several round from a handgun outside the store during a confrontation with the store's owner Police describe the man as 5' 5" tall, about 40-years-old and 190 to 200 pounds.

Whether they come from your garden or the local farmer's market, there's nothing like the taste of homegrown tomatoes.  There's something that makes them taste better than what you can buy at the grocery store.  Now, researchers think they've figured out what that "something" is, and it may some day lead to grocery tomatoes that taste as good as what you grow yourself.  Read more about the research here .

A small community launches a campaign to get its residents to buy more toilet paper locally.  It's part of a Buy Local campaign from the Cheney Chamber of Commerce.  But why concentrate on toilet paper? It's a simple idea, encourage residents to buy toilet paper locally.  And while they're there they'll purchase other items, too.  All to help keep local dollars in local pockets. "I read another chamber in Iowa had the idea and seeing it I thought, 'Gosh, that's so simple that everyone could do this,'" said Danielle Young, secretary of the Cheney Chamber of Commerce.

The approaching storm means big business for grocery, gas and hardware stores. Many people were out Sunday stocking up before they get snowed-in. A storm is brewing and it seems like everyone is at the grocery store. "It's packed though, it's like Christmas time almost , wall to wall," says one customer at Dillons on 21st and Maize Road. The aisles of that store have been packed with people stocking up, since news of the second storm.   " We're actually doing regular shopping but when we got to that aisle all the beans were gone ," says another customer.

Two men get away with cash after robbing a Wichita convenience store. It happened around midnight on Saturday in the 1100 block of North Broadway. Police say employees were closing down the KC Gas and Grocery store when two men came up. One pointed a gun a the employee's chest and told him to let them in and give them the cash in the register. They got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was hurt and police are still looking for the robbers.

A woman loading her groceries into a car is robbed at a south Wichita grocery store early Sunday morning. It happened at the Dillons in the 9400 block of east Harry around 1:50 am. Police say a man approached her and took her purse. She tried to hold onto it but the person got away. The man was seen running into an apartment complex area. Officers were not able to locate him but were able to find the purse and an article of clothing they believe the suspect was wearing.

Update: Prosecutors have charged Phillip Rourke with Aggravated Robbery. Police say he tried to steal a purse from a woman in west Wichita last Thursday. Rourke will be in court for a preliminary hearing on August 18. ----------------- Original Story, August 31 "I'm going to be sore for a few days, but it was worth it" A 92-year old woman wouldn't let go when a man tried to steal her purse. Thanks to 3 good samaritans, the suspect is going to jail and she got her purse back.

Whether they come from your garden or the local farmer's market, there's nothing like the taste of homegrown tomatoes.  There's something that makes them taste better than what you can buy at the grocery store.  Now, researchers think they've figured out what that "something" is, and it may some day lead to grocery tomatoes that taste as good as what you grow yourself.  Read more about the research here .

Police in Mulvane are looking for two men they say robbed a Dillon's grocery store Sunday.  Police say an employee opened the door for a man he thought worked there. The two suspects forced their way in, attacked the workers and made them open a safe. The pair then made off with cash. Police think a third person may be involved and was already inside the store at the time of the robbery. That person has been arrested. The workers were not seriously hurt.

Wichita police arrested two people who they say were involved in a robbery at a grocery store in east Wichita.  It happened just before 9:00 Tuesday morning. Police tell us a teenager walked into the Central Food Mart on E. Central with a bandana over his face, he showed the clerk a handgun and demanded money. As the suspect was leaving, the clerk tripped the alarm and chased after him. The suspect tried to get into a getaway car driven by a woman, but the clerk kept him from getting into the car. The driver took off and the suspect fled on foot.

Are you a harried shopper who buys whatever catches your eye? Does your grocery bill send you into a state of shock? Consumer Reports shopped for 30 everyday items and says the type of shopper you are makes a big difference. Consumer Reports bought 30 everyday items playing the role of three different types of shoppers. First as the “impulsive shopper” who never shops for bargains. Next as the “savvy shopper” who scours flyers and uses savings cards and coupons.

A trip to the market no longer means a drive out of town for residents of the southwest Kansas town of Minneola. After two years without a grocery store, Minneola's 740 residents came together to open a new Home Town Market. Residents set-up a board and corporation, and sold about 4,000 shares in the community-owned store for $50 apiece. The store opened March 7. In addition to the essentials like milk, eggs and meat, the store even has a deli counter and a gathering place for community members.