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CARROLLTON Two Kroger grocery stores in Greene County are set to close within the coming month, the company said Wednesday. The Cincinnati-based retailer, the largest U.S. supermarket chain by revenue with 2,920 stores nationwide, has stores in Carrollton and White Hall. It s a devastation to the town, White Hall Mayor Brad Staats said. We re going to lose jobs, revenue, it s going to disrupt a lot of people s lives. Aside from Kroger, the closest grocery stores to White Hall are 20-plus miles away, in Greenfield, Jerseyville and Jacksonville. Any of those can be a long trip, Staats said. Staats is hoping the town will get another grocery store, he said, adding that the lack will create issues for residents who don t drive and, instead, walk to the grocery. The price of gas being in the $3-a-gallon range makes it an issue for those who do drive, he said. ....
3:12 am UTC Apr. 16, 2021 Sharon Mercer spent part of a winter Sunday shopping for produce for her extended family. This meant buying groceries for her niece and her small children, along with her niece s parents, who don t drive. Mercer bought produce at Market 309, which opened in January providing healthy food for South Peoria residents. It s one of several options established by not-for-profits since the nearest grocery store to South Peoria closed a move three years ago that created a food desert and left those without regular transportation particularly in a bind. Sometimes we see things start up and then they fizzle. I don t think this is going to fizzle, Mercer said of the market at Logan Recreational Center. ....