Olmsted County pledges $200,000 to Channel One amid SNAP concerns

Olmsted County pledges $200,000 to Channel One amid SNAP concerns

ROCHESTER — Olmsted County commissioners issued a challenge as they committed $200,000 of an estimated $400,000 need to provide food and infant formula to people who could end up losing federal benefits in November. “I think we have partners out there who can step forward,” County Board Chairman Mark Thein said Tuesday, noting commissioners can use tax dollars to fill have the need and challenge residents to fill the other half The county commit…