OSAKIS — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits got back on schedule in Minnesota Nov. 13, when the federal government shutdown ended, but folks in Osakis are still talking about it.

Osakis’ small grocery store, Market on Main, opened at the beginning of 2024 , and it’s not surprising that it became a place for folks to share their concerns about feeding their families.

“There definitely was a lot of fear,” says owner Twila Myrin. “I heard a lot of fear from people who rely on that assistance. We heard customers talking about it immediately because we host the Outreach Food Shelf once a month here and they do a mobile food pantry and so we had a ton of inquiries of ‘When does the mobile food pantry come? We're scared we're not gonna have food for Thanksgiving’ and th

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