Water fountain: Startup offers funds to SNAP users

💡 Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota announced longtime assessor Gail McCann Beatty is out.

• The decision came one day after voters approved changing the county assessor to an elected position. (FOX4)

💡 KC-based tech startup Propel is giving $50 payments to some SNAP users to help cover delayed federal food benefits. (KCUR)

🛍️ Beverly Hills activewear brand ALO plans to open its first Kansas City store on the Country Club Plaza. (The Business Journals)

🎶 KC content creator Clarence Lomax turned one of his viral parody songs into a Wendy's Biggie Bag jingle and stars in the new ad. (Kansas City Star)