St. John receives grant funds to improve Main Street

ST. JOHN — The St. John Project Fund, a non-profit started by St. John locals, received a $3,000 private grant from AgWest Credit Services to add to their funding to improve Main Street in St. John.

St. John Project Fund President Jessiann Loomis said that the group has also received private funding through a trust for $18,000 and has been able to raise approximately $10,000 to move forward with their projects.

Loomis said that the non-profit is starting with a longer project doing repairs to some storefronts that have sat vacant for a while and are in disrepair.

Almost all of the St. John bus...