Welcome

We are a third generation Mom and Pop store that
takes pride in sticking to tradition and serving
quality cuts and service to the community.

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The original Mom and Pop were V.C. and Hazel
Carter that moved here in 1964 and ran the
business for Hazel and Roland Ehresman, and
bought it in 1977. The Carters retired in 1989 and
daughter Velda, who had since married Mike
Plankenhorn, began operating it and bought it in
1992. Mike and Velda learned a lot from her
parents and continued to grow and strengthen the
business with custom processing of beef, pigs,
lambs, goats, deer, and the occasional buffalo. Mike
and Velda also considered the community needs
and wants and widened the variety of meats
offered on the retail side. Even though Mike and
Velda pushed their twin sons to consider a different
career path due to the extreme hard work and lack

of time away, their son Josh graduated with a
bachelor’s degree from K-State in 2004 and Josh
and his wife Lyndsay, moved back home to be a part
of the business in 2005.

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After MANY years of hard work, Mike and Velda
retired in 2023 and son Josh and wife Lyndsay
proudly bought the family business at this time.
Josh was so thankful to be able to work with his
parents for so many years to comfortably learn all
sides of the business and to be able to ensure the
continued quality of service. With being third family
generation owners, their sons desire to be the 4 th
generational owner, and after much thought and
consideration, Josh and Lyndsay changed the
business name from “Ehresman Packing” to “Plank’s
Meats” in spring of 2026 vowing that the name will
be the only thing to change. The quality and
commitment of service to the community remains
top priority!