BUFFALO CENTER, Iowa — You’ve heard the stories from rural America about struggling stores on small-town main streets. This is not one of those. “This machine probably was built about 1930s,” Tim ...

The Canterbury Country Store is closing due to economic challenges and the consolidation of food distribution companies favoring big over small.

A former electric company executive left his corporate career to run a small-town country store. The store owner, Bob Ryan, provides free food to community members experiencing food insecurity. Ryan ...

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