Mayberry's to close

I just found out today that downtown Washington will take another economic hit. Mayberry's restaurant is slated to close this weekend. The business has been listed for sale, but owner Brad Portenier said he would be closing the doors Saturday.
It's been a tough year for downtown, with several businesses closing. This is quite unusual compared to the last couple years where more businesses have opened then closed.
But I suppose this is the cycle of life in a small time. I just hope a buyer of the restaurant steps up because these are three big buildings that brought a lot of economic activity to downtown.

Hail hits southern Lincoln Township

A hail storm followed by "green snap" (which means the wind blew so hard it snapped the plants) hit crops in southern Lincoln Township last Thursday. Many fields were devastated by the weather occurrence, which is too bad considering much of the crop in the rest of the county looks amazing.