Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Nelson's Food Pride grocery store owner Julie Johnson stands in the aisle with Swedish goods at her family's grocery store in Oakland. She tries to know the name of every customer who enters. "That's small-town business," she said. "Somebody has a birth and we hug them, and they have a death and we hug them."
Over the past 25 years, Dollar General stores have become a fixture of the retail landscape in rural Nebraska. Now, there are 142 chain "dollar" stores - 115 of them Dollar Generals - in Nebraska towns with a population smaller than 10,000.
OAKLAND - If you drive down U.S. Highway 77, you won't see the grocery store that has managed to keep afloat in this town for more than 100 years. It's five blocks off the highway, on Oakland's main drag.
What you will see is a bright yellow sign, beckoning highway drivers to make a pit stop. You'll see the beige cinder block storefront and metal warehouse...
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