For the first time in 76 years, Werner Do It Best Hardware is no longer owner by a Werner.
On Oct. 2, Kirk and April Westring bought the business from Tim and Jill Werner.
Martin and Mildred Werner started a seed business in 1947, sold seed, but it was their son, the late Bill Werner, and his wife, Karen, who turned it into a hardware store after buying the business in 1965.
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