Rumours of the announcement had been floating around social media for a week.
Then, Hy-Vee released a heartbreaking official statement — it's closing its North Ottumwa, Iowa, location.
"We recently announced to our employees that we made the decision not to renew our lease on the North Ottumwa Hy-Vee and will eventually close that location later this year," the official statement, provided to Supermarket News, reads.
