From left, Veronica Walters with sister Debbie Booth, who she refers to as her “right hand man,” stand near the grill at Vern’s Place. Booth, when making a random visit to the shuttered diner, discovered a leaky coffee maker had damaged a wall and the floor. Submitted photo

Like many other local business owners, Bobbi Bragg has lostmoney during this time of COVID-19 shutdown at EBE’s Originals and The Store Next Door. Submitted photo