Pharmacy closing

By: 
Pat Racette

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Moads calling it quits after 33 years in business

 

Longtime owners of four pharmacies in Butler County, Joan and Randy Moad, are calling it quits.

The couple recently sent out letters to customers in Allison, Clarksville, Greene and Nashua Pharmacies, letting them know they no longer would be taking prescriptions after Dec. 7.

The Moads sold their business to Hy-Vee, who will be getting delivery vehicles and staff to handle all the pharmacies’ customers. Hy-Vee in Waverly will be the headquarters.

As far as the Moads’ employees, Hy-Vee will interview anyone interested for floral, pharmacist, pharmacy technician and sales clerk positions.

“Hy-Vee is making an investment,” Joan said, the Clarksville pharmacist for the last 23 years. “We wanted our customers to be left in good hands, and we thought they were the best ones to do that.”

The Moads closed down Dows Pharmacy last year, before stopping business at Dumont Pharmacy five months ago. Allison is the only location holding on to their store, changing its name to Allison Variety, Hardware and Floral and keeping the photo machine, floral part, blood pressure machine, computers and hardware.

“When I closed Dumont last July, I had no designs of selling this business,” Randy said, Allison’s pharmacist. “But as we thought of selling Clarksville, it began to become apparent that it was going to have to be all or nothing. 

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