I drove through the Mobil Mart to see what is going on there. It looked as though the place was closed, and that has been confirmed. In the windows there are signs stating that they are, in fact, closed. There is also a note in the window that says something to the effect of, “If you have any questions, call the Antigo Police Dept.” The shelves are empty inside and it looks pretty well cleaned out.
I’m not sure what exactly the deal is here and there may be some interesting news to come on what happened. About 2 weeks ago or so, I noticed 4 police cars in the parking lot. I thought maybe there would be something in the Journal about it, but, so far, there hasn’t been. I hadn’t paid much attention after that evening when the police were there, but, I am sure it wasn’t long after that and the place was closed. I heard that the owner had been struggling financially to keep it open, and so it may just be some kind of coincidence. I will be keeping my eye out for something in the news about it.
****************UPDATE 10/11/08**********
According to the article in the Antigo Daily Journal, the Northside Mobil station will be re-opening. Excerpt from the Journal article: “Sembhi One, Inc., formerly Northside Mobil, will get the necessary beer and cigarette licenses to allow the station to reopen after being shuttered for several months.”
-You can find the entire Journal article HERE.
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