News Briefs: Oct. 11, 2018

PULLMAN ACE TO DEPART

Ace Hardware in Pullman Oct. 3 started a closing sale with discounts of up to 75 percent. The business, located in the former Safeway space at the Wheatland Mall, was started by Paul and Jan Strohbehn of Dayton 12 years ago. The mall store space had been vacant for two to three years after Safeway moved to its present site on Bishop Boulevard.

Paul Strohbehn said at one time they had intended to move to Pullman, but they eventually decided to stay at Dayton and have been "burning up the miles" to operate the business.

He said the building has been sold to a property manag...