March 28, 2024

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Osceola Farm and Home opens in new location after last year’s fire

Like a phoenix, Osceola Farm and Home is rising from the ashes.

After a fire destroyed the longstanding business last fall, which had been located on West McLane Street in the center of town, a new building is opening in a new location.

“It’s like having a new home when you’ve been turned out of your home because, for all of us, our daily lives were turned completely upside down and inside out,” said Jeff Edwards, who owns the business with his brother Patrick Edwards. “You know, the first few days after the fire, we were just all wondering, ‘Where do we go and what do we do now?’ So, it was a real blessing to be able to get something started and get a place going where we can get back in operation.”

The street address for the new store is 2550 College Drive. It’s west of Walmart and Southwestern Community College’s Osceola Center.

Soft opening

A soft opening was planned for Monday, Nov. 16. The plan is to have an official grand opening after the first of the new year. However, the business is still planning to have their Black Friday sales promotions.

Hours of the new store are similar to the old location’s hours. They are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

For the past year, temporary offices for Osceola Farm and Home were located at Salford, which is situated between Subway and McDonald’s. As of Thursday, Nov. 12, they were moved out and getting ready to go for their new location.

The new place has many of the same products customers have come to expect Osceola Farm and Home to have, as well as a broader selection and deeper inventory to help them find what they want and have more of it on hand.

The sales floor is approximately twice the size of the old store. The new building is just a little less than twice the size of the old building.

“The space is all on one level and it’s more efficiently used. So, we’re getting more space out of the same amount, I guess you could say.”

The store’s tire shop will also be back for customers, too.

Edwards said almost all of the employees from the old store have returned except for a few that had to move on for various reasons.

Old location

As for the old store’s location, Osceola Farm and Home still owns the land. However, it is considered “for sale,” but nothing is official on what will be done with it yet.

A sign will be up at the old location to help people navigate their way to the new location. Edwards also recommend checking out the business’ Facebook page for more updates.

“It’s much bigger. It’s much easier to get around. It’ll be easier parking, easier to get in and out of the space. It’s close to the interstate,” Edwards said. “So, for a lot of our customers who don’t live right in Osceola, it’s a little more convenient.”