— After 25 years serving up ice cream and burgers, a destination eatery in downtown Farmland is closing, an apparent victim of the pandemic, the economy and tragedy. A July 19 post on the Facebook page of The Chocolate Moose broke the sad news that the diner and soda fountain would be closing as of Saturday, Aug. 6. The couple were looking for a new venture, "So we decided to jump into the restaurant business," Mark Davis told The Star Press at the time. The restaurant went through a few owners and incarnations before being purchased by the Davises, but always featuring the old-style soda fountain ever since it opened in 1997. Any soda fountain fans seeking that experience today will need to make that drive before Aug. 6.

Source: The Star July 29, 2022 12:28 UTC