August 19, 2019: This is not a Kmart in Iowa; this is the one in International Falls, Minnesota, that was in the nationwide round of Kmart closures announced in September and closed Dec. 16. It will be the last Kmart I bought something in. This blog spares no expense in bringing you pictures of big-box stores.
KCHA radio says the Algona and Charles City Kmarts, the last in the state of Iowa, will close on Sunday. KCHA also says Floyd County’s unemployment rate is the second-highest in the state.