Around the Web: Community rallies to save Montana hardware store

In an article by the Billings Gazette, Melstone, Mont., residents, anxious over the fate of local hardware store Lazy JC Drug and Hardware, are attempting to create a cooperative to purchase the store and keep it running in the event that current owner Anne Coles, 60, decides to retire.

The residents will need to raise approximately $500,000 to purchase the store and its inventory. They are selling shares to Montana residents for $250 or preferred shares for $2,500.