Willow Springs Station Restaurant closes abruptly

Another long-time Cheney business has shut its doors.

Willow Springs Station Restaurant is closed, and the status of the restaurant that hosted meetings for local organizations and served as an early morning breakfast stop for many locals is uncertain at this time, owner Mike Hartman said.

Contacted Monday morning, Hartman was reluctant to expand upon the reasons for the businesses closing. Hartman has been attempting to sell the restaurant for about eight years without many takers, and he said it was just time to shut things down.

"Businesses have been opening and closing in Cheney for years,...