From the ashes: Noxon faces uncertain future
Laura Johnson, co-owner of Johnson Hardware, at work inside the store in Noxon on Wednesday, Oct. 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The school building in Noxon on Wednesday, Oct. 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kevin Johnson, co-owner of Johnson Hardware, stacks lumber at the store in Noxon on Wednesday, Oct. 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The Noxon Bridge over the Clark Fork River in Noxon on Wednesday, Oct. 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A sign for the former Hereford Bar & Grill outside the current establishment, center, near Noxon on Wednesday, Oct. 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kim Syth, owner of the Hereford Bar & Grill near Noxon on Wednesday, Oct. 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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This is Part Two of a two part series. Read Part One, From the Ashes: The Day Noxon Burned Down, here
Kevin Johnson sidles up to the stretch of countertop by the entrance to his Noxon store and flashes a friendly, but tight smile. He knows what’s coming; he’s heard the questions before about the town's future — from neighbors, customers and friends.
“If I had a quarter for every time somebody said what do you think is going to happen with the town I probably could have rebuilt the store twice," he said on a Friday morning in mid-September last year.
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