Kokomo is actually the next closest store but it's an hour away. It's unlikely that another one will open here. The town is like a ghost town. The mall is nearly empty and there are more stores closed than not. There's a big money family here that can somehow prevent new stores from coming in (I think they are on the city council and have a lot of pull). I have no idea why they do it, at least for stores that would not compete with their own business. But several stores and factories have wanted to build or open here and they put a stop to it right away. It took the walmart more than 2 yrs of negotiations to finally be allowed to open the supercenter.