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PRESCOTT - After operating a convenience store in Prescott for eight years, the Walla Walla Farmers Co-op said it will close the retail operation just before Christmas, leaving only one grocery store in the town.

"It wasn't profitable for us," said Doug Nelson, the co-op's controller in Walla Walla. "It was more a service to the community."

The fueling station will remain open, though customers will need to open an account with the co-op to get gas and diesel because the station will not dispense fuel using credit cards, he said.

The store has two employees, one full-time staffer who may be tr...