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Hartville Hardware is marking 50 years as part of the Miller familys business operations with special events on June 18.

"Were open to evaluating opportunities," he said. Sommers represents the fourth generation to lead the company, which traces its origin to Sol Miller, a Hartville area farmer who in 1939 decided to open a livestock auction. After the auction was established, Millers wife Soloma opened a lunch counter in the barn. They later allowed vendors to open a flea market. Sol and Solomas son, Howard R. Miller Sr., began managing the auction after his father died in 1958 and bought the business in 1962. H...