Sorry, but the video you are requesting is unavailable at this time, or unplayable on your platform! Melissa Rosales, NET News March 5, 2021 - 6:27am After opening 17 years ago, Bayard’s only grocery closes today. The Western Nebraska city is coming together to find a solution to keep the town’s food options alive. Bracing For Impact Customer Billy Estes describes grocery-owner Gary Moening as the soul of the store who's usually working at the meat counter (Photo Courtesy Billy Estes).Every morning, Crystal Wood visits Bayard Grocery on Main Street. She walks on the pink tiles, through six aisles, and checks out vegetables in the store’s sole cashier lane. The clubhouse manager for Chimney Rock Golf Course and Restaurant depends on the grocery store every day to cook meals for her guests. But that changed when the owners of the grocery announced in January they were retiring and closing the store. They’ve been trying to sell for years.