Keith Vandervort ELY – Following a nearly one-month closure, the Ely Drop and Shop secondhand retail shop is taking steps to have their business license reinstated and could soon reopen. The downtown business at 204 E. Sheridan St. was shut down Feb. 11 by the Ely City Council, which pulled the operation’s business license. The closure was triggered by criminal charges against one of the business’s owners for allegedly selling methamphetamines on the premises. Council members voted 6-0 Tuesday night to conditionally reinstate the business license. One council member was absent from the meeting. The resolution stipulates that all current owners must sign the license, and they are all subject to an acceptable background check. The current owners of the business are Kristen Krings, Casey Moravitz, Rosario Thole and Tina Foster.