RED OAK, Iowa, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Joni Ernst issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Latimer Grocery of Franklin County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties.

"Latimer Grocery has stocked the shelves with dedication and delivered for its neighbors year after year," said Chair Ernst. "Under strong leadership, the store continues to raise the standard for what hometown businesses can achieve, all while serving up fresh solutions that keep rural communities thriving."

Founded in 2008 to ensure Latimer, Coulter, and the surrounding communities would ha...