It's going to be a "blue Christmas" as your chances to shop "blue light" specials are coming to an end.

The Kmart stores located in both Charles City and Algona will close their doors for the last time in February of 2020. Transformco will be shuttering the doors to 96 Sears and Kmart stores stating, that it's "difficult but necessary decision to streamline our operations."

And so comes the end of an era...in just 4 months, if you want to shop Kmart, you'll have to do it on-line or travel out of state to Minnesota or Wisconsin.

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