The Ravenna Township location of Rivers Garage and Body Shop is going up for auction on Dec. 15 and 16, following the closure of the Portage County staple in May.
Earlier this year, there were some potential buyers interested in the property, but they fell through when they tried to offer the family less than the property was worth, said Nancy Jones, the granddaughter of Opal and Halley Rivers Jones, the couple who owned and operated the shop for many years.
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