Rural Iowa pharmacy owner tells Josh Turek federal action needed to stay open

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: September 4, 2026

Words: 754

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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COLFAX – Spring City Pharmacy is stocked with medications, hardware supplies, cards, household goods and runs an old-school soda and ice cream bar.

Brad Magg and his business partners decided to keep the pharmacy running in downtown Colfax because they remember it being a staple store while growing up in the small central Iowa community. But, Magg said it’s a losing business, because “insurance companies pay less than it costs to buy …

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