The Sedalia rumor mill had the former Goody’s location in the Sedalia Crossings shopping center filled a few times. It was going to become a national chain pet retailer, then the new home for the Workforce Development Board and finally a Chuck E. Cheese’s kids-oriented pizza-and-play restaurant.
But the space has been filled by Save-A-Lot, described by company spokeswoman Chon Tomlin as a chain of discount, limited assortment grocery stores with about 1,200 locations across the U.S.
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