Originally started as the Tyrone News Agency at the corner of Pennsylvania Ave. and 10th St., the business was relocated across the street. Mark Laird bought the business in 1954 and relocated it to 24 W. 10th St. (Sims Jewelry) in 1957. In 1967, he bought the corner building (Aults Grocery) and combined it into one building. This explains the step up into the cards and gifts area. The store was named the MI Gift Shop — for Mark and his wife, Ingrid. 
    The current owners, Monika and Jim Kost, have changed the name of the business to Monika’s Cards & Gifts. 
    Earlier, these buildings housed the Stewart Ice Cream Plant and Parlor.