ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio —

Carolyn Romanowski was emotional watching demolition crews take down the smoldering remains of High on the Hill.

"I had a tear when I pulled up," said Romanowski. "I actually cried for these people. I don't know if they're going to rebuild. They probably can't. I don't know what kind of business owners they were, or family or what — I don't know any of that. I just know I’ve been coming here for 20-something years." Advertisement

Romanowski was one of many folks who watched the demolition of the store. The smoke shop has been a fixture on Route 32 since 1978.

"I just wanted to see. Just wanted to see," another longtime customer, Courtney Wahoff, said while watching fire crews put out the last of the hot spots. "I woke up to a text from my friend saying High o

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