Springfield Restaurant Is Closing

A Lone Star Steakhouse, located at 1661 W. First Street, will close its doors at 11 p.m. on Saturday.

Slow sales have made the location unprofitable for the company, according to General Manager Christina Sommerville.

Sommerville said all the Springfield employees were offered positions at other Lone Star locations in Columbus and Dayton, with more than half accepting those jobs.

"We want to do whatever we can to help our employees, especially in this tough economy," Sommerville said.

The restaurant has been open for a little over 16 years, making it one of the first restaurants in that stretch of Bechtle Avenue, serving the community long before the newer choices along the recently developed portion of North Bechtle, she said.