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WLKY’S DREW GARDNER HAS MORE FROM JEFFERSONVILLE. >> FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, SCHIMPFF’S CONFECTIONERY HAS BEEN A STAPLE ALONG SPRING STREET IN JEFFERSONVILLE. >> WITH 128 YEARS BEHIND US, HOPE WE HAVE A FEW YEARS AHEAD. >> THE SHOP HAS SURVIVED MANY TURBULENT TIMES, INCLUDING THE HISTORIC FLOOD OF 1937 THAT BROUGHT WIDESPREAD DEVASTATION TO THE AREA. BUT OWNERS WARREN AND JILL SCHIMPFF ARE WONDERING IF THEY CAN SURVIVE THIS. >> WITH SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE IS SO GLOBAL, SO NATIONAL, IT IS UNBELIEVABLE. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. >> IN RECENT YEARS, SPRING STREET HAS BECOME A BIG DRAW FOR LOCALS AND VISITORS. NOW, CLOSED SIGNS ALREADY DOT THESE STOREFRONTS AS THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC GROWS. THE FEW PEOPLE STILL OUT I LIKELY TO BECOME FEWER WITH THE LATEST ORDER FROM GOVERNOR ERIC HOLCOMB. >> I HAVE SIGNED ANOTHER EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT CALLS ON ALL HOOSIERS TO HUNKER DOWN. STAY-AT-HOME. >> TYPICALLY WITH WEATHER LIKE THIS, THE SHOP WOULD SEE ABOUT 100 CUSTOMERS COME THROUGH THESE DOORS. I CLOSING TIME, THEY ONLY SAW 30. >> THERE IS NO FOOT BUSINESS. WE HAVE MAYBE A FEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE WALKED TO THE BRIDGE. >> THE SCHIMPFFS ARE STILL UNCLEAR IF THEY ARE CONSIDERED AN ESSENTIAL BUSINESS, BUT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS TOLD THEM SINCE THEY ARE TECHNICALLY A FOOD SERVICE THEY CAN OPERATE WITH TAKE-OUT ONLY. IT IS LIKELY THEY WILL HAVE TO DO SO WITH LESS STAFF. >> THE STAFF IS LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT IN STRIDE. WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO? YOU CAN STAMP YOUR FEET AND HOLLER, BUT WHAT GOOD IS IT GOING TO DO YOU? >> HE SAYS THE ONLY THING THEY CAN DO IS WAIT FOR THIS TO PASS, AND HOPE THESE BUSINESSES WILL STILL BE AROUND TO OPEN BACK

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Gov. Eric Holcomb’s stay at home order has many southern Indiana small business owners questioning whether they will reopen after the pandemic.For more than a century, Schimpff's Confectionery has been a staple along Spring Street in Jeffersonville."With 128 years behind us, we hope we have a few years ahead," owner Jill Schimpff said.The shop has survived many turbulent times including the historic flood of 1937 that brought widespread devastation to the area.Owners Warren and Jill Schimpff are wondering if they can survive this."Something of this nature so global so national. It's just unbelievable we don't know what to expect," owner Warren Schimpff said.In recent years, Spring Street has become a big draw for locals and visitors. Now, closed signs already dot many storefronts as the coronavirus pandemic grows.The few people still out is likely to become fewer with the latest order from Gov. Holcomb."I've signed another executive order that calls on all Hoosiers to hunker down. Stay at home," Holcomb said.The shop would typically see a couple hundred customers come through its doors, but at the close of business Monday it only saw 30."There's no foot business. We've had maybe a few people who've walked the bridge," Warren Schimpff said.The Schimpffs are still unclear if they are considered an essential business, but the health department has told them since they are technically a food service they can operate with takeout only. It's likely they will have to do so with less staff. "The staff is like everybody else, you just have to take it in stride. You don't like it, but what else can you do? You can stamp your feet and holler, but what good is it going to do you?" Warren Schimpff said. He says the only thing they can do is wait for this to pass and hope businesses will still be around to open back up when it does.The governor's office has a hot line for businesses with questions about the order and if it applies to them. You can call 877-820-0890, beginning tomorrow at 9 a.m.