The meeting consisted of 27 agenda items. Clason and company approved Nos. 1, 12, 13 and 14 before she moved to No. 19, which dealt with the ban.

It passed unanimously, and attendees cheered and clapped. Then most journalists left, and the town went back to business.

Before the meeting, Clason said that despite increased media attention, she wasn’t necessarily tired of talking about the ban.

“It is something that needs addressed, but as far as does it impact anything in Henryetta? No. Has it ever impacted Henryetta? Not to my knowledge,” she said.

Except for once this February.

Shelly Emerson, who works at the shop and event center, said she was initially puzzled by the ban.

She’s not from Henryetta and wasn’t familiar with it. Amid the controversy, she’s seen an uptick in business at the shop. So, despite the canceled dance, she sees the experience as primarily positive, she said.

“I think it’s a good thing, honestly,” Emerson said. “It’s just kind of made it come back in the picture where they say, you know, we can get rid of this.”