Hunter’ s Electronics
~ story and photos by Chrissy Alspaugh
Hunter Riebl underestimated the community’ s excitement for his business. But great things can happen when you’ re the only game in town. Or actually county, in his case. Hunter’ s Electronics opened in September, allowing residents to stay local for computer and cell phone service and repair, large-format printing, UPS shipping, and much more. Located at 30 E. Washington St., the business also carries an array of electronics and gadgets, ranging from cell phone cases and wireless chargers to selfie sticks and remote-controlled quadcopter drones.
“ It’ s a great idea,” said Nashville resident Scott Hash, who recently stopped by Hunter’ s Electronics for a cell phone repair estimate.“ Otherwise you have to go to Bloomington or Columbus.”
Truth be told, Hunter is as pleasantly surprised as anyone by the overwhelmingly positive reception the store has received from residents.
At just 21, he admits that owning a business— particularly in Nashville— wasn’ t really his plan. After graduating from Brown County High School, he knew he wanted to spread his wings and enrolled at Huntington University in northern Indiana. Studying business management and computer science, Hunter said it was obvious by his sophomore year that he lacked passion for the path he was on. He withdrew from school and worked a while maintaining technology for an HVAC company and later running robotic welders in a factory. It wasn’ t long before Hunter returned to his hometown and landed a job at an Internet and
20 Our Brown County Jan./ Feb. 2016