WINCHESTER, Illinois – John Paul Coonrod usually recognizes most of his customers. Lately, though, he says there have been a lot of unfamiliar faces at Great Scott Community Market. The small grocery store opened in Winchester last year in what was once an old shoe store. It stocks standard dried goods, canned goods and craft beer and wine, and has a deli section in the back. Since the start of the pandemic, the store has seen more business than ever. “We’ve settled into a pretty good stasis of sales that are about double, I would say, what they were pre-COVID,” Coonrod said. The business boom, he said, may be coming from area residents and out-of-towners. Lockdown orders have people who live in rural areas traveling less to urban areas for work, and they are likely choosing to shop closer to home. Because of his commute into work, Robin Lyons would usually shop at the Kroger 20 miles away, but now frequents Great Scott Community Market. “This is the time because these are our…