Beatrice has a history of dependable long-lasting businesses but one of them is saying goodbye.

The ink will flow no longer at Miller Printery. After almost a century of printing, it's finally time to stop the presses.

Ron Miller bought Miller Printery from his grandfather almost 50 years ago, and it's been full steam ahead ever since. For Ron, the printing business is all he's ever known.

"I worked for my grandfather when I was very young. In fact, I started when I was just 9 years old. I wasn't tall enough, so I stood on a box so I could see the press. That was 60 years ago and I'm still goin'," he said.

Miller owes a lot to his grandfather. Fred W. Miller taught him just about everything there is to know about the printing business.

"I think back to them days and I am just thoroughly blessed to have been associated with my grandfather and I owe him a lot," he said.

Ron was just 19 years old when he bought the business from his grandfather.

"It made me feel very important," he said.

Eventually, Ron's wife Jean joined the operation.

"When I'd come in, why Grandpa Miller said 'If you're going to be sittin' around here you better be doin' something,'" he said.

Grandpa taught her how to handset type, then she came on full-time in 1962.

"In 1960, my wife and I bought this press brand new," he said.

The Miller's two children, Heath and Ronda, were essentially raised in the shop.

"I think at the time I didn't realize how good I had it. I look at a lot of kids now that have to go home to no one or a babysitter or something like that, and I got to spend everyday with my parents," said Ronda Meier, daughter.

"I think I really enjoyed the part of it of being here and being able to have the kids with us and knowing where they were," said Jean Miller.

The Miller Printery has now closed its doors for the last time, but the memories will last forever.

"The printing business has been my life. Really, it's about the only thing I know," Ron said.

"I enjoyed the people that came in. I enjoyed the customers -- made a lot of nice friends through the years," Jean said.

"I really enjoyed the printing business. I wouldn't ever want to do anything else, and I'm going to be very sad to see these old presses go because they're just like old friends," he said.

"I'm going to really miss it. I've been telling Ron that for quite some time, but I'm really gonna miss it," she said.

They may miss the day-to-day operation of the shop, but they'll finally have their first real vacation in 50 years.