As Christmas fast approaches, Santa Claus isn't the only one coming to town. On Small Business Saturday, the residents of Wapakoneta showed up in droves to support local businesses.

WAPAKONETA, OH (WLIO) - Love it or hate it, St. Valentine’s Day is this week. But if you still haven’t picked out a gift for that special some…

As this Mother’s Day approaches, many florists breathing a sigh of relief as the Governor’s Responsible Re-open of Ohio may save one of their biggest sales weekends of the year. Haehn Florist in Wapakoneta has been open in a limited capacity with their greenhouse but have been slowly increasing sales since the announcement that retail can get back up and operating soon. They say their suppliers have been operating and are shipping fresh flowers just in time for mom’s big day. But along with many businesses they wanted to make sure what they are doing is following state guidelines during the pandemic.

The machines at Homestretch Sportswear are up and running, but rather than printing sports logos for local schools, shirts with logos from local businesses are being made by the dozens. It's part of a fundraiser put together by Homestretch, supporting businesses in Wapakoneta, Mercer County, and Southwestern Auglaize County. People can purchase shirts with a portion of the money going back to the business that is printed on the front. It was a way for homestretch to show some love to other small businesses in the area.

Mother's Day is just a few days away and people have been preparing to treat mom to something nice.