Kum & Go logos on gas pumps at 1203 Blairs Ferry Road in Marion are covered up in preparation for transition to the Mega Saver brand Tuesday, August 26, 2025. The large green sticker on the pump is a Mega Saver offer of 11 cents off per gallon when payment is made inside with cash or card. (Photo by Jeff Morrison)
The first tipoff was a transfer of liquor licenses.
KUOO Radio in Dickinson County reported Aug. 14 that city councils in Okoboji and Spirit Lake had approved liquor licenses for Mega Saver, a convenience store chain in the Omaha area with some Florida locations. The license locations were gas stations for Kum & Go, a Des Moines-based chain that was acquired by Salt Lake City-based Maverik in 2023. Maverik announced this summer that it would rebrand all Kum & Go locations in the country and cut the Iowa administrative staff it inherited to “a limited presence.”…