West Chester’s iconic The Cone up for sale as owners retire after 50 years [Video]

WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio — An iconic ice cream shop in West Chester is up for sale.

The owners of The Cone, the Wren family, announced in a press release that “it is time to retire” after 50 years of operations.

The Wrens are known for their “secret recipe” orange and vanilla ice cream at the landmark location, which is shaped like a giant ice cream cone.

The Cone first opened by Ken and Louella Wren in the Lockland-Reading area as the K&W Creamy Whip in 1973 before it moved to West Chester as The Cone in 1995.

Today, The Cone has expanded from its initial cone-shaped store, with a drive-thru, indoor and outdoor seating, walk-up windows, an arcade and much more. In terms of the ice cream itself, The Cone has dozens of flavors of ice cream, sundaes, shakes and malts, floats, “wizzards,” seasonal items and more.

Owner Keith …