The 2019 Chilton Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Citizens of the Year are Kim & Nancy McKeen, owners of Chilton Farm & Home located at 519 North Madison Street. They have owned and operated the store, serving Chilton and the surrounding communities, for 24 years.

Kim McKeen is a long-time board member for the Chilton Chamber, serving two years as president. He is also a board member for the United Fund of Chilton. He has served in leadership roles for numerous Chilton Chamber committees, including the Chilton Crafty Apple Festival, the "Think Chilton" Campaign, the Road Construction Sweepstakes (held during the Madison Street Construction), and the "Christmas On Us" city-wide promotion. He is truly a champion for small business in Chilton.

Nancy McKeen has served as a board member for the Chilton Area Community Foundation and is active in multiple ministries at Faith Alliance Church in Chilton, including the "Deaconess" Ministry helping the needy, AWANA (religious education) ministry, and the Nursery Ministry.

The McKeens are described as the "kindest, most unselfish people" those nominating them have ever met. One of the most heartfelt nominations came from their own store employees.

Kim and Nancy McKeen met at an Ace Hardware store in Antioch, Illinois. It was Nancy's first job after high school and Kim was her boss. Her mom didn't want her to date him because she could have lost her job if the relationship didn't work out. Nancy told her mom that hardware was not her life.

They got married the year after that and lived in Burlington, Wisconsin for ten years. Kim got a job with Farm and Home which had five stores in the company. They moved around the state as Kim managed three of the stores.

In 1996 the McKeens had the opportunity to buy the Chilton Farm and Home store along with Kim's sister Colleen and her husband Dwight. in 2016, Colleen and Dwight retired, and the McKeens became full owners.

Kim and Nancy have four great children - Justin, Jared, Jamie and Jordan. Their spouses are Colleen, Katy, Justin and Erin. The McKeens' have five grandchildren - Aidan, Addison, Chloe, Fiona and Thomas.

After the kids left home, Nancy found a horse to love and Kim bought a motorcycle. Nancy loves spending time at the barn helping with chores. Kim plays golf with their three sons and shoots guns with their daughter. They love traveling when they can and spending time with family.