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Dough Haus serves sweet treats to traveling service members

A donation of dozens of doughnuts by the Dough Haus at Hayes sweetened travels for United States service members traveling through Richmond Airport last weekend. Here is how the sweet deal came about: Bethany Ott, whose home is next to the Dough Haus, asked for the donation as her husband Jonathan, retired from the Army after 37 years, was flying out of Richmond to Tennessee on Saturday. “We have a heart for the troops,” said Bethany, and she took the initiative to go next door to see if Dough Haus would send a donation. There she found manager Stacey Key, who is aunt to the owners, Athena and Cody Mercer. Kay said she was happy to help: “from the bottom of my heart. We want to help out wherever we can.” Key packed up dozens and dozens of doughnuts and doughnut holes, and Jonathan took them along to the USO service center at the airport. “The kids in the USO on Saturday morning were all fresh graduates of the Coast Guard Training Center in Yorktown,” said Jonathan, and he added, “When ...

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