The small but mighty community of Mildred remains positive about its prospects, Marcia Davis told Allen County Commissioners at their meeting Tuesday morning. “They like that it is quiet, that everybody helps each other, and…

Allen County Commissioners signed off on a grant application Tuesday that will go towards paying emergency management salaries. Jason Trego, emergency management director, said the application is submitted yearly. Last year the county received “about…

MILDRED — Charley Pogue of Blue Mound frequently drives the 10 miles to The Mildred Store. When family members from Lawrence were visiting this weekend, he brought them to the store’s 10th anniversary celebration.  They…

A decision to sell the city-owned Erie Market highlights the challenges of keeping a grocery store in a very small community. It’s a struggle some communities in Allen County — Humboldt, Moran, Mildred — know…

Iola High School baseball and softball players filled the community building at Riverside Park Tuesday evening as a show of support for ballfield updates. City Council members discussed a proposed contract for services with Mammoth…

Fairview Chapel is experiencing a renaissance of sorts. The small chapel, located 2 miles east of Mildred on West Virginia Road, has sat largely vacant over the decades. Recently, members of the Methodist churches in…

Easter fun abounds this weekend with several egg hunts and festivities across the area. Iola The Iola Recreation Department offers an Easter Candy Hunt at Riverside Park starting at 9 a.m. Saturday. The hunt is…

Thanks to a concerned citizen in Mildred, a storm siren was recently found to no longer be working in the small community. Allen County Emergency Management Coordinator Jason Trego noted to county commissioners Tuesday morning…

Basic party philosophies surfaced in exchanges between Republican Denise Apt of Iola and Democrat Doug Walker of Osawatomie at a candidate forum here Wednesday night. The two are competing for the state senate seat being…

MILDRED — It’s been a century since Mildred’s halcyon days. At one time, the little burg at the northeast corner of Allen County had a population of more than 2,000, with a cement plant that…