Iolan John Brocker has served on the Allen County Commission for the past seven months. He’d like to stay on a bit longer to see a couple of pressing issues resolved. Doing so will be…

Dear editor, Good morning!! When I stepped out onto my porch to get my mail this morning, a flyer was in my mailbox. You might keep in mind, as you read this, that there was…

In deference to this week’s rain and swollen streams, Allen County Commission Chairman Jerry Daniels encouraged Sheriff Bryan Murphy to research naval assets for his department. The recommendation came during a short  commission session Tuesday…

Allen County commissioners gave their blessings for Loren and Regena Lance to increase their footprint in Mildred. The Lances own the Mildred Store, which they improved and made as a monthly destination for music and…

A proposal by Thrive Allen County first mentioned in April may have gained ground Wednesday night when a group of about 30 local citizens came to learn about VISIT Allen County. John Brocker, county commissioner,…

All elections are important. Tuesday’s primary may be a touch above some we had in recent years. Contentious races for the Republican gubernatorial and Second Congressional District will be decided. Allen County voters will have…

Republicans in Allen County’s Second District will gather Aug. 14 to select a replacement for Tom Williams, who is resigning his County Commission seat. Williams is resigning in order to take a job with the…

Voters in or near Humboldt and LaHarpe will have new polling places to cast their votes during Tuesday’s primary election. Humboldt voters will cast their ballots at the Humboldt United Methodist Church, 806 N. Ninth…

Allen County Commissioner Tom Williams resigned Tuesday, effective Aug. 17, to take a job investigating fraud in the attorney general’s office. Williams, a former Allen County Sheriff, said he and his wife, Margo, expected to…

For the last three months, Iolan Bruce Symes has traveled door to door across Allen County’s crowded third district, introducing himself with this simple opener: “Hello, sir/Hello, ma’am. My name is Bruce Symes and I’m…