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…

MILDRED — While the fiddle player sawed off the dizzy opening notes of Bob Wills’ “Take Me Back to Tulsa” on the stage in the back room, Charles Blagg was browsing the refreshments cooler up…

MILDRED — The Mildred Store was host Saturday to the crew of “The Last Butterflies,” an apocalyptic film featuring actor Cooper Andrews, best known for his role as Jerry in the TV series “The Walking…

MILDRED — In the years since they’ve taken over the Mildred Store, Loren and Regena Lance have continued to do what they could to breathe life into a largely overlooked part of Allen County. Their…

MILDRED — An assortment of craft vendors will descend upon Mildred Saturday for a fall festival celebration. As of Thursday, 13 vendors had signed up to offer their wares, event organizer Regena Lance noted. “And…

MILDRED — Loren and Regena Lance have big plans for the Mildred Store. Of course, take a tour around at the property and you’ll see that’s always been true. In just eight years, the Lances…

Two Allen County food providers made national news Thursday as the CBS Evening News highlighted the plight of rural food deserts. The Mildred Store and Humanity House, along with a grocery store in St. Paul,…

Six storm shelters should be installed in five separate parts of the county by the end of this month. A property owner near Carlyle agreed to allow the county to place a shelter there, after…

MILDRED — Loren and Regena Lance are ringing in the holidays starting Sunday with an open house for the Mildred community. “We normally do a Christmas bazaar, but we found out Kincaid was doing something…

The Osage Township trustees raised around $3,000 to fund the renovation of the entryway to Mildred’s Fairview Cemetery. The group succeeded in their goal of finishing the work before Memorial Day.