The Millbrook Ledger
Life & Opinion editor
Darlene Shue
Darlene Shue spent eighteen years running the front office at Millbrook Elementary before she started writing for the Ledger's Life section in 2019, which is why she can get a retiring librarian or a county fair judge talking inside of five minutes. She also edits the paper's opinion submissions, trimming guest columns down to the argument that's actually in them. She still keeps a shoebox of thank-you notes from sources who told her nobody had asked them that before.
Latest from Darlene
After 41 Years, Millbrook's Head Librarian Turns the Last PageVivian Okonkwo-Baird started shelving returns part-time in 1985. This month she locks the Millbrook Public Library's front doors as director for the last time.
The Downtown Bike Lane Is Working. Don't Rip It Out.A year after the protected bike lane on Court Street divided downtown, a shop owner who worried about losing parking says the data — and her own register — have changed her mind.
150 Years In, the Millbrook County Fair Still Smells Like Funnel Cake and DieselThis year's Castellan County Fair marked its sesquicentennial. A look back at how a Civil War-era livestock show became the week half the county still plans its summer around.