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The February 15, 1990 edition of The Citizen-Times shared that the winners of the Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Contest were chosen, with them being shown throughout the edition. The winners in the Little Miss Tiny Valentine Pageant, consisting of girls from ages two to three, included second runner-up Stephanie Ann Sullivan, the 1989 Little Miss…

By Chris Cole, Staff Writer Over the last week of January, the board of the Allen County Public Library met to fill the position of Library Director. Sheila Stovall, who had held the position since October of 2005, had retired. Amanda Woods, the long time children’s librarian and assistant library director, was appointed to be…

The February 7, 1974 edition of The Citizen-Times celebrated Diane Murphy’s choosing as the “Basketball Sweetheart” at Allen County High School on the previous Friday, during a 66-62 game against Caverna. Murphy at the time was a varsity cheerleader, and is the daughter of Chloe Murphy, who lived on West Locust Street at the time,…

By Chris Cole, Staff Writer The last week reminded Allen County Judge-Executive Dennis Harper of another big ice storm that hit the area. “It was around in 1994 but I wasn’t in the position I’m in right now,” he said right as he was checking on work crews and keeping track of which areas of…

The January 20, 1994 edition of The Citizen-Times shared a similar situation to what Allen County is facing as of writing, in that of a winter storm that blanketed the region in ice and snow. Six inches of snow fell over the county, after freezing rain had swept through the county from late Sunday night…

By Damon Stone, Staff Writer Throughout the weekend of Saturday, January 24 and Sunday, January 25, Scottsville, Allen County and a large portion of the country, saw a historic winter storm, with the region being coated in ice and snow. David Burch, the mayor of Scottsville, explained that, at the time of writing, there are…

Editor’s Note: Due to the severity of the incoming storm, the following shortened Mayor’s Notes has been uploaded, and will in next week’s edition in its entirety. By David Burch Mayor Bear in mind that this column was submitted before the weekend’s weather. In it, I outline preparations on the eve of the storm. I…

The January 23, 1964 edition of The Citizen-Times saw the announcement that bids were opened on the prior Tuesday on the construction of a proposed city-county building, which would be located on West Main Street across from the post office at the time. It was reported that 11 total bids were received, ranging from $649,000…

By Chris Cole, Staff Writer For a little over 20 years, Sheila Stovall has been the woman who has directed the Allen County Public Library. During her tenure she has overseen a move into a new location and building, helped the library adapt to technology such as E-readers, helped establish free, online educational courses, undertaken…

The January 13, 1983 edition of The Citizen-Times saw the announcement that new red lights, installed at the intersection of US 31-E South and US 231 were put into operation on the previous Monday, with the lights still being in operation today. It was also reported that Mrs. Marjorie Egolf, a teacher at Scottsville Elementary…