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By Damon Stone, Staff Writer Positioned at 135 East Main Street, West & Taylor Culinary Co. will offer grab and go home cooked meals around lunch. Scottsville-native Christina Williams, the owner and chef at West & Taylor Culinary Co., explained that she will do family sized meals, along with catering events, having operated out of…

The January 7, 2016 edition of The Citizen-Times it was shared that the Lady Patriots won the 2015 South Central Bank Halton Classic tournament, with Jordan Brooks, the senior point guard, earning several tournament MVP honors. By the end of the tournament, Brooks brought her career assists mark to 448, breaking the previously held all-time…

Med Center Health recently announced that their Health & Wellness Expo 2026 will return this Saturday, January 10 from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Sloan Convention Center in Bowling Green. The annual community event will offer a wide range of free health screenings, live demonstrations, and giveaways from health experts, safety agencies and…

By Damon Stone, Staff Writer Positioned at 110 North Court Street, EZ Mailbox Store specializes in various roles, providing a place to make mailing easy, as the name implies. J.C. Cotcher, the owner and manager of EZ Mailbox, explained that the business specializes in shipment, packing materials, returns, mailboxes, making copies, selling some office and…

The January 2, 1986 edition of The Citizen-Times shared that the Chamber of Commerce held their annual judging of Christmas decorations for businesses, having been judged on December 23 the previous year. Gloria Madison, the president of the Chamber at the time, presented the plaques to the winners, including Stovall’s Prescription Shop, with Larry Stovall,…

By Damon Stone, Staff Writer The Allen County Primary Center recently unveiled a mobile classroom, being that of a bus that was named “Cadet,” that had been flipped to act as a classroom for early learning, with the goal of encouraging parents to enroll their children into preschool. Matt Shepherd, known at the school as…

The December 25, 2014 edition of The Citizen-Times saw the announcement that broadband internet access was soon to be installed to cover the Amos and Mt. Zion areas in Allen County. The East Allen Volunteer Fire Department hosted an official groundbreaking ceremony on December 18 that year, with it being the next step to the…

By Chris Cole, Staff Writer On Tuesday, Dec. 16, Melissa Shipley, the Allen County Public Library’s Children’s Librarian, partnered with Dr. Mark Huntsman of the Friends of the Scottsville L&N Depot for a reading of the 1985 Christmas story “The Polar Express” written by Chris Van Allsburg. In 2004 the story found in the book…

Staff Report Candidate filings are underway in Allen County for the 2026 election cycle, with a growing field of candidates filing for county and municipal offices ahead of next year’s elections. Countywide Offices: Dennis Harper and Rob Herrington have both filed as Republican candidates for county judge/executive. Sarah Constant has filed as a Republican for…

The December 17, 1970 edition of The Citizen-Times saw the announcement that the Allen County Patriots won two games, each between Daviess County and Central City, and lost one game against the Bowling Green Purples. Against Daviess County, the Patriots scored 65-58, with Danny Spurlock having scored 21 points and 20 rebounds on the previous…