The April 8,  1965 edition of The Citizen-Times saw the announcement that the Allen County High School band had received high ratings during an annual music festival in Bowling Green on April 2 and April 3 that year. The festival saw over 1,000 musicians from 42 schools compete, with the ACHS band receiving 13 superior…

By Chris Cole, Staff Writer Since 2014, Sandra Wood has been the owner of Tiki Tans and Southern Grace Collection. Loyal patrons have come to her to get their skin looking good after long winters and she’s always been a business woman that people could trust. Yet on Thursday, April 3, the heavy rains came…

The April 4, 1963 edition of The Citizen-Times saw the announcement that Mt. Zion had won the County Elementary Basketball Tournament, which was held at Allen County High School. Zion had beaten teams from Petroleum with a score of 45-23 and Allen County with a score of 21-11, with Allen County achieving second place in…

By Chris Cole, Staff Writer If the saying that “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” is true for people, it might also be true for police dogs, too. The amount of training both they and their handlers go through is incredible and for 30 years, Jason Hanley with OnPoint K9 has…

This week, we will look back on the March 19, 1953 edition of The Citizen-Times, which saw the announcement that the Allen County Patriot Basketball team, under the tutelage of James E. Bazzell, won the fifth regional championship against Bowling Green. The 10-man team had a lead over their Warren County adversaries by 39 to…