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…