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…