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Articles by Cassandra Douglas

November 9, 2016

Election Day at a Glance

Yesterday was quite an intense day for politicians and voters alike; not only was the new president of the United States announced, so were those running for the U.S. Senate, 12th Congressional, and 10th State House. President: Many viewers were on the edge of their seats last night waiting for the result of the 45th presidential election, which was finally announced in the early morning hours. Unexpectedly, Trump prevailed by far over his Democratic opponent -winning 276 electoral votes to Clinton’s final count of 218. As with every election, there are some pretty mixed feelings about the new president. Supposedly,…

November 7, 2016

The Hope House of Ellwood City

First Baptist Church, located on Fountain Avenue, is hosting a community meeting Wednesday Nov. 9 at 7p.m. for all those who would like to be involved with their proposed homeless shelter. The homeless shelter is specified to cater for the needs of full households, not just small households or individuals, which makes it unique to the tri-state county area. The shelter is a donated move-in ready house near the post office in Ellwood City and it will provide a “community” living standard for up to three local families at a time. The shelter will not only house families for up…

November 3, 2016

Ellwood City Art Club Drawing Event

Art is a valuable component to learning and development; it not only allows for an enjoyable experience, but it favors the ability to creatively think. There have been countless studies over centuries to prove the importance of art and how it positively affects specifically young, growing minds. Unfortunately, we live in a society where art is becoming a thing of the past, but the Ellwood City Art Club is determined to continue the legacy of a literally-dying art. Although art is a broad spectrum ranging from literature to painting, the art club hosts occasional drawing classes, hoping to encourage more…

November 1, 2016

Local Family Urges Community Members to Help Save Lives in Honor of Murdered Son

November 15, 2016, will be the third anniversary proceeding the murder of a local man, Richard Hogue. He was fatally shot by Leon Platt after Platt took offense to something Hogue said in the early hours of the morning on November 16, 2013. At the time of his death, Hogue he was only 28 years old. Three years later, the pain of Hogue’s death continues to linger in the hearts of his friends and family, but no one feels the pain quite like his mother who said she still attends counseling in order to cope with the loss of her…

October 25, 2016

Meet the Cast: The Little Mermaid

Lincoln High School will be performing The Little Mermaid as their musical this year. The high school was teetering between choosing The Little Mermaid or the Addams Family for the musical this year, but The Little Mermaid prevailed and the overall feeling about the final choice is excitement. The play will be premiering at Lincoln High School on November 11 starting at 7p.m. This is not a full list of the cast members, we only interviewed the main characters of the play:   Ariel Jordan Gilcherst is a 17 year old senior at Lincoln and this is her fourth year…

October 24, 2016

Photos: Under the Sea Extravaganza

Lincoln High School celebrated their upcoming play, The Little Mermaid, by hosting an “Under the Sea Extravaganza” last Saturday so kids could meet Ariel and all of her friends! The members of cast were dressed in character which provided an opportunity for children to take photos with their favorite characters. The cast also signed autographs in character. Overall, the event was a success. “It was a great time, not only did the children have a blast but so did the cast” one of the event custodians said. The Under the Sea Extravaganza was designed specifically to raise money for the…

October 20, 2016

Police Issues Discussed at the Council Meeting

Several police-force related questions and comments were brought up at this weeks council meeting. Foremost, Judy Dici, one of the council members, asked when the Borough plans to hire a part time officer to help remedy the overtime hours some of the officers are currently getting; according to what was discussed at the meeting, the Borough is still reviewing applications and remain active in the process of hiring a part time officer. An exact date and time an officer should be hired by was not stated. There has been a rumor going around that one of the Ellwood City Police…

October 18, 2016

Council Votes to Pass 12 Million Dollar Bond

Yesterday held Ellwood City’s monthly regular meeting. All of the agendas were passed at this meeting, to view all agenda items click here. There was an exceptionally large number of visitors at the meeting last night, so large that the council meeting had to be moved into the municipal building’s auditorium in order to accommodate all of the visitors. Among the visitors was Aaron Bernstine, a local who is currently running for state representative. Tensions were high and over a dozen visitors publicly spoke in front of council in order to express their feelings about ongoing issues and the upcoming…

October 18, 2016

Aaron Bernstine Promises to Put an End to Utilities Being Used as Tax Tool

Aaron Bernstine, a local to the community and a candidate running for State Representative, was one of many visitors who spoke at the council meeting last night. He was there to express his concerns about the electric contract the Borough is tied into. He introduced himself and gave council his condolences- he said he understands the difficult decisions they sometimes face and that the electric contract being used as a taxation tool for the Borough was in place long before the current council members were voted in, but he further mentioned that he did not believe council is currently making…

October 14, 2016

Ellwood City’s School Board Meeting Brief

Yesterday night Ellwood City Area School District held their monthly school board meeting; many topics were discussed regarding school matters. The meeting had more visitors than normal and a large majority of them were district school bus drivers who wanted to attend the school board meeting in regards to a recent personnel incident involving a school bus driver who was fired- which they believe was unfair. Not much information about the incident is being released currently, but the school board informed the visitors they do not handle the hiring and firing of bus drivers since it’s handled privately by the…