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April 1, 2022

POLICE: Weekly Police Blotter

FALSE IDENTIFICATION: Dakota Hincherberg, 29, Ellwood City, is charged with False Identification To Law Enforcement after an incident on March 24th. According to a criminal complaint, at approximately 8:45 p.m. an anonymous caller reported a suspicious male in the area of Sixth Street and Bell Avenue in Ellwood City, walking over the roadway while screaming. Police investigated the area with negative results. Later, at approximately 9:13 p.m., the same caller reported the same male in the area of Seventh Street. Police again responded and located Hincherberg whom possibly had an active warrant for his arrest. Police observed Hincherberg to be…

April 1, 2022

COACH TALK: Riverside Track & Field – Boys Look To Defend, Girls Look To Improve

The Riverside Panthers track & field teams begin their 2022 campaigns with areas of focus and improvement for each with some notable individual athletes set to return. For the boys, defending their WPIAL championship streak will be a point of focus under their new head coach while the girls have high expectations as well and hope to contend for section and playoff titles. RIVERSIDE BOYS TRACK & FIELD The four-time defending WPIAL champion Panthers Boys Track & Field team will be led by a new face this spring. Chelsea Kordecki takes over as Riverside head coach after the retirement of…

April 1, 2022

River Road Clean Up Event Announced

Connect with your community and make it a better place! A Clean Up Event has been schedule on Sunday, April 24th for River Road in Franklin Township. The event, sponsored by Keep PA Beautiful, Berkshire Hathaway& Lions Club, will take place on River Road under the railroad trestle and is schedule to take place from 9:30 a.m. until noon.  A rain date is scheduled for April 30th Contact A&J Agents, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices,TPR amyandjoe@tprsold.com 412-417-1332 For general PICK UP PENNSYLVANIA information: www.keeppabeautiful.org/programs/pick-up-pa/ or contact Michelle Dunn at 877-772-3673 x113 or mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org. TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF COVID 19: Keep Pennsylvania…

March 31, 2022

Panthers Shut Out New Brighton, Coach Oliastro Sets Historical Mark

Three Panther pitchers combined to shut out New Brighton 6-0 Wednesday afternoon, earning the team its second victory of the young season and head coach Dan Oliastro a historical mark – 656 career victories, most in WPIAL History. After striking for the games first run in the fourth inning, Riverside slugger Bo Fornataro launched a homerun in the fifth inning to stake the host Panthers to a 2-0 advantage. Riverside added four runs in the sixth inning. Madden Boehm, Ashton Schlosser, and Fornataro all drove in runs in the pivotal inning. Christian Lucarelli got the win for Riverside. He surrendered…

March 31, 2022

COACH TALK: Ellwood City Track Under New Tutelage

The Ellwood City Track & Field team will be under new tutelage this spring and the group of athletes will look to overcome a bit of adversity. $3.3 million dollars in renovations for Helling Stadium will begin in April. The work includes the installation of a new artificial turf field, new lighting, and a completely redone track. Work that will uproot the Wolverines from a home track, forcing practices to be held at neighboring Riverside’s track facility and all meets to be on the road this season, but none of that will affect the team’s performance according to new coach…

March 30, 2022

Mayor Court Presents Proclamations To Eagle Scouts

Mayor Anthony J. Court had the honor of presenting proclamations to two (2) Eagle Scouts on Monday, March 28, at their meeting held at The First Methodist Church. The Eagle Scouts were Hayden Slade and Grady Smith. Hayden is an 11th grader at Lincoln High School and a member of the Lincoln High School Blue Band Marching Band, LHS Choir, and LHS musical. As of 2021, he was a 6-year Carson Scholar. His Eagle Project was the “Moraine State Park Bicycle Maintenance Station”. Hayden purchased and installed a bicycle maintenance station on the paved bike trail at Moraine State Park…

March 29, 2022

COACH TALK: RHS Softball Building On Success, Baseball Looks To Continue Playoff Streak

Riverside baseball and softball teams both earned playoff berths last season, albeit in the short form of opening round defeats, but this year each program will look to continue to build on their successes RIVERSIDE SOFTBALL: Head coach Gerilynn Cummings has high expectations for her softball squad this year, with a little bit of fine tuning in order. “Now that we’ve gone through the rebuilding process, we’re looking to fine tune the girls,” says Cummings. “The majority have Varsity experience. We’re looking to put the best nine players on the field to give us the best chance to win.” Riverside…

March 29, 2022

Jehovah’s Witnesses Area Congregations Returning to In-Person Meetings

All congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses, including those in nearby Beaver Falls, Zelienople, and Butler, are being encouraged to begin holding in-person meetings during the week of April 1. For most of the last two years, buildings for worship have remained closed globally due to the risks associated with meeting in person. Jehovah’s Witnesses in the U.S. also suspended their public ministry on March 20, 2020. Since that time, they have carried on their ministry through letters and phone calls while holding twice-weekly meetings in a virtual format. Average attendance at these meetings exceeded 1.5 million each week in the U.S.,…

March 28, 2022

COACH TALK: Ellwood City Baseball & Softball Teams Look To Build On Success

Ellwood City baseball and softball teams each earned WPIAL playoffs berths last year and each program will look to continue to build on last year’s success in their respective 2022 campaigns. WOLVERINES BASEBALL: For second-year head coach Chris Weisz, an encouraging 2021 campaign may have laid building blocks for another successful season this spring. “I thought we shocked a lot of people,” says Weisz. “Most people had us finishing 4th or 5th in the section.” The Wolverines (7-3 Section 1-3A, 10-11 overall) finished second in the section and earned a playoff berth in Weisz first campaign. The second place finish…

March 26, 2022

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week of March 28

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. PLEASE NOTE: The Library has partnered with Seneca Library District, Oil Creek Library District, Erie County Public Library and Crawford County Federated Library System for e-books. You can now use the Overdrive or Libby App. to borrow books from the above Libraries. Please call the library with any questions. WE’RE OPEN! The Library is open. Newspapers, magazines and toys will not be available for the time being. Masks are required to be worn, covering mouth and nose, while in…