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April 15, 2021

Lawrence County Earth Day Ewing Park Clean-Up Scheduled

Lawrence County Earth Day is happy to announce that Boy Scout Troop 806 and the Rotary Club of Ellwood City will be sponsoring/leading a clean-up in Ewing Park on Saturday, April 17th. Those who want to lend a hand should meet at Shelter #8 at 9:30 a.m. and bring a trash bag and gloves. Please follow social distancing guidelines. The Scouts will also be selling Bluebird Houses made from hemlock for $12 at Shelter #8 from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. For more information on these two outstanding local organizations, please reach them at ellwoodrotary@gmail.com and scoutmaster806@gmail.com or visit their Facebook…

April 15, 2021

Imposters Posing as Publisher’s Clearing House Contacting Local Residents; Don’t Be a Victim

With the numerous scams running rampant in our area, one specific scam has been gaining traction recently. According to Mayor Anthony Court, he has received at least four or five phone calls regarding scammers posing at Publisher’s Clearing House. “Unsolicited phone calls are always a scam,” Court said. He said local people have lost out on a lot of money. “I spoke with one lady who lost $18,000 in a similar type of scam,” he said. Publisher’s Clearing House is a legitimate organization. Since 1967, when the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes started, over $315 million in prizes has been awarded….

April 15, 2021

Real Estate Transfers For March 2021

Courtesy of the Lawrence County Recorder of Deeds, below are real estate transfers for March 2021 for Ellwood City and the surrounding areas. ELLPORT BOROUGH: 406 Martin Avenue; Daniel & Joan Bartolomeo to Shari & Timothy Kist for $200,000.00 309 Martin Avenue; Josef Walter Heichel Est. to Brandi Holsinger for $86,000.00 107 Wright Avenue; Garrett & Joe Krummert to Dakota Kriess and Amber Hancheck for $167,000.00 ELLWOOD CITY BOROUGH: 1219 Crescent Avenue; Joselyn Ann Pieri to Flipping on Demand, LLC for $5,000.00 1219 Crescent Avenue; Flipping on Demand, LLC to Darryl & April Simmons for $44,000.00 129 Hazel Avenue; Danette…

April 15, 2021

BC3 Summer Courses To Top 180 In 2021

(Butler, PA) Butler County Community College will offer more than 180 courses this summer to BC3 and guest students in face-to-face classes available at BC3 locations in Armstrong, Butler, Jefferson, Lawrence and Mercer counties, or in online or hybrid formats. The college’s summer sessions enable students to get ahead or to stay on track for graduation, and allow guest students to earn affordable credits that transfer to public, private and online four-year colleges and universities. Face-to-face classes will be available on BC3’s main campus, and at its additional locations of BC3 @ Armstrong near Ford City, Armstrong County; BC3 @…

April 14, 2021

THREE CHEERS: Wolverines Baseball/Softball Victorious, Riverside Pounds ‘Quips

In a rather successful afternoon for the local baseball and softball teams, Ellwood City baseball and softball teams both earned victories while the Riverside baseball team defeated Aliquippa handily. Wolverines Grab Lead In Fifth Inning For Victory Over Freedom Area Ellwood City bounced back from a four run deficit and stole the lead late, defeating Freedom 8-4 on the road Tuesday. Freedom scored four runs in the second inning, but Ellwood City still managed to pull out the victory. The big inning for Freedom came thanks to singles by Viscuso and Snavely and a double by Wolfe. In the second…

April 13, 2021

2021 Ellwood City Festival Postponed

According to its social media post Tuesday evening, the Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Foods, and Entertainment Festival Committee has cancelled its 2021 event. This postponement marks a second consecutive year the festival has been canceled due to coronavirus safety concerns. In its statement: After months of planning and deliberation, it is with deep regret that the Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Food and Entertainment Festival Committee announces the cancellation of the 2021 Festival. We love our community and this decision was not made lightly. It was made in consideration of the safety of our vendors, performers, volunteers, and thousands of visitors….

April 13, 2021

New Castle Woman Indicted on Multiple Drug Counts

PITTSBURGH – A resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced Monday. The four-count Indictment, returned on April 7 and unsealed today, named Deia Eggleston, age 46, as the sole defendant. According to the Indictment, from January 2017 through May 2019, Eggleston conspired with individuals known and unknown to possess with the intent to distribute and distribute Schedule I and Schedule II substances, including acetyl fentanyl, fentanyl, crack cocaine, heroin and cocaine. The Indictment further alleges that on…

April 13, 2021

Borough Council Awards Paving Project; Releases List of Roadways

Ellwood City Borough Council voted unanimously Monday evening to award the bid for the 2021 paving program. The winning bid came from Youngblood Paving of Wampum in the amount of $372,111.24. The amount will be paid from the Liquid Fuel Fund. The following roadways are listed to be paved: Beaver Ave (11th St-13th St.) Lee Way (North St. to College St.) Hazen Ave. (North St. to Bridge St.) Hillside Ave. (Brighton Rd. to 3rd. St.) Madison Ave. (Pershing St. to Foch St.) 6th St. (Railroad tracks to Lawrence Ave.) South 4th St. (Summit Ave. S-the dead end) Fairview Ave. (Beechwood…

April 13, 2021

All Adults in Pennsylvania Are Now Eligible to Schedule COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments

Governor Tom Wolf and the COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force announced that effective Tuesday, April 13th all Pennsylvania adults will be eligible to schedule an appointment for the COVID -19 vaccine. “We need to maintain acceleration of the vaccine rollout, especially as case counts and hospitalization rates have increased,” Gov. Wolf said. “Therefore, just as President Biden has brought forward universal adult access to vaccines from May 1 to April 19, we are moving Pennsylvania’s timeline of universal adult access to April 13.” The Department of Health noted that there is ongoing appointment availability in many parts of the state even…

April 12, 2021

Ellwood City Softball Splits With Keystone Oaks & Union Over The Weekend

The Lincoln High School softball team took advantage of terrific weekend weather and played two games. They lost to Keystone Oaks on Friday and bounced back with a win against Union on Saturday. Keystone Oaks 5 Ellwood City 2 The Wolverines started off strong once again with offense early on Friday in their dual at Keystone Oaks, but were ultimately felled by Keystone Oaks 5-2 Ellwood City plated two runs in the top of the first with two outs as Maria Ioanilli and Kyla Servick collected run scoring singles to put the visiting Wolverines up 2-0 early. Keystone Oaks did…