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August 21, 2026

Borough of Ellwood City Announces 2026 Trick-or-Treat Date & Time

Mayor Anthony J. Court announced today that the Borough of Ellwood City Trick-or-Treat will be held on Saturday, October 31st , Halloween evening from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The day will also feature a Halloween Parade at 3:30 p.m., giving families and children an opportunity to show off their creative costumes before the trick-or-treating begins. “The safety of our children is a top priority,” said Court in a statement. “Parents are encouraged to accompany young trick-or-treaters, use reflective clothing or flashlights to increase visibility, and remind children to stay on sidewalks and cross streets carefully.” To help make Halloween…

August 21, 2026

PHOTOS: Panther Night 2026

The annual Panther Night was held Thursday evening at Riverside Memorial Stadium. Panther Night is a community event celebrating back to school and Fall sports teams and featured the Riverside Marching Band performing and the introduction of the student athletes. The event features food booths run buy many of the district booster organizations along with two food trucks and an array of apparel offerings available to help support student athletes as well. The Riverside Panthers Varsity Football team hosts cross town rival Ellwood City next Friday, August 28th at 7:00 p.m. to kick off its regular season.

August 21, 2026

Q&A: Ramsden Returns For Second Stint As Panthers Head Coach

Fran Ramsden returns for his second stint leading the Riverside football program ahead of the 2026 season which sees the Panthers return 14 seniors playing this year. Ramsden enters his 15th season coaching and returns to the head coach position after a two year stint in 2021-2022. Riverside finished its 2025 regular season 5-5 Overall and 4-3 in Midwestern Conference, earning a 10-seed in the WPIAL 2A Playoffs but was stymied 28-7 by #7 Apollo-Ridge and fell in its opening round contest last October. The Panthers open up its regular season hosting cross town rival Ellwood City on Friday, October…

August 19, 2026

EC Boys Golf Improves To 3-0; Girls Golf Now 2-0

The Ellwood City boys and girls golf teams are both off to unbeaten starts to their 2026 seasons. The Wolverines boys team fired a third consecutive sub-200 team round on Tuesday afternoon at Del Mar, knocking off Shenango 192-227. Gino Biondi finished with team best round of 34 (-2) while Cam Keller (37, +1) and Luca Carsele (39, +3) finished with sub-40 rounds Tuesday. The boys golf team opened up its regular season Friday in record style, defeating New Castle 183-245 at Del Mar GC. The effort tied the team course record which was set in 1996 and matched again…

August 19, 2026

All Aboard Ellwood Inc. Recognizes Memorial and Honor Donations, Moves Closer to Fundraising Goal

All Aboard Ellwood (AAE) continues to be grateful for the community’s response to its memorial and honor donation program. Since the organization’s last announcement, additional gifts have been received in memory and in honor of individuals who have touched the lives of their families, friends, and the Ellwood City community. This is the latest in a series of announcements recognizing these meaningful contributions. Each gift not only pays tribute to someone special, but also helps AAE move closer to its goal of creating a lasting place where Ellwood City’s railroad, industrial, and community history can be preserved and shared for…

August 18, 2026

Council Approves Bid Process to Upgrade Women’s Softball Field at Stiefel Park

Council voted to authorize the Borough’s engineer to prepare/advertise bids for the upgrading of the Women’s softball field in Stiefel Park. The vote was unanimous and follows a consistent commitment to the Ellwood City Area School District to work with them to help provide the girls’ softball team a dedicated home field. They first offered an olive branch in August of 2023. Speaking on behalf of the Borough of Ellwood City, then Borough Solicitor Ed Leymarie said during that August 2023 meeting that the borough would be glad to meet with the Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors…

August 18, 2026

Riverside Second Grader Takes the Stage for The First Time in Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit

All it took was a show at Disney for Lyam Hooke to realize that he wanted to be on stage. The Riverside second grader has made his stage debut at the New Castle Playhouse production of Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit. We caught up with Lyam, to learn more about him and to wish him luck for his first time on stage, for a Q&A::: Meet Lyam Hooke Part in Play: I am Doc and he’s a basketball player. Current Grade: I’m going into second grade. Been in musicals/plays since: This is my first time doing a play. Previous leads/musicals you’ve…

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